The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of HIV Prevention may be in trouble, according to today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stating the Trump administration will cut approximately 10,000 jobs under the HHS. The change comes as part of President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.”

Terri L. Wilder, MSW, an HIV/aging policy advocate at the elder LGBTQ+ organization SAGE, spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive and shared why the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention is an important resource. […]