Emili, 14 learns HIV/AIDS facts
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 about HIV Testing 101, HIV medications, and side effects.
Avert
Is aimed towards men and woman who have been diagnosed and or undiagnosed with AIDS/HIV. The website is extraordinary because they have certain information about Prevention, transmission and testing, and also treatment and care. This site is also helpful because they also talk and have information about teens, gays and lesbians, and they also have stories, quizzes, and games.
Women’s Health
Is pointed towards woman who has been infected with HIV/AIDS. This website is noteworthy because they have information and links on living with HIV/AIDS, treatments, and research and clinical trails. This site is also helpful because they also have more links and information about AIDS Worldwide, myths about HIV/AIDS, programs and events, additional resources, and you can also share your story.
I.W.H.C/International Women’s Health Coalition
Is for women who are HIV positive. This website is great because they have Resources, and blogs and you can also take action in events which are located in Africa, Asia, Middle east, North Africa and Latin America.
W.H.O/Women’s Health Organization
Is pointed toward women who have been diagnosed and or undiagnosed with HIV/AIDS. The website is extraordinary because they have certain information about HIV infections, and the global coalition on women and AIDS. This site is also helpful because they talk about The United Nations UNIFEM gender-and-HIV/AIDS website, and HIV programs.
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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“The Black Women’s Health Report with Eleanor Hinton Hoytt” on BlogTalkRadio — listed below: The HIV/AIDS statistics among Black women are alarming! But, they don’t convey why Black women are being infected with HIV at a rate higher than any other group or why Black women are being silent about the HIV epidemic in our [...]
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We are delighted to share the following announcement with the WORLD community: The California HIV/AIDS Research Program at the University of California is pleased to announce the release of their 2010 Call for Applications, which can be downloaded from their web site. CHRP will be hosting two prospective applicant webinars: Thursday, June 24 or Monday, [...]
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