Open AccessThe President's Fiscal Year 2007 Initiative for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling and Testing Expansion in the United States
Author(s) -
David R. Holtgrave
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/01.phh.0000267681.00659.e5
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , fiscal year , virology , political science , family medicine , medicine , gerontology , law
When adjusted for inflation, the federal investment in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention in the United States has been trending downward for several years. However, for fiscal year 2007, President Bush has proposed to Congress a $93 million increase in HIV prevention efforts focused on HIV counseling and rapid testing in high-risk communities.