News 2011
Black Women Confront HIV Stigma, Health and Funding Disparities at USCA 2011
This year the U. S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), the largest HIV/AIDS gathering in the nation, targeted its offerings toward men who have sex with men. But during the meeting sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council, many Black women--from prevention and policy experts to those living with HIV/AIDS--aggressively pursued programming and issues that focused on their demographic.
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Road to AIDS 2012: A Series of Town Hall Meetings--Chicago
The Windy City Calls for Action to Stem Political Threats in Fight Against HIV/AIDS
The third in a series of articles about the Road to AIDS 2012, a 15-city tour that seeks to define the state of the U.S. epidemic and that leads up to the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., in July 2012. The second installment reported on the Washington, D.C., meeting.Read more: Road to AIDS 2012: A Series of Town Hall Meetings--Chicago
VA Increases HIV Testing Rates
In this month during which we observe Veteran’s Day, I am pleased to share news about an a significant achievement in HIV screening at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Annual HIV testing rates in Veterans Administration Medical Centers increased significantly between 2009 and 2010.
CDC ECHPP Plans Released
Earlier this year, AIDS.gov reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had launched a website for its Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP) initiative, which provided $11.6 million in FY2011 for enhanced planning and coordination activities in the 12 Metropolitan and Statistical Areas (MSA) accounting for an estimated 44% of U.S. AIDS cases in 2007.
Apply to AAHU Community Mobilization College Today
The Black AIDS Institute is accepting applications for its flagship training and capacity building program, the African American HIV University (AAHU) Community Mobilization College (CMC) 2012 class.
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