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National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit Policy Papers

Summit I (2005) Policy Paper: Housing and HIV/AIDS Policy Paper: Housing is the Foundation of HIV Prevention and Treatment 

Summit II (2006) Policy Paper: Transforming Fact Into Strategy: Housing is HIV Prevention and Health Care

Issue Fact Sheets

One page summaries of recent research findings with supporting citations.  HIV/AIDS Housing:

• Breaking the Link Between Homelessness and HIV

• Preventing HIV Transmission

• Improving Health Outcomes

• A Sound Investment of Public Resources

PowerPoint Presentation of Research Findings

• What the research tells us about:
  • HIV and homelessness
  • Housing and HIV prevention
  • Housing and health care
• Policy implications of these findings:
  • Beyond a risky person paradigm
  • Housing interventions work
  • Housing is a sound public investment
• What’s next:
  • The HUD/CDC Housing and Health (H&H) Study
  • Transforming research into policy initiatives

Annotated Guide to the PowerPoint 

Sample Letter

Sample Letter to an Elected or Appointed Official

 

Talking Points on Frequently Asked Questions

• Why HIV-specific housing resources?

• Aren’t homeless/unstably housed PLWHA just risky people?

• Isn’t housing too expensive?

• Isn’t health care more important than housing for PLWHA?

• Can’t PLWHA use existing low-income housing resources?

• Can PLWHA with chronic substance use issues be housed?

The Summit III Briefing Book  

Includes all Summit III meeting materials, including:

• Summit III Research Presentations

• Articles

• Bibliographies

• Recent Abstracts

• Fact Sheets & Reports

Click here to purchase the Briefing Book CD.