Community Impact
HIV/AIDS continues to devastate individuals, families, and communities at the local, national and global level. Every business and every community will be directly affected by this disease. Growing concern about increasing HIV incidence in some communities requires new strategies to control the spread of HIV in the United States. Since the needs of different communities vary widely, establishing and sustaining strong prevention collaborations among communities heavily affected by HIV presents a challenge.
- Community impact with policy decisions: A community’s ability to work to offset the problems of HIV/AIDS is also affected by policy decisions made at the local, State, or national level. HIV/AIDS service organizations (and their clients) can be helped or hindered by community action or inaction. Learn more about policies and laws.
- Business communities: Companies with a strong international presence are in a position to transfer much of what has been learned in this country to other places. By supporting comprehensive workplace and community education programs, companies can have a major impact on how HIV and AIDS is perceived and the treatment of people living with it in the countries where they operate. Learn more about the business community.
- Philanthropic efforts: When a corporate leader publicly supports a philanthropic cause, he or she often makes it easier for others within the company, industry, and community to do the same. As more people get involved, there are greater resources to be directed at a wide range of social problems. Learn more about philanthropy.
Business Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS (BRTA/LRTA) serves to increase and enhance the role of businesses in the education, training, and support of employees, managers, and family members.
