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Public Policy Overview
The Western North Carolina
AIDS Project is dedicated to providing HIV related services
to the people of Western North Carolina through client
support, prevention education and outreach activities, in a
collaborative and financially responsible manner. Our public
policy program strives to meet this mission by advancing
policy initiatives related to HIV prevention and services
for people living with HIV. Our current priorities include:
• Ensuring that individuals
living with HIV/AIDS have early and uninterrupted access to
HIV medications
• Decreasing HIV-stigma
• Promoting effective implementation of the NC Healthy Youth
Act
• Supporting evidence based harm reduction strategies
WNCAP will strive to reach
these goals through legislative advocacy, public education
and community outreach, and coalition and partnerships
building. Our principle partners in HIV/AIDS advocacy are:
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