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Paris Declaration to End the AIDS Epidemic and the Durham-Specific Fast Track Cities Resolution (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: August 12, 2019
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The Board is requested to adopt and support the Paris Declaration to End the AIDS Epidemic and the Durham-Specific Fast Track Cities Resolution.
During the March12, 2019 Joint City/County meeting at the invitation of Mayor Pro-Tempore Jillian Johnson, Mr. Ace Robinson, Senior Director, Fast-Track Cities Stakeholder Engagement made a presentation supporting his request that the BOCC and City Council join the international efforts to end the AIDS Epidemic. This effort would achieve the 90-90-90 targets (90% of people living with HIV knowing their HIV status; 90% of people who know their HIV-positive status on treatment; and 90% of people on treatment with suppressed viral loads) on a trajectory to get to zero by 2030. He also requested that the BOCC sign the Paris Declaration and adopt a Durham-Specific Fast-Track Cities Resolution. The BOCC requested that the Board of Health receive the presentation and make a recommended action to the BOCC.
After receiving a presentation from Mr. Robinson during the April 11, 2019 Board of Health meeting, the Board voted to recommend that the BOCC sign the Paris Declaration and adopt a Durham-Specific Fast-Track Cities Resolution. The Board also recommended that additional resources (1 FTE Navigator/Coordinator position and operational expenses) be allocated to support the recommended activities. The requested resources were approved and included in the County’s FY19-20 budget
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Goal 2: Health and Well-Being for All
Resource Persons: Gayle B. Harris, Public Health Director; Ace Robinson, Fast-Track Cities
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board adopt and support the Paris Declaration to End the AIDS Epidemic and the Durham-Specific Fast Track Cities Resolution.
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County Manager: ____________________________