On December 1, 1992, CDC will initiate a new, long-term,
primary
prevention program for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
education. This
program, "Business Responds to AIDS" (BRTA), will encourage
business
executives, managers, and labor leaders to undertake comprehensive
workplace HIV education that includes developing written HIV
policies;
providing employee education; supporting education efforts for
employees'
families; developing manager, labor-leader, and supervisor training
about
companies' HIV policies and education programs; and providing
corporate
support and encouraging employees to provide volunteer support for
community HIV-prevention activities. BRTA will help CDC in
increasing
public understanding of, involvement in, and support for HIV
prevention.
An interactive satellite teleconference originating at CDC
headquarters in Atlanta will introduce the BRTA program to the
nation.
Participants in the teleconference will include the American Red
Cross, the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the New England
Corporate
Consortium on AIDS, and the business and labor communities from
several
sites throughout the United States.
To assist business and labor in initiating their own
HIV-education
programs, the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse has established the
BRTA
Resource Service. The BRTA Resource Service has available the BRTA
manager's kit, which includes materials for policy development,
education
program development, and additional resources. The manager's kit
(cost: $25
per kit) can be obtained from the Business Responds to AIDS
Resource
Service, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003.
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