US Government Health Agencies' Efforts to Address HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma

Paul A Gaist1, Gregory L Greenwood1, Amber Wilson1

  • 1Paul A. Gaist and Amber Wilson are with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research in Rockville, MD. Gregory L. Greenwood is with the National Institute of Mental Health, Division of AIDS Research, NIH, Rockville. Antigone Dempsey is with the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville. Timothy P. Harrison is with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Washington, DC. Richard T. Haverkate is with the Indian Health Service, Rockville. Linda J. Koenig is with the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Donna Hubbard McCree is with the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, Atlanta. John Palmieri is with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville. At the time this article was developed, Harold J. Phillips was with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, and at the time the article was completed, he was with the Executive Office of the President, White House Office of National AIDS Policy, Washington, DC. Note. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the US government.

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