{"id":395695,"date":"2020-12-08T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T17:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=395695"},"modified":"2020-12-08T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T17:10:01","slug":"new-report-from-grantmakers-in-aging-offers-recommendations-to-improve-care-increase-inclusion-for-older-people-living-with-hiv-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/new-report-from-grantmakers-in-aging-offers-recommendations-to-improve-care-increase-inclusion-for-older-people-living-with-hiv-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report From Grantmakers In Aging Offers Recommendations to Improve Care, Increase Inclusion for Older People Living With HIV\/AIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nCloser Connection between Aging Services and HIV Networks Is Needed to Fill Gaps in Care, Reduce Isolation, Improve Quality of Life
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HIV has become an aging issue now that more than half of people living with HIV\/AIDS in the U.S. are 50 or older. Thanks to advancements in treatment, people with HIV can now live for decades but longevity with HIV is relatively new, under-explored, and under-resourced, and the HIV\/AIDS and aging services networks operate almost totally separately, with few age-specific services. Grantmakers In Aging, a national membership organization of philanthropies, created Mo<\/em><\/strong><\/a>v<\/em><\/strong><\/a>ing Ahead Together: A Framework for Integrating HIV\/AIDS and Aging Services<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to help end the painful isolation and improve the care of older people living with HIV.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople living with HIV age into a sort of no-man\u2019s land that can be a lonely and potentially dangerous place,\u201d said John Feather, PhD, CEO of Grantmakers In Aging<\/a> (GIA). \u201cAging services and HIV services both deliver excellent care but have no history of working together, and people aging with HIV can get lost. The need for greater coordination, expertise sharing, and inclusion has been strongly affirmed by leaders in both sectors, and, importantly, by people who are themselves aging with HIV\/AIDS.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The framework covers three areas: social complexities and challenges, including low awareness of the issue and the stigma and social isolation many older people with HIV face; the need for a whole-person approach to coordinate medical, mental, and behavioral health care with social and psychosocial support; and updating state and federal policies.<\/p>\n

For example, the framework calls<\/a> for efforts to:<\/p>\n