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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
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Policy which advisestheAssistantSecretaryfor Health and seniordepartmentofficialsonthe
developmentof HIV/AIDS policyandthe implementation ofHIV/AIDS programsand activities
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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.
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INTRODUCTION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS) 5
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 9
Administration on Aging (AOA)
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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
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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
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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:
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TheAppendicescontain a matrix illustratingtheservicesavailablefrom each oftheagencies, reference listsofWeb pages,toll-free numbersforhealth
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AGENCY INFORMATION
