New Mexico Governor’s Task Force on HIV/AIDS

 New Mexico AIDS InfoNet

Fact Sheet Number 371

NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR’S

TASK FORCE ON HIV/AIDS

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• WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE

  ON HIV/AIDS?

• WHO CAN ATTEND TASK FORCE MEETINGS?
• WHAT TOPICS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED?
• FOR MORE INFORMATION

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WHAT IS THE GOVERNOR’S

TASK FORCE ON HIV/AIDS?

The New Mexico Governor’s Task Force on HIV/AIDS is a group of

citizens that develops position statements on policy issues related

to HIV prevention and treatment.

The Task Force was created in 1991 by Executive Order of the

Governor. The official mission of the Task Force is:

1) to develop statewide HIV/AIDS positions that focus on limiting

the spread of the disease and insuring high quality and cost effective

health care for HIV-infected people and

2) to report its recommendations to the Governor and appropriate

Cabinet Secretaries in the area of HIV/AIDS policies.

The Task Force does not conduct any political lobbying. However,

individuals and groups use its position statements in their efforts

to change laws or corporate policies.

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WHO CAN ATTEND

TASK FORCE MEETINGS?

Anyone who is interested in HIV/AIDS policies in New Mexico can

attend meetings of the Task Force. Meetings are held monthly,

usually on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10 am to approximately

noon. Most meetings are held in Albuquerque, although the Task

Force generally meets in Santa Fe whenever the State Legislature

is in session.

Membership on the Task Force is open to all interested people.

New members are nominated at the April meeting each year, and

are elected at the May meeting.

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WHAT TOPICS HAVE

BEEN CONSIDERED?

The Task Force has developed position statements on the following

topics. Click on each topic to see the position statement.

• Access to Care
• Comprehensive Drug

  Treatment and Policy

• Condom Efficacy
• High HIV Infection

  Rate Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

• HIV Counseling &

  Testing of Pregnant Women

• HIV Infection as

  a Reportable Condition (Name Reporting)

• Improving &

  Expanding School Health Education and HIV

• Making Sterile

  Syringes More Readily Available through Pharmacies

• Managed Care
• Medications Availability
• Medicinal Use

  of Marijuana for the Relief of Suffering

• Native American

  HIV/AIDS Prevention and Services

• Partner Notification
• Provider Education
• Syringe/Needle

  Exchange Programs

• Testing

  for Blood-Borne Infectious Diseases

• United States/Mexico

  Border Health and Migrant/Seasonal Farm Workers

Position statements are reviewed at least annually and are

updated as necessary.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to attend a meeting of the Task Force, you can

confirm meeting dates, times, and locations by calling:

First Nations Community Healthsource

(505) 262-2481

You can also ask to be added to the mailing list for Task Force

minutes.

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Reviewed March 6, 2002

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