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Resolution 050585

Calling on City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless and the Committee on Health & Human Services to hold joint public hearings to bring attention to the AIDS epidemic in Philadelphia and to examine possible solutions to this crisis.

Introduced Jun 2, 2005Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember BlackwellCouncilmember TascoCouncilmember KenneyCouncilmember RamosCouncilmember DiCiccoCouncilmember MarianoCouncilmember KellyCouncilmember RizzoCouncilmember MillerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember GoodeCouncilmember KrajewskiCouncil President VernaCouncilmember NutterCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember CohenCouncilmember Clarke

Status timeline

  1. Jun 2, 2005ADOPTED & REFERRED · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jun 2, 2005READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Jun 2, 2005Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  4. Jun 15, 2005HEARING NOTICES SENT · Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human Services
  5. Jun 15, 2005HEARING HELD · Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human Services
  6. Jun 15, 2005RECESSED · Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human Services
  7. Nov 29, 2005HEARING NOTICES SENT · Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human Services
  8. Nov 29, 2005HEARING HELD · Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human Services
  9. Nov 29, 2005RECESSED · Joint Committees on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless and Public Health and Human Services

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..Title Calling on City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless and the Committee on Health & Human Services to hold joint public hearings to bring attention to the AIDS epidemic in Philadelphia and to examine possible solutions to this crisis. ..Body WHEREAS, June 2005 will be the 11th annual AIDS Education Month in Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, AIDS Education Month 2005 will culminate in the Philadelphia Freedom Concert on July 4th featuring Sir Elton John; and WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Freedom Concert will be an unprecedented opportunity to bring information about HIV/AIDS to the citizens of Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, There are over 44 million people living with HIV worldwide; and WHEREAS, There are nearly 1 million people living with HIV in the United States; and WHEREAS, There are over 20,000 people living with HIV in Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, Improvements in medical treatment have meant that people are living with HIV, rather than dying from HIV; and WHEREAS, These improvements in medical treatment mean that people living with HIV have need of medical care and services; and WHEREAS, Many people living with HIV in Philadelphia lack access to adequate medical care and social services; and WHEREAS, Many people living with HIV in Philadelphia lack access to adequate housing; and WHEREAS, 7% of those tested in the Philadelphia Prison System test positive for HIV; and WHEREAS, Social issues such as substance abuse, mental illness, homelessness, and stigma affecting men who have sex with men further complicate the lives of people living with HIV; and WHEREAS, The City lacks resources to provide compassionate care to all those living with HIV who need it; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless and the Committee on Health & Human Services is authorized to hold joint public hearings to bring attention to the AIDS epidemic in Philadelphia and to examine possible solutions to this crisis. ..End