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ting treatment? Do
they have access? Is it
quality care?’ ”
A c co u n ta b ility ,
they hope, will in
crease accessibility.
The organization
also hopes to increase
the
visibility
of
HIV/AIDS consumers
in their communities
across the state and
ensure that consumers
are represented in all
groups making deci
sions that affect serv
ices and policies.
W hile AAPNW in
tends to promote the
development of serv
ice providers, the
organization
firmly
intends to remain
independent of any
agency providing HIV
services, in order to
monitor agencies on
behalf of individual
consumers.
From left, Eric Landon, Chris Clement, Steve Carroll and Fred Schaich strategize during a recent A A P N W meeting
“T he best heard
voices," Carroll asserts, “are those who are
living AID S or HIV and asking them what they
back about day-to-day priorities will be the first
affected." JH
step toward collecting more solid data to identi
see as their primary need. Housing, of course, is
fy and demonstrate need while ensuring that
a big thing, but what is housing without life? If
For more information about AIDS ACTION
existing programs are being administered cor
you can’t sustain your medication, in six months
P roject N orthwest call 5 0 3 -2 5 2 7 9 8 0 or
rectly and fairly.
you won’t need housing.”
888-824-5611 or visit www.aapnw.org.
Chris Clement, another board member, says:
From their informal poll, drug assistance held
“As the state recovers and people start integrat
the highest priority, followed by health insur
TIMOTHY KRAUSE is a free-lance Portland writer
ing into other systems of care, there has to be
ance, ambulatory outpatient medical care and
somebody watching and asking, 'Are they get who can be reached at timkra@millenicom.com.
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