AIDS Research Alliance Community Advisory Board (CAB)

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AIDS Research Alliance (ARA) exists to develop a cure for HIV/AIDS, medical modalities to prevent new infections, and better treatments for those living with HIV. 

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ARA is recruiting individuals who are affected or infected, medical providers, social service providers, and other concerned members of the community to join the ARA Community Advisory Board (CAB).  The ARA CAB is a forum in which various stakeholders in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic come together to help shape how ARA, a community–based research non-profit organization, approaches this challenge.  

Since 1989, ARA has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV/AIDS by participating in HIV treatment research that has led to the development of 11 drugs currently used in combination therapy and HAART.  ARA has also conducted trials with the aim of advancing therapeutic options for the treatment of HAART-associated conditions including neuropathy, lipodystrophy, and associated metabolic disorders.  We are also currently involved in preventative and therapeutic vaccine trials.  And there are a number more exciting potential strategies coming down the pipeline. 

Another part of ARA’s strategy against HIV/AIDS is its growing community education and outreach component.  Outreach activities and educational programming targeting the general public, the at-risk population, those infected and living with the virus, as well as prospective study volunteers are being upgraded and refined as well with the goal of increasing clinical trial participation among communities of color and women.  ARA is developing new approaches to best deliver information about HIV/AIDS-related research and how to get involved.  Delivering a clear and effective message is key. 

The ARA CAB is essential in ensuring that ARA achieves its goals in a way that is relevant to the community we serve.  Not only does ARA need the assistance of the CAB to make certain that our messages are on target, relevant, and heard, but ARA will also provide: 

• Up-to-date information to CAB members on HIV/AIDS research activities to raise awareness and understanding of key achievements and challenges that lie in this arena;
• Access to trainings to speak on behalf of ARA in educational settings;
• Impact recruitment strategies for potentially life-saving treatments; and
• Networking opportunities among other individuals fighting in their own ways against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 

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