Hurricane Katrina's Impact on the AIDS Community

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Snapshots of Hurricane Katrina's Effect on the AIDS Community: Mississippi, Texas and Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2005)
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Snapshots of Hurricane Katrina's Effect on the AIDS Community: Introduction (September 8, 2005)
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Snapshots of Hurricane Katrina's Effect on the AIDS Community: Louisiana (September 8, 2005)
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Resources

Guidance for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for HIV-Infected Residents Displaced From Disaster Areas (PDF) (August 26, 2011)
From AIDSinfo
Updated HHS "Guidance for Non-HIV-Specialized Providers Caring for HIV-Infected Residents Displaced From Disaster Areas" Now Available (August 26, 2011)
From AIDSinfo
AAHIVM Sign-Up Sheets for Volunteers and Clinics (September 16, 2005)
An important new AAHIVM initiative.
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
NIAID Responds to Hurricane Katrina (September 12, 2005)
Medical consult number available to physicians and patients.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Recommendations for the Triage of HIV-Positive Patients (September 8, 2005)
To read PDF, click here.
From American Academy of HIV Medicine

News

The Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on HIV Disease Progression Following Hurricane Katrina (December 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Orleans AIDS Agencies Struggle (April 14, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Katrina Displaces 8,000 HIV-Positive People; AIDS Groups, Drug Companies, Federal Officials Working to Continue Care (September 13, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Response to Katrina Threatens Lives of People With HIV/AIDS and Viability of AIDS Service Organizations (September 12, 2005)
Interruptions in drug therapies, reliance upon AIDS service providers already at capacity with no assurance of federal support, lack of basic HIV information for medical personnel cited.
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
How Many People With HIV Lived in the Areas Hit by the Hurricane Katrina? (PDF) (September 2005)
ADAP enrollment data and other information about HIV-positive people in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

First-Person Accounts

Audio/Podcast Interview With Beth Scalco, Louisiana AIDS Director (September 22, 2005)
The administrative director of the Louisiana HIV/AIDS Program describes the challenges in rebuilding the state's HIV program after Hurricane Katrina.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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