New York, NY (May 17, 2012) – The 30 for 30 Campaign joins national and local partners across the country in commending the President Advisory Council on AIDS (PACHA) for its historic accomplishment in passing a resolution on women. [...]
Among its various provisions, the resolution recommends that the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan be updated to include specific provisions, goals, and metrics to measure progress for women living with and affected by HIV. Through the Resolution, PACHA calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request all relevant federal agencies, the newly created White House Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls and Gender-Related Health Disparities, along with the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) and the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy to update the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and its implementation plan accordingly. Read more…
U.S. Positive Women’s Network, a project of WORLD, is hosting a one-day preconference for U.S. women living with HIV at AIDS 2012 on Saturday, July 21st from 10am – 5pm in Washington, D.C. Build a community with other U.S. women living with HIV! Pre-conference activities: Buddy System & Mentoring Women’s Roadmap to AIDS 2012 Advocating [...]
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The 30 for 30 Campaign, in cooperation with Honorable Barbara Lee and Honorable Jim McDermott, Co-Chairs of the Congressional HIV Caucus, Gwen Moore, Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus, Congresswoman Donna Christensen, Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and allied community partners, would like to invite you to attend [...]
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5 ways that the Affordable Care Act support HIV+ women. Check out PWN’s fact sheet here [PDF]!
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Count HIV+ Women in the American Dream. April 17th is Tax Day – a day that can be a powerful reminder of loss of employment, disability status, and required low income eligibility levels needed to keep benefits like health care and ADAP. Join PWN as we explore the impact of economic policies, gender, and poverty [...]
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