News 2013
Addressing the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities
Today we are proud to announce the release of the report by the President's Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities. We have had the honor of serving as co-chairs of the interagency Federal Working Group since March 2012, when President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum to address two overlapping challenges to the health and wellbeing of communities across the United States: the effects of HIV/AIDS, and the alarming rate at which women and girls experience violence.
Risk Program Works for US Black Men Who Have Sex With Men, Women
A multisession small-group intervention lowered risk behavior with women among African-American men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), according to results of a randomized trial involving almost 300 men.
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Black AIDS Institute Co-Hosts Affordable Care Act Boot Camp in NYC
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means that more PLWHA will have access to better-quality health care, many AIDS service organizations and community-based organizations face unique challenges. Some of those obstacles include enrolling clients in health insurance plans when the health insurance marketplace opens on Oct. 1, ensuring that the services the organizations offer are billable by private and public insurance and integrating services in order to keep their doors open.
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