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Denver committee hears briefing on Ryan White HIV services, funding pressures and gaps in viral suppression
Summary
DDPHE staff briefed the Denver City Councils Health and Safety Committee on Ryan White Part A funding, service priorities, survey findings showing housing and social-support gaps, and threats from federal budget proposals; officials highlighted a statewide viral-suppression rate below national Ryan White benchmarks and plans to reengage people who have fallen out of care.
Robert George, HIV Resources Section Manager at the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment, and Kelly Brevard, Program Development Administrator for Ryan White Part A, briefed the Health and Safety Committee on the citys HIV care programs and regional coordination.
The presenters framed the discussion around the Colorado HIV/AIDS Strategy (COHAS), a draft strategic plan they described as a 99-page document that will guide a five-year approach starting in 2027. "It's a 99-page document," George said, and staff will share the finalized sections with council members when available.
George said Denvers Ryan White Part A award for 2025 totaled $7,400,000, a 4.35% drop from the prior year, and that the program currently serves a little more than 5,000 people through 12 funded providers across 10 service categories. He said planning decisions are guided by a Planning Council that must include at least 33% people with lived experience of HIV.
The briefing highlighted racial, ethnic and age disparities in new diagnoses and long-term prevalence. George told the committee there are approximately 15,700 people living with HIV in Colorado, about 70% of whom live in the…
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