HIV/AIDS H OUSING : A FOUNDATION FOR H EALTHIER COMMUNITIES HIV/AIDS Housing Congressional Staff Briefing Please join the National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) and the Federal AIDS Policy Partnership (FAPP) Structural Interventions Work Group for a briefing, in cooperation with the honorable Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), on housing programs serving persons living with HIV/AIDS, including the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. *Did you know…  Housing interventions work to save lives and taxpayer dollars. H ous ing s up po r ts c r eat e s ta b il i t y a nd h el p c on ne ct p eo pl e t o ca re -l e ad ing t o b et te r i nd iv i dual an d c om mu ni ty h eal t h out co m es an d r edu c ing b ehav i or s tha t l ea d to H IV tr ans m iss i on , and sha r pl y cu tt ing t he c os t of av o i da bl e e me r gen c y ro o m v is i ts and i npa t ien t ca r e. H o usi ng i nst ab il it y m ean s g rea te r H IV ri s k and p oo r er h eal t h ou tc om es .  People who are homeless or unstably housed have HIV infection rates as much as 16 times higher than similar low-income people with stable housing.  Housing status is a stronger predictor of health outcomes than individual characteristics such as gender, race, ethnicity or age, drug and alcohol use, and receipt of social services, indicating that housing itself improves the health of persons living w ith HIV/AIDS;  Housing reduces infection rates— each new HIV infection prevented through increased housing stability saves countless life years and over $400,000 in lifetime medical costs . DETAILS LOCATION: Cannon House Office Building ROOM: 122 DATE: Thurs., March 26, 2015 TIME: 12:30PM to 2:00P.M. Lunch will be provided Please rsvp to Policy @nationalaidshousing.org by March 24, 2015 Join us for an examination of the current national policy issues around housing for persons living with HIV/AIDS, including funding priorities, impact of housing interventions and a Q&A with local AIDS housing providers and clients.” The National AID S Housing Coalition (NAHC) works to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by ensuring that persons living with HIV/AIDS have quality, affordable and appropriate housing. NAHC accomplishes this through policy and resource advocacy, fostering and disseminating research, and convening leaders to affect change at the local, national, and inter national level.