The Minority AIDS Initiative was created by the Federal Government to respond to the concern of HIV/AIDS identified in racial/ethinic minority and communities of color within the United States. The overarching goal of the initiative was to bring forth increased capacity, including research, education and access to care for those at increased risk of HIV and increasing quality of life for those already impacted.
Minority AIDS Initiative
Ryan White Part A/MAI funds are focused on reducing HIV-related health disparities and improving health outcomes for the HIV+ African-American and Hispanic communities.
The main goals of the MAI Program are to improve HIV-related health outcomes and to reduce HIV-related disparities and disease among racial and ethnic minority communities disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
The MAI Program conducts outreach, health education/risk reduction, and HIV treatment adherence education, and works in the community with providers to increase access to culturally and linguistically competent services for people living with HIV/AIDS in the TGA.