ACRIA
ACRIA (formerly AIDS Community Research Initiative of America) is a New York City–based non-profit and community-based AIDS service organization.[1]
History
[edit]Founded in 1991 to provide community based clinical drug trials for people living with AIDS. They also run the HIV Health Literacy Program (HHLP). ACRIA can trace their history back to the founding of the Community Research Initiative by Michael Callen[2] and Joseph Sonnabend.[3]
Additionally, through the ACRIA Center on HIV & Aging, the organization is recognized as an international authority on the emerging issue of older adults and HIV.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mission & History". ACRIA. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ DAVID W. DUNLAPPublished: December 29, 1993 (1993-12-29). "Michael Callen, Singer and Expert On Coping With AIDS, Dies at 38 - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "AMFAR : Awards of Courage". Amfar.org. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ^ "Mission & History". ACRIA. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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