This Saturday, July 13th, WORLD, in collaboration with Faith Visionary Services, is throwing a Health Fair Jamboree for the Oakland community. We will have free food, snow cones, entertainment, fresh fruits and veggies for families to take home, and the presence and support of many community organizations providing services in east Oakland. Cal-PEP will be on hand offering HIV testing. …
Join WORLD for the 7th Annual East Bay AIDS Walk this Saturday!
This Saturday, WORLD will be joining the East Bay HIV/AIDS community and walking in support of services, education, and advocacy. Please consider supporting WORLD by joining our team or contributing to our AIDS walk fundraising efforts. You can join the team or donate on the East Bay AIDS Walk website by following three simple steps: 1) To donate, follow this link to the …
Structural Intimacies: Released!
Author and former WORLD Board member, Dr. Sonja Mackenzie releases new book titled Structural Intimacies. Structural Intimacies: Sexual Stories in the Black AIDS Epidemic brings an intersectional lens to illuminate the structural dimensions of health and illness (including racism,?homophobia, gender inequalities, mass incarceration, and poverty) in the U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic. This book presents a compelling argument that, in an era of …
Kaiser Family Foundation releases report on women and HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
Last week the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on women and HIV in the United States from the beginning of the epidemic to present day. The report is incredibly comprehensive, discussing the history of the epidemic for women from 1981 to 2013, key trends in the current epidemic, key prevention, care, and treatment programs, and current knowledge and attitudes …
April 10, 2013: 1st Annual National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
Join WORLD in Celebrating the 1st Annual National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Today is a step towards acknowledging and addressing the needs of young people in the national HIV/AIDS response. Lets make sure to prioritize young people on this day and every day!