Pediatric HIV/AIDS Program of Children’s Hospital Oakland. Since 1986, the Pediatric HIV/AIDS program at Children’s Hospital Oakland has provided comprehensive, state-of-the-art care for children with known or suspected HIV infection. Treatment ranges from initial diagnosis through all stages of disease progression, including end-stage disease and terminal care. By participating in the AIDS clinical trials groups through N.I.H., the hospital’s patients are offered the chance to be treated with new HIV drug therapies, vaccines, and medications to help prevent life-threatening infections—treatments not otherwise available to them.

Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services. Lyon-Martin offers comprehensive case management services to 150 multi-diagnosed, predominantly homeless/marginally-housed HIV+ women annually through their coordination of care for the Women’s Integrated Delivery System (WIDS). WIDS is an established collaboration between Lyon-Martin, UCSF, The Positive Health Program at San Francisco General Hospital (Ward 86) and the Bay Area Perinatal AIDS Center. In addition to overseeing the coordination of care for the collaboration as a whole, they provide direct medical care to a portion of the WIDS clients. In conjunction with this program, Lyon-Martin offers one of only two support groups in the city for HIV+ women.They provide weekly support groups that focus on treatment adherence and education as well as provide emergency food, housing vouchers, transportation assistance, benefits counseling and peer advocacy.

Project Inform. Founded in 1985, Project Inform is a national nonprofit, community based organization working to end the AIDS epidemic. Our mission is to: Inform people living with HIV, their caregivers and their healthcare and service providers about the treatment and monitoring of HIV disease; Advocate to facilitate research towards a cure and for appropriate policies, legislation and funding for HIV research, treatment and care; and Inspire people to make informed choices, take effective action in the fight against HIV and choose hope over despair.

As the nation’s leading independent, authoritative resource for complete and up-to-date HIV/AIDS treatment information, Project Inform is relied upon by individuals around the world for information about optimal treatment strategies, critical treatment access issues, and advances in research. Website: www.projectinform.org

Joe Seiler & Ken Henderson

David Galligan

Richard Berent & Bill Keck

Charles Baran

Gary Thackeray, Chair