The CDC has taken down webpages containing information on HIV, diversity, and inclusion programs following orders from the White House. Health organizations express concerns about the impact on public health and scientific data.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) and other federal health agencies removed webpages containing information on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs following orders from the White House . The Office of Personnel Management issued specific guidance on January 29th, instructing agencies to end all programs that promote or reflect 'gender ideology extremism' by recognizing a self-determined gender identity rather than biological sex.
This includes removing references to gender identity online. A spokesperson for the Health and Human Services Department, which oversees the CDC, stated that any changes to websites adhere to this guidance.The removal of data on HIV in the United States, as well as statistics and resources related to testing and treatment, has raised concerns among health organizations. The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association expressed alarm, stating that this creates a dangerous gap in scientific information crucial for monitoring and responding to disease outbreaks. For example, pages containing information on how to obtain HIV tests and resources for doctors on testing and treating patients were offline. John Peller, head of the AIDS Foundation Chicago, described the situation as very alarming, noting that basic health information is disappearing online. Timothy Jackson, senior director of policy and advocacy at the AIDS Foundation Chicago, reported that they are currently documenting information about HIV on the CDC website for future use, as it may become inaccessible. Additionally, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, which tracks trends in teen health including tobacco use, teen pregnancy, and unsafe sexual behavior, was also missing from the CDC website. This situation has sparked internal dissent at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where a senior employee urged agency leaders to defy the Trump administration's guidance. Nate Brought, director of the NIH executive office, argued that the orders contradict years of NIH research and findings regarding sexuality and gender. He warned that complying with these policies would devalue the contributions of transgender and intersex staff and citizens to society, potentially leading to mental health crises.
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