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District's HIV Testing Found to Be Falling Short |
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By SuperUser Account on
12/16/2006
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A citywide HIV testing campaign, launched with bold pronouncements that brought the District national attention, has been hampered by poor planning and wasted resources in its first six months, according to a report released today by a public advocacy organization.
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AIDS office director meets with activists |
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By SuperUser Account on
10/1/2006
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Shortly after the Appleseed Center released its blistering report on the problems at D.C.âs HIV/AIDS Administration, a new director was chosen to head the agency, former AIDS Action Executive Director Marsha Martin.
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When It Brainstorms, It Pours |
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By SuperUser Account on
5/1/2006
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Columnist John Kelley updates readers on some interesting ideas from DC Applseed's "Solving DC Problems" contest.
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Improve D.C., Win Some Cash |
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By SuperUser Account on
4/18/2006
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The nonprofit group D.C. Appleseed is betting $8,500 in prize money that people who commute to, and live in D.C., have solutions to some of DC's most pressing issues. D.C. Appleseed is hoping the contest will help to shape the next mayor's political agenda. The tree top prizewinners will be invited to present their ideas at a mayoral forum.
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The AIDS Epidemic in DC |
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By SuperUser Account on
4/17/2006
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In Washington, D.C., nearly 10,000, or about one in every 50 people have AIDS, and there is an unknown but even higher number with HIV. D.C. also has the highest rate of new AIDS cases in the country -- 12 times the national average -- and has more people living with AIDS than all but nine states. The D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, which monitors the city's progress in addressing the disease, issued a report last August that put most of the blame on government coordination and leadership
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CVS Complicates Safe Sex |
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By SuperUser Account on
4/11/2006
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No one likes buying condoms. The act, though innocent and perfectly legal, instantly offers an insight into the sexual activity of the purchaser, and, depending on the types of condoms bought, their sexual preferences. And while it's one thing to march into a store and resolutely buy condoms, as embarrassing as that can be, it's a whole other thing to have to sheepishly ask an employee for them. At many local CVS stores, that's exactly what consumers are forced to do.
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Williams Acts on Threat to CareFirst |
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By SuperUser Account on
4/6/2006
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Mayor Anthony A. Williams intends to end a special tax break for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's District affiliate in fiscal 2007 and to divert the more than $5 million from it to health-care coverage for low-income residents. CareFirst's $1 billion affiliate, which has more than 1.2 million subscribers in the city, Montgomery and Prince George's counties and Northern Virginia, has been under scrutiny since a legal and economic analysis in late 2004 concluded that it fell far short of its civic obligation. The report by the D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, a nonprofit public policy organization, triggered hearings by a council committee and the city insurance commissioner.
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AIDS: Wasted Lives & Money |
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By SuperUser Account on
3/28/2006
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What happened to half a billion public dollars? And where is city hall? According to the D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, which monitors the city's progress in addressing the epidemic, the city AIDS unit responsible for tracking the spread of HIV and AIDS has a staff vacancy rate of greater than 50 percent. D.C. Appleseed also reported this month that the District's annual rate of new AIDS cases is nearly 12 times the national average. That's after spending nearly half a billion dollars.
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Washington, D.C., Officials Focusing More Attention On HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Progress Uneven, Report Card Says |
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By SuperUser Account on
3/27/2006
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Washington, D.C., officials have amplified their attention to the district's HIV/AIDS epidemic but progress on promised reforms has been mixed, with poor performances on condom distribution and substance-use treatment, according to a report card released on Thursday by the DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, the Washington Post reports (Levine [1], Washington Post, 3/23). The center in August 2005 released a report saying that the city's response to the epidemic has been inadequate and poorly coordinated. The report says that city officials were not systematically collecting and analyzing data about the epidemic and were not properly coordinating and supervising organizations that provide services for people living with HIV/AIDS. (Includes a summary of the report card)
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