BTAN coming to Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles!

In 2011, the Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) is excited to expand its

efforts to Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California! The

Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) is part of a commitment by the Black

AIDS Institute to help raise HIV science and literacy in the Black community.

BTAN aims to increase patient access to treatment and care, strengthen local

leadership and advocate for policy change through its key objective: Build a

trained network of Black HIV/AIDS advocates to share knowledge and lead efforts

to improve the bridge into quality HIV care and treatment for Black Americans.

BTAN Objectives include supporting the link to the healthcare system and the

bridge into quality care and treatment, improving the science literacy of Black

HIV treatment advocates and service-providers, dispelling the myths about care

and treatment, knowledgably participate in advisory boards, mobilize greater

peer advocacy and organizational leadership, participate in a network of Black

advocates that can support and motivate each other and promote activities and

accomplishments of members.

BTAN’s intensive HIV science and advocacy trainings consist of two 3-day

sessions covering a range of HIV/AIDS topics including testing resources,

treatment strategies, linkage to care and community mobilization.

The first 3-day training focuses on science and treatment and the second three

day training focuses on community mobilization. The training provides a critical

mass of Black HIV-providers and community members that are versed in the

science, treatment, and advocacy components of HIV. This core group of

individuals that attend the trainings will become the ‘local BTAN Network’ in

each city.

We are currently accepting applications for:

BTAN Chicago

July 25th—27th & August 31st—September 2nd

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BTAN Atlanta

August 8th to 10th & September 14th to 16th

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BTAN Los Angeles

August 24th -27th & September 21st-23rd

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