News 2010
NYC HIV/AIDS Outreach Programs Should Be Targeting Black Women
An alarming new statistic shines a glaring light on the increasingly Black and female faces of HIV in New York City. According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (pdf), a staggering 93.4 percent of all new HIV cases reported among NYC women in the first half of 2009 were Black and Latina women, with sistas, who make up more than 66 percent of new infections, beating Latinas two to one. The overall rate of new cases for both groups is up nearly two percentage points from 2008.
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Breaking the Silence
On Saturday November 6, 2010 Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science presents Breaking the Silence II: Black and Latina Women Finding Ways to Take Care of Ourselves in Our Relationships with Men at King/Drew Magnet High School in Los Angeles. This is the second in a series of conferences with the goal of bringing awareness and solutions to the problem of how issues of power and self-esteem negatively affect many women’s choices regarding their own health. This includes who they have sex with, whether or not they use protection, who they take care of first, and if infected with HIV, how they take care of themselves.
New York and Chicago Host Post-Vienna and National AIDS Strategy Updates
Harlem United and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago have partnered with the Black AIDS Institute and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) to present Post-Vienna and National AIDS Strategy Updates in their local communities.
In New York, Harlem United will host AIDS IN BLACK AMERICA: At The Crossroads-Successes, Challenges and Opportunities, a New York update on major findings relevant to Black people from the XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAC) and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). The bi-annual IAC, held this past July in Vienna, Austria, is the largest convening in the world of HIV/AIDS science, treatment and prevention researcher, clinicians, advocates, and policymakers. Speakers include: Dr. Theresa Mack, St. Luke's Hospital, Jasmine Burnett, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, Doug Wirth, Amidacare, Phill Wilson, President and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute.
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Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program Applications Due Friday, December 3, 2010
Applications for the The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program are now available and due on Friday, December 3, 2010. The program brings talented college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy issues, with a focus on issues affecting racial and ethnic minority and underserved communities. Through the ten-week program (May 23, 2011 through August 6, 2011), Scholars gain knowledge about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further developing their critical thinking and leadership skills. In addition to gaining experience in a congressional office, Scholars participate in seminars and site visits to augment their knowledge of health care issues, and write and present a health policy research memo that addresses a problem of concern to disadvantaged populations.
Kym Whitley Hosts New School Makeover Reality Show
Kym Whitley, actress, comedienne, and member of the Black AIDS Institute's Black Hollywood Task Force hosts the new reality school makeover show "School Pride." Whitley and her team join parents, students and teachers as they roll up their sleeves to renovate some of the nation's underfunded schools.