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HIV/AIDS < A Guide to Federal Program \ — Si <^#a Novembers, 1999 Message from EricP. Goosby, M.D., Director, Office ofHIV/AIDSPolicy In responseto publicinquiriesformore information on HIV-related programsadministered or initiated bythe DepartmentofHealth and Human Services (DHHS),the OfficeofHIV/AIDS — Policy which advisestheAssistantSecretaryfor Health and seniordepartmentofficialsonthe developmentof HIV/AIDS policyandthe implementation ofHIV/AIDS programsand activities — acrossthe Department's health agencies has developed HIV/AIDSandMinorities:A Guideto FederalPrograms. The Guidecontains information on the agencieswithin DHHSthatare involved in HIV/AIDS- related activities, highlightingtheir minority-focused HIV/AIDS programs. The Guidedoes not include all ofthe Federal agenciesand theirprograms, butdoescontain relevantinformation thatcan be used byorganizations providing HIV prevention and care services. We hopethatthis Guidewill facilitatefuture information sharing betweenthe Federal agencies andthe public. Itisourgoal to keepthe Guideand its information ascurrentand accurateas possible. To achievethis,wewill be updating itregularlyand will make itaccessiblethrough the Web pageofthe Office ofMinority Health (www.omhrc.gov) andthesoon-to-be-completed Web page oftheSurgeon General (www.surgeongeneral.gov). To ensurethatthe information on the Web iscurrentand accurate,wewelcomeyourcomments. PleasecontactMiguel Gomez, OfficeofHIV/AIDS Policy,via e-mail [email protected] regarding anyquestions orcorrections. 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) 5 Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 9 Administration on Aging (AOA) 1 Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) 12 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 14 • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) 1 • National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention 16 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 18 Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) 20 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 22 • Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) 23 • HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) 25 • Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) 27 • Office of Minority Health (OMH) 29 Indian Health Service (IHS) 30 National Institutes of Health (NIH) 31 • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 33 • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) 35 • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 36 • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 38 • Office of AIDS Research (OAR) 39 Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) • Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP) 41 • Office of Minority Health (OMH) 42 • Office of Population Affairs (OPA) 44 • Office on Women's Health (OWH) 45 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 47 • Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) 49 • Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) 50 • Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) 52 OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • Office of HIV/AIDS Housing 57 CLEARINGHOUSES AND HOTLINES AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) 61 CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) • National AIDS Clearinghouse 62 HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) 64 National AIDS Hotline and National STD Hotline 65 The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) 66 APPENDICES A Federal Agencies and Resources 67 B Quick Reference for Agency Web Pages 69 C Quick Reference for Health Information and Clearinghouses 71 , D Selected Organizational Charts 73 INTRODUCTION HIV/AIDSandMinorities:A GuidetoFederalProgramsisa directoryofagencieswithin the DepartmentofHealth and Human Services (DHHS)thatare involved in HIV/AIDSserviceprovision and related activities, highlightingtheirminority-focused HIV/AIDSprograms.Theseagenciesincludethe Office ofPublic Health andScience (OPHS);the Health ResourcesandServicesAdministration (HRSA); theSubstanceAbuseand Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); the National InstitutesofHealth (NIH); the Indian Health Service (IHS); theCentersfor DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC); theAgencyfor Health Care Policyand Research (AHCPR); the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA);theAdministrationforChildren and Families (ACF); theAdministration onAging (AOA); andthe Health Care FinancingAdministration (HCFA).Alsoincluded inthe Guideis information onthe DepartmentofHousing and Urban Development's OfficeofHIV/AIDS Housing and several clearinghousesand services: CDC National Prevention Information Network(NPIN),the NationalAIDS Hotline,theAIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS),the HIV/AIDSTreatment Information Service (ATIS), andthe National ClearinghouseforAlcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). Finally, a quick reference listofWeb pages andtoll-free numbersforhealth information,aswell asotheruseful information, isprovided intheappendices. This Guideupdatesand expands upon information provided in theAIDSGuide toFederalAgenciesandResourcesthatwas produced bythe National Council ofLa Raza inJune 1991. Itwill remain a living document, updated regularlyand accessiblethroughtheWeb pagesoftheSurgeon General (www.surgeongeneral.gov) andthe OfficeofMinorityHealth (www.omhrc.gov). HOW TO USE THE GUIDE The Guidecontainstwosections: AgencyInformationandAppendices. TheAgencyInformationsection containsinformationfortheprincipal DHHS agencies,organizational components,and otherHIV/AIDS-related services. The DHHSagenciesappearin alphabetical orderfollowed bythecomponentstheyadminister. Each entrycontainsthefollowing information: Name oftheadministering agency,sub-agency, FiVHfK'IIM'liWMiM 5600FishersLane clearinghouse,orservice; HRSAMATERNALANDCHILDHEALTH PRoaerfkcvlieiwlen.BMuiOld2in0g8,5R?oom18-05 BUREAU(MCHB) Telephone: 30M43-2170 WFaexb:page: 3w0w1-w44r3o-c1h7b.9h7rsa.gov Address, phone, fax,andWeb pageinformation CONTACThFORMMlON fortheagency; 3Po0tHr4io3o-C0a2m0p5bell Pompbel)@hrtago» PROGRAMMOWMTtON Contact informationfortheagency (including contact T(hheehMecalntehrorfdmaontdheCrhsi,ldirrHreaantlst,hchBiulrdereanu,(<MmCdHaBd)olepsrcwenitdsa.kT^hriishiinpd.updoesrtcnhielrderehnipwittnhdsfpeesdodufhCeBasltrhooaidrreariK needs,rnmiTieswithlowincomelevels,thosewithdhrenefoodandenVahtrnooej,andthoseImngin person, phone, and e-mail address), ifavailable; ruralorisolatedoreaswithoutoaentoaire, *TheMoterrxilandChildHeolthSer^ partnership(Federal/Slate)todevelopservicesystemstomeetmaternalanddiildhealthneeds; *TheH«frhrStofllnifrrm^.whidirui^ltwd Program informationsummarizingthe HIV/AIDS *TrhefdlucEeniwnrfaonetnmqorHteadliictnyliSnetravricgeestefdorhCihghi-lrdirseknaPxrnomgurniatmie(sE.MSQwhichhmc^ranntostifetoilevete activitiesoftheagency; *oTerrtJeuenc%ohtraJinocnrerexnEBoMfgSorjapumrPso3gt(raisaomppsaPrf(tio3roftcrhtihmledWr'eenr»JhwokirhtehrRaerftoerlmilAldnesosle1s9a9n6)d.life-threateninginjuries;and Inaddition,theSpeodIProjectsofRegionalandNationalSignifiaincEprogramundertheMaternaland ChildHealthServicesBlockGrantisworldngtoguidetheimplementationofinncmtireprojectsandhelp buildstatsandlocalcoalitionsIdaddressadoleremrteolmiauftsuchasadolsscenipregnancy.HIVAIDS. Minority HIV/AIDS programs and initiatives violence,andinjuryprevention. summarizingthe program activitiesthataredirectedtoethnic GrantsanavailablefortherollowingprogramsHecdthyStartInitiative:EliminatingRodol/Ethnk minoritypopulationsand HIV/AIDS; and - DeinspictBroirtideesrinHePaelrtihnaItnailtioH"eravl?thB,oSrtdaetieCGoramnmtusnlronIrmOpurtorveeacEhMSPrCobgrrAaWmcoGHuicdoainvcBeCltotndOpNeonthC^omKpoewtiotiiioon.ns; GArpnfnftagtjjorndci(ncMe-etat,e4cr0raWrelasbtleGoanlleinDemTehr,ouSgahtethe10M0,CHtBaWbe*b,poWge>c2k0r8jSy0w;ritpirnog*o.rcn1l-li8n7g7t4h7e7H-2K1423Gr(r7j-rS Resourcessuch as Funding Opportunities, Publications, and pApuhbcoloilncaealto7igo0on3l-cpa3unSbl6bi-ecIar9tei6qo4unseosritsetadv<abiJylhambealie*liiahmtr4o2u30g74h04thCMohQNatant,iBorn8ia:dl3g0MeaaHteemrend-alSiaaWtnedo4Cj5hi0nl,d5VHi7eea'nHlntavh,CAVlAeHa2rn2inbIg8rh2o-,u2sSek3.6cT;he TechnicalAssistanceandTrainingservices,whereavailable 703421-2098;orantrai TheAppendicescontain a matrix illustratingtheservicesavailablefrom each oftheagencies, reference listsofWeb pages,toll-free numbersforhealth information,and diagramsofselected agenciesandtheirorganizational components. AGENCY INFORMATION