Mission and History

Mission:
The mission of HIVQUAL-US is to improve the quality of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS by building capacity and capability for HIV quality management throughout the United States.

History:
HIVQUAL-US began in New York State as an endeavor sponsored by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute and the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB).  In 1995 the AIDS Institute implemented a pilot project with six Pennsylvania grantees to determine the feasibility of using the New York State quality improvement capacity-building model in Part C programs nationally.  Building on the success, HIVQUAL has now expanded to over 200 sites in the US and launched an international program in 2003. For more information on HEALTHQUAL-International, please visit us at http://www.healthqual.org/.