Presidential Elections and HIV-Related National Policies and Programs

The November 2016 general election and subsequent voting of the Electoral College resulted in the selection of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The incoming Administration ran a campaign that indicated a desire for substantial change in health policy, including the repeal of the Affor...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2017-03, Vol.21 (3), p.611-614
Main Authors: Holtgrave, David R., Bonacci, Robert A., Valdiserri, Ronald O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
AIDS Serodiagnosis
Editorial
Elections
Evidence-based practice
Health care policy
Health Policy
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Policies
Politics
Presidential elections
Presidents
Public Health
Translational Medical Research
Trump, Donald J
United States
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Summary:The November 2016 general election and subsequent voting of the Electoral College resulted in the selection of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The incoming Administration ran a campaign that indicated a desire for substantial change in health policy, including the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). President Trump has said very little directly about HIV programs and policies, but some campaign positions (such as the repeal of the ACA) would clearly and substantially impact the lives of persons living with HIV. In this editorial, we highlight important HIV-related goals to which we must recommit ourselves, and we underscore several key points about evidence-based advocacy that are important to revisit at any time (but most especially when there is a change in Administration).
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-017-1703-z