Over $1 Million Funds Given for Housing Assistance to People with HIV/AIDS in Ohio

The Ohio Development Services Agency said that the center would use the funds to provide housing services as rental, mortgage and utility assistance.

Three organizations, Community AIDS Network in Portage and Summit counties; COMPASS Family in Mahoning County; and the AIDS Resource Center Ohio have received more than $1 million in federal funds.

These funds were supposed to provide //housing assistance and limited case management services for Ohioans with HIV and AIDS.

Screening for HIV/AIDS Infection
Efficient screening and better drugs help reduce the prevalence of HIV infection. A number of tests like ELIZA & Western Blot are used for screening HIV.

The Ohio Development Services Agency said that the center would use the funds to provide housing services to those in Athens, Canton, Dayton, Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Toledo and the surrounding counties.

COMPASS Family will provide rental, mortgage and utility assistance and additional supportive services to people in Ashtabula, Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties. The state says the Community AIDS Network will use its grant to operate Micah House and Harmony Place, which serve Ohioans living with HIV/AIDS.

Source-Medindia

About AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission
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AIDS/HIV - Clinical Features Treatment FAQ Prevention & Transmission
"AIDS is an epidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993.

AIDS/HIV - Epidemiology Terminology Infections
AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. AIDS/HIV symptoms manifest long after the actual infection occurs.