[Promotional Materials, International Conference on AIDS (13th : 2000 : Durban, South Africa)]

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's
Programs and Accomplishments
Co-founded in 1988 by Elizabeth Glaser, Susan DeLaurentis, and Susie Zeegen with the support of
founding Board of Directors members Peter Benzian and Lloyd Zeiderman, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation is the leading national foundation identifying, funding and conducting pediatric AIDS research
worldwide. To date we have raised over $85 million.
Research
* The Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Award, established in 1996, is the only named research award developed
specifically and exclusively for pediatric AIDS research. The Foundation provides up
to five scientists a year with up to $700,000 in support for five years of research, and will commit a maximum o
$17 million to this program over the next five years. To date, we have committed $14.3 million to fund 21
Elizabeth Glaser Scientists.
* To define research priorities, we conduct Think Tanks andWorkshops. We then move quickly to
fund this research. To date we have held 13 Think Tanks and 15 Workshops.
* We fund investigator-initiated research through our Individual Research Grants. Other on-going investigatorinitiated programs include our Scholar Awards and Short Term Scientific Awards.
We have funded over $22.1 million in these programs to date.
* Our own targeted research projects currently include The Ariel Project for the Prevention of
HIV Transmission from Mother to Infant, and our new cutting edge Early Treatment Study.
Funding for targeted projects totals over $14 million.
* To encourage young students to enter the field of pediatric AIDS, our Student Intern Award Program provides
opportunity to work with established pediatric AIDS researchers or clinicians. The Foundation has funded
$784,000 for the Student Intern Award Program.
Helping Others in Need
* Through our Emergency Assistance Program we provide funds for unmet yet critical needs to
hospitals and clinics nationwide which serve children with HIV/AIDS. The Foundation has
funded 600 grants (totaling over $2.6 million) to over 180 different hospitals and clinics.
Public Awareness
* In conjunction with the Advertising Council, Inc., we have produced a national Public Service Announcement
campaign with television, radio, and print ads in English and Spanish. The ads are targeted to all pregnant wom
encouraging them to request a voluntary HIV test as part of their routine prenatal care. Research has shown tha
proper treatment can reduce the rate of HIV transmission from an infected pregnant woman to her newborn.
STo educate parents of elementary and pre-school age children about the realities that surround pediatric HIV/AII
we produce and distribute our Parent Education Program, "HIV/AIDS: A Challenge to Us All." The Foundatic
has distributed, free of charge, over 100,000 copies of this
program in English and Spanish.
* Beginning in 1996, the Foundation initiated funding for The Fernwood Project, an innovative HIV-awareness a
prevention pilot program for pre-teens and teens. Educators, parents and other key members of each of the four
selected communities are working together to empower students with
the information and skills they need to make choices that will keep them safe, strong and healthy. While the
specific focus is HIV/AIDS prevention through abstinence and safer sex, the underlying themes are learning to
make conscious decisions independent of peer pressure, evaluating options

and taking responsibility for one's actions and behaviors.
For a complete description of these programs, contact the Research Dept. at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. 1/00