About HIV/AIDS
Bureau
The HIV/AIDS
Bureau (HAB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) was formed in August 1997 to consolidate all programs funded
under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE)
Act. The CARE Act was signed into law on August 15, 1990 to improve
the quality and availability of care for people with HIV/AIDS and
their families. Amended and reauthorized in May 1996, and November
2000 the Act is named after the Indiana teenager, Ryan White, who
became an active public educator on HIV/AIDS after he contracted
the syndrome. He died the same year the legislation was passed.
In serving
people and families affected by HIV/AIDS, the Bureau, headed by
HRSA Associate Administrator Deborah Parham, Ph.D., RN, has identified
four factors that have significant implications for HIV/AIDS care,
services and treatment:
- The HIV/AIDS epidemic
is growing among traditionally underserved and hard-to-reach populations.
- The
quality of emerging HIV/AIDS therapies can make a difference in the lives of people
living with HIV.
- Changes
in the economics of health care are affecting the HIV/AIDS care network.
- Policy
and funding increasingly are determined by outcomes.
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