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ACRIA
ACRIA (pronounced: a-cri-a) is an acronym for AIDS Community Research Initiative of America. It is a non-profit organization that conducts research, education, and advocacy programs to improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Etymology
The term ACRIA is an acronym derived from the organization's full name, AIDS Community Research Initiative of America. The organization was founded in 1991 in New York City.
Related Terms
- HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, a disease of the human immune system caused by infection with HIV.
- Non-profit organization: An organization that uses its surplus revenues to further achieve its purpose or mission, rather than distributing its surplus income to the organization's directors (or equivalents) as profit or dividends.
- Research: The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
- Education: The process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
- Advocacy: The act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.
- New York City: The most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on ACRIA
- Wikipedia's article - ACRIA
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