Public policy research is the foundation upon which the agency’s advocacy and education efforts are based. The research program includes analysis and interpretation of information about the AIDS pandemic, related health care issues, and the social impact of disease on society.
Such research is critical to advocacy and education programs that positively impact prevention, treatment, and care services. The AIDS Institute’s Center for Public Policy Research and Ethics conducts and coordinates a range of studies with this goal in mind. Academic research and learning opportunities for students and interns are available through the agency.
Written Statement of Carl Schmid, Deputy Executive Director, The AIDS Institute to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies House Committee on Appropriations
The AIDS Institute would particularly like the Committees to focus on increased funding for the Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and HIV prevention funding at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). November 4, 2010 Washington, DC
Carl Schmid, Deputy Executive Director, and Emily McCloskey, Public Policy Associate, with The AIDS Institute complete research and analysis of National Institute of Health's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Funding.
Written Statement of Carl Schmid, Deputy Executive Director,the Aids Institute to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies House Committee on Appropriations. April 12, 2010
Inmates, particularly women, are afflicted with a concentration of the epidemics that face the general population. The concentration of diseases, sexually transmitted infections, mental disorders, and HIV/AIDS is exponentially higher among inmates and the highest among incarcerated women. While women are not a majority of the inmate population, their concentrated population is plagued with the above mentioned issues at staggering rates- and these women are at increased risk due to the lack of resources consistently and uniformly provided to them in their need.
This paper seeks to identify specific strengths and weaknesses in the current interactions and collaborations between the Ryan White and Medicaid programs.
