The annual Caribbean-American Health/AIDS Awareness Day was created to provide Caribbean-Americans with resources, HIV/AIDS health education, evaluation, and opportunities for involvement. The Caribbean has been more heavily affected by HIV than any region outside sub-Saharan Africa and has the second highest level of adult HIV prevalence (1.0% [0.9–1.1%]). The Caribbean has a mix of generalized and concentrated epidemics. Women account …
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Welcomes Congresswoman Robin Kelly to the East Bay
Oakland, CA – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee welcomes Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Illinois), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust, to the East Bay to visit Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease WORLD (WORLD), a nonprofit organization that provides support to women living with HIV. “It is an honor to have Congresswoman Kelly in Oakland to visit WORLD …
Understanding the Female Face of the HIV Epidemic
Kellee Terrell, BET News While men continue to account for the majority of new HIV infections in the U.S. each year, women cannot be forgotten when it comes to addressing the epidemic. This is especially relevant to African-American women who make up 13 percent of the female population, but almost 75 percent of new HIV infections among women each year. …
Well Beyond HIV: Celebrating People Over 50 Living with HIV
Join us at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center – Rainbow Room, April 23-25 for our Well Beyond HIV exhibit featuring portraits and testimonials of people aging with HIV. The Well Beyond HIV campaign celebrates the lives of older adults living with HIV. As the population of older Americans living with HIV/AIDS grows, the daily realities, concerns and successes of …
Celebrate Jane Maxwell’s 50 years of health activism!
Join Hesperian Health Guides and other local organizations as we celebrate Jane Maxwell’s 50 years of health activism! Light food and refreshments will be served. Friday, February 6, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST) Berkeley, CA Click Here to RSVP! Hesperian Health Guides Friday, February 6, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10