Gov/Aids Thesis

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HIV/AIDS IN D.C A Thesis Presented to Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School of Public Policy Thesis Advisors: Ms. Copperman and Mr. Boyce In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the High School Degree By Elantria Thompson May 2012 "A new D.C. Department of Health report out this week found the number of new HIV/AIDS cases reported in the District has fallen by half, the second straight year in which there were fewer new HIV/AIDS diagnoses than the year before. But D.C. still has enough cases of the disease to qualify as an epidemic under the World Health Organization's definition." ".....in 2009, 3.2 percent of Washingtonians over the age of 12 were living with…show more content…
The reason for this is because the commerce clause regulates commerce and trade in the United States. This deeply affects the financial stability of any unit or organization setting out to make a difference within the community. The commerce clause regulates whether or not they get the government funding they need to carry out the program and do with it what is intended. If government regulations are not met then federal funding for programs like the needle exchange program will not be supplied and could jeopardize entire safety organizations that set out for a greater cause. I believe, needle exchange programs inconsequentially reduce the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the country and also , right here in D.C. These programs have positively impacted communities in D.C by reducing the rates and risks of not having harm reduction and needle exchange programs. research has shown that these programs have improved at risk neighborhoods by reducing the amount of violence in each community by at least
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