Regional Resource Network Program
Region III National HIV/AIDS Strategy Meeting 

On behalf of the Region III U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, we invite you to join us for the Region III National HIV/AIDS Strategy Meeting on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at Thomas Jefferson University, Bluemle Life Sciences Building, Room 101 and Room 233 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The regional meeting will focus on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), behavioral health and HIV prevention, and federal initiatives in support of the Strategy. Please join us for an overview of the NHAS, presented by the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy; information on behavioral health and HIV prevention, presented by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); and updates on the Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Plans for Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Additionally, three mini town halls will be offered in the afternoon session: (1) Early Intervention with Adolescents, (2) Trauma and Substance Abuse, and (3) Stigmatization of Persons with Mental Illness. You may sign up for these town halls when you check in on the day of the meeting. 

This meeting is presented by HHS/Office of the Regional Health Administrator, SAMHSA, CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and hosted by the Jefferson School for Population Health.

The registration deadline is July 31, 2012.

If you would like to review the NHAS and the Federal Implementation Plan prior to the meeting, please visit the links below:

NHAS: http://aids.gov/federal-resources/policies/national-hiv-aids-strategy/nhas.pdf

Federal Implementation Plan: http://aids.gov/federal-resources/policies/national-hiv-aids-strategy/nhas-implementation.pdf

Registration Deadline: July 31, 2012

Travel Directions

From I-95 North:

• Take the Columbus Boulevard exit, Exit 20, toward Washington Avenue.
• Turn left onto South Christopher Columbus Boulevard.
• Turn left onto Dock Street.
• Turn right to stay on Dock Street.
• Turn left onto Walnut Street.
• Turn left onto 10th Street.
• Drive for one block.
• Arrive at 233 South 10th Street (10th and Locust) on your left.

Local Hotels

These hotels are within walking distance of the Bluemle Life Sciences Building:

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215–625–2900

Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215–627–1200

The Omni Hotel
401 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215–925–0000

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