The public in Georgia, and particularly African Americans, are concerned about HIV/AIDS as a problem facing the nation. Most believe that the U.S. is losing ground when it comes to HIV/AIDS, and most would like to see the government increase spending to fight the disease in the U.S.

This statewide representative survey examines Georgians views on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in their state and local communities, their knowledge and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, Georgia’s HIV testing rates, and public opinion on US spending on domestic HIV/AIDS and was conducted in spring 2004.

Summary and Chartpack (.pdf)

Two reports – “Survey of Georgia Residents on HIV/AIDS” and “Georgia’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Report – Facing a Crisis” – show the disproportionate impact HIV is having on minorities in Georgia, and important differences in how minorities view HIV/AIDS compared to whites.

The reports were released at a November 30, 2004 briefing held by the National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) at the Morehouse School of Medicine in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Survey of Georgia Residents on HIV/AIDS: Summary and Chartpack

Georgia’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Report – Facing a Crisis (NCPC)

HIV/AIDS Policy in Georgia (NCPC)

Agenda

Speaker Biographies

World AIDS Day began in 1988 to focus global attention on the HIV/AIDS epidemic across countries, organizations and governments. The theme of focuses on women, girls, and HIV and AIDS and seeks to explore how gender inequality fuels the AIDS epidemic.

The links on this page will connect you to the Foundation’s latest research, analysis, and innovative public health campaigns related to HIV/AIDS and to a range of other domestic and international World AIDS Day resources and activities:

• The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: A Timeline of Key Milestones: This interactive web-based timeline is an ongoing reference tool for many of the political, scientific, cultural, and community events that have occurred over the history of the epidemic. The timeline is available to organizations to link to from your own website.
• Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States Fact Sheet: This fact sheet includes the latest data on the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on women in the United States.
• The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States Fact Sheet: This updated fact sheet presents an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S., including a snapshot of the epidemic, key trends and current cases, and the U.S. government response.
• Kaiser Health Poll Report: This month’s current feature looks at public opinion on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States.
• Kaisernetwork.org Webcasts and World AIDS Day Events: UNAIDS and others host an evening event of music and testimonial at New York City’s St. John’s Cathedral around the World AIDS Campaign theme of Women and AIDS, and an archived webcast of an in-studio interview with UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot.
• KaiserEDU.org Reference Libraries provide background information, resources, and links to the latest information on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
• Broadcast-quality animation of the HIV virus: The video, available in 10 and 30 second clips, illustrates in a straightforward, easy to understand way how HIV, the virus, infects a cell and how antiviral treatments combat the virus.
• Statehealthfacts.org – HIV/AIDS Data
• loveLife Resources on Preventing AIDS in South Africa
• Additional Kaiser Family Foundation HIV/AIDS Resources

HIV/AIDS Policy

The Kaiser Family Foundation serves as a resource for information about HIV/AIDS policy, public opinion and knowledge about the disease, and media-based partnerships. The Foundation’s work in HIV/AIDS is focused on informing the national policy discussion about the HIV/AIDS epidemic within the context of a changing treatment environment and health care delivery and financing system. Our work focuses on issues of health care coverage, financing, access to care, and prevention, particularly for those increasingly impacted by the epidemic, including women, people of color, and young people.

Previous World AIDS Day Coverage:

World AIDS Day 2003World AIDS Day 2002World AIDS Day 2001World AIDS Day 2000

This report projects the impact of the new Medicare drug benefit on out-of-pocket spending for people who enroll in 2006. This analysis from November 2004 estimates that 6.9 million beneficiaries are projected to be affected by the coverage gap (the so-called “doughnut hole”) in the standard Part D drug benefit. This estimate is based on projected enrollment in Part D plans of 29 million (Congressional Budget Office, July 2004), prior to implementation of the drug benefit and actual enrollment in Part D plans.

Executive Summary (.pdf)

Report (.pdf)

National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Toplines

This document includes the complete toplines from a national survey assessing Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report on medical errors. The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Harvard School of Public Health collaborated on the survey.

Survey Toplines (.pdf)

National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information

This survey assesses Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report on medical errors. The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Harvard School of Public Health collaborated on the survey.

News Release

Summary and Chartpack

Toplines

The survey was released at a November 17, 2004 briefing:

Agenda

Speaker Biographies

Covering New Americans: A Review of Federal and State Policies Related to Immigrants’ Eligibility and Access to Publicly Funded Health Insurance

This brief provides an overview of health coverage challenges facing immigrants, the federal rules regarding immigrants’ eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP, and state efforts to provide replacement coverage for immigrants who are ineligible for Medicaid and SCHIP.

Report (.pdf)

National Survey on Consumers’ Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality Information — Summary and Chartpack

This chartpack summarizes key findings from a national survey assesses Americans’ perceptions about the quality of health care, their awareness and reported usage of information in making their health care choices, and their experiences with their health care providers five years after the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report on medical errors. The Kaiser Family Foundation, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Harvard School of Public Health collaborated on the survey.

Survey Summary and Chartpack (.pdf)

The 2003 Kaiser Family Foundation Health Insurance Survey examines the public’s level of satisfaction with their insurance coverage, their expectations of health insurance, the role of costs and other factors in health insurance decision-making, and attitudes toward employer-sponsored coverage. It also explores people’s opinions about several alternative health insurance plans that are currently under consideration and explores how they might respond to these new options.

Summary and Chartpack

Toplines

In 2000, Congress passed a landmark law that gave states the option of extending Medicaid coverage to certain low-income women with breast or cervical cancer. In California, approximately 10,000 women have been assisted by this program. This policy brief, “Hearing Their Voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical Caner Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA),” reports on the impact of this program on low-income women in California, using focus group analysis.

The report was prepared by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and the Kaiser Family Foundation and is one of the first to look at this program from the perspective of the women it serves.

Report (.pdf)

To get more information on Every Woman Counts: http://www.nccc.org/breast_cancer_early_detection.html