[Ip-health] Obama Appoints AIDS Policy Chief

[Ben Krohmal]

Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown
University=92s Health Policy Institute, will be director of the U.S.
Office of National AIDS Policy.  In a few quick google searches, I
have not been able to find his stand on any international or
IP-issues, but AIDS Action is happy with the choice - see:
http://health.einnews.com/article.php?nid=3D606570

Political Intelligence:
Obama Announces AIDS Policy Chief
by Foon Rhee, February 26, 2009

President Obama today named the person who will coordinate federal
efforts on HIV/AIDS.

Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown
University=92s Health Policy Institute, will be director of the Office
of National AIDS Policy.

=93Jeffrey Crowley brings the experience and expertise that will help
our nation address the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and help my
administration develop policies that will serve Americans with
disabilities,=94 Obama said in a statement. =93In both of these key areas,
we continue to face serious challenges and we must take bold steps to
meet them. I look forward to Jeffrey=92s leadership on these critical
issues.=94

Crowley's biography, provided by the White House, is below:

Jeffrey S. Crowley=92s Bio:

Jeffrey S. Crowley, M.P.H., is a Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown
University's Health Policy Institute and a Senior Scholar at the
O=92Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown
University Law Center. In these roles, he is recognized and respected
for his capacity to integrate public health research with political
strategy to achieve policy changes. He has authored numerous reports
and policy briefs, and has testified before various Congressional
Committees and the Institute of Medicine on several occasions. His
primary areas of expertise are Medicaid policy, including Medicaid
prescription drug policies; Medicare policy; and consumer education
and training.
Crowley previously served as the Deputy Executive Director for
Programs at the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA).
While at NAPWA, he helped implement several key initiatives including
The National HIV Testing Day Campaign and the Ryan White National
Youth Conference.
Crowley has spent the last fourteen years working to improve access to
health and social services for people living with HIV/AIDS, people
with physical and mental disabilities, low-income individuals, and
other vulnerable populations. His writings have been printed in
numerous publications and journals.
Crowley received his Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins
University School of Hygiene and Public Health, and his Bachelor of
Arts in Chemistry from Kalamazoo College. He is also an alumnus of the
United States Peace Corps, where he served as a Volunteer/High School
Science Teacher at the Nsongweni High School in Swaziland.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/02/obama_ann=
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