Hello my name is Rahni Johnson and I am 15 years old interning with WORLD this summer. I have been getting to know some of the employees here, and I want to introduce you to some of the wonderful WORLD employees. Introducing Nena Bridges and Felicia Greenly: Nena Bridges How did you get involved with [...]
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The following resources were located and posted by WORLD’s interns Rahni,15 and Emili,14 from Girls Incorporated. The Body Is for men and women who are HIV positive. This website is effective because they have links that have information about prevention, living, personal stories, blogs and much more. This site is also helpful because they talk [...]
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PWN was at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna! They presented posters, workshops, and the fabulous Waheedah Shabazz-El was the closing plenary to welcome folks to Washington, DC’s International AIDS Conference in 2012. Click for more coverage of the conference with updates on key issues and perspectives relevant to women, girls, human rights and gender [...]
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As we all celebrate the newly-released National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), several questions remain about how the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and other Federal Agencies should implement it. The new strategy provides a good basic framework, but lacks specific direction on many important issues facing women. If we want them to put women-specific plans [...]
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Want to make a supportive difference to women in the San Francisco Bay Area living with the effects of HIV/AIDS? There are fewer ways more fun and fabulous than AIDS Walk! Please join our team of WORLD All-Stars or click here to make a tax-deductible donation today!
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Claire Diane Borkert, 59, a prominent San Francisco Bay Area AIDS physician, died peacefully at her home in El Granada, California, on June 24, from cancer. A gifted doctor and natural conciliator, she devoted her professional life to the service of others, first as a social worker and then as an Internal Medicine physician. For [...]
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WORLD had the good fortune of having a PSA produced for us by local filmmaker Arturo Delgadillo, who produced similar videos for other local agencies that help women navigate resources related to HIV/AIDS. This video was awarded 1st place by viewers at the East Bay AIDS Center Conference last Friday, in Oakland, California. Watch:
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As a 2010 HIV Needs Assessment Harder + Company Community Research hopes to collect 150~200 surveys with HIV positive individuals in Alameda Countyand Contra Costa County. They will hold group interview sessions and interview participants will receive a $25.00 grocery gift card for participating. In order to be eligible participants must: – Be HIV Positive [...]
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