Board of supervisors OKs grant for AIDS-prevention initiative

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Oct. 27 unanimously approved using a $9.5 million federal grant to fund seven full-time positions to combat HIV and AIDS, as part of the county's ``Getting to Zero'' initiative.

The grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention features five components: engagement, improvement, prevention, testing and treatment.

Local officials said the federal money will allow the county to build on existing programs and create new ones in the fight against HIV and AIDS, including:

-- services for those who inject drugs, increasing uptake of...