National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

PWN-USA Members Raise Awareness on National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

From coast to coast and across the World Wide Web, Positive Women's Network - USA members took advantage of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), March 10, and the days before and after to raise awareness: [...]

2017-11-17T20:56:19-05:00March 18th, 2016|National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, NWGHAAD, Uncategorized|Comments Off on PWN-USA Members Raise Awareness on National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Groundbreaking Report Identifies Unique Needs of Women Living with HIV, Challenges to Engagement in Care

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, [email protected], 347-553-5174  March 10, 2016 - “What would improve your ability to stay in care?” That is the fundamental question 14 researchers, all women living with HIV, asked 180 participants from seven different geographic areas [...]

2021-06-29T17:44:34-04:00March 9th, 2016|Access to Care, HIV Awareness Days, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, NWGHAAD, PLHIV Sexuality, PWN-USA Communications, Research, Ryan White Part D, Trauma, Uncategorized, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Groundbreaking Report Identifies Unique Needs of Women Living with HIV, Challenges to Engagement in Care

Securing the Future of Women-Centered Care

Findings of a Community-Based Research Project "What would improve your ability to stay in care?" That is the fundamental question women with HIV sought to answer in a community-based participatory research project. 14 women living with HIV (WLHIV) from across the [...]

Advancing Collaborative and Shared Leadership and Participation Inclusive of Women Living with HIV

Remarks Delivered at the White House’s National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event, “Stepping Out of the Shadows: HIV & Violence against Women and Girls” By Vanessa Johnson, PWN-USA National Training and Leadership Director Vanessa Johnson, JD. [...]

2015-03-10T09:08:14-04:00March 10th, 2015|Access to Care, Count Me In, HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, NWGHAAD, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Advancing Collaborative and Shared Leadership and Participation Inclusive of Women Living with HIV

Stepping Up Commitment: Women and Girls Living with HIV Must Matter Every Day of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Olivia Ford, [email protected] / 347.553.5174  March 10, 2015 – Each year, on March 10, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is observed in the US. But at Positive Women’s Network – USA (PWN-USA), a [...]

2015-03-10T01:25:10-04:00March 10th, 2015|Access to Care, Count Me In, HIV epidemic, NWGHAAD, Trauma, Uncategorized, Violence|Comments Off on Stepping Up Commitment: Women and Girls Living with HIV Must Matter Every Day of the Year

White Paper Shows Key Gaps in the Affordable Care Act and Opportunities for the Ryan White Program to Provide Healthcare for Women with HIV

Download the full report (PDF) Download a one-page summary of the report (PDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Nerissa Irizarry, Positive Women’s Network-USA - [email protected] Melanie Medalle, SisterLove, Inc. - [email protected] Ariel Tazkargy, National Women’s Health Network - [email protected] March 10, 2015 - March [...]

2015-03-10T01:20:48-04:00March 10th, 2015|Access to Care, HIV epidemic, human rights, NWGHAAD, Research, Uncategorized, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on White Paper Shows Key Gaps in the Affordable Care Act and Opportunities for the Ryan White Program to Provide Healthcare for Women with HIV

Sister Warriors

By Wanda Brendle-Moss, PWN-USA Member This article originally appeared on March 4, on The Well Project's A Girl Like Me blog. Wanda Brendle-Moss. As we approach National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2015, my [...]

Words Matter: Sharing as Much as I’m Comfortable to Stand Up to HIV Stigma

By Tami Haught, PWN-USA Member Tami Haught. How we introduce ourselves makes a difference; the words we use matter. When asked at a meeting to introduce myself, I will start with: My name is Tami Haught and I [...]

2015-03-08T13:42:42-04:00March 8th, 2015|HIV epidemic, human rights, Leadership stories, Media Justice, NWGHAAD, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Words Matter: Sharing as Much as I’m Comfortable to Stand Up to HIV Stigma

I'm Feelin' Like a Criminal: Why the Law Won’t Stop the Spread of HIV

By Loren Jones, PWN-USA Board Member Loren Jones. Some of us, due to our chance assignment from birth to certain races, genders, and classes, have pretty much been outlaws all our lives. And now, here we go; another [...]

2015-03-08T13:15:35-04:00March 8th, 2015|Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, NWGHAAD, PLHIV Sexuality, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on I'm Feelin' Like a Criminal: Why the Law Won’t Stop the Spread of HIV

I’m Feelin’ Like a Criminal: Why the Law Won’t Stop the Spread of HIV

By Loren Jones, PWN-USA Board Member Loren Jones. Some of us, due to our chance assignment from birth to certain races, genders, and classes, have pretty much been outlaws all our lives. And now, here we go; another [...]

2015-03-08T13:15:35-04:00March 8th, 2015|Criminalization, Economic Justice, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, NWGHAAD, PLHIV Sexuality, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on I’m Feelin’ Like a Criminal: Why the Law Won’t Stop the Spread of HIV

The Red Flags of My Past (and Future): Real Links Between Trauma and HIV

By Heather It wasn’t until February 10, 2015, that I truly realized the profound connection between trauma and HIV. I always knew about a correlation, but what did that really mean to me? It meant everything I had read regarding [...]

2015-03-08T12:52:45-04:00March 8th, 2015|Intersectionality, NWGHAAD, PLHIV Sexuality, Stigma, Trauma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Red Flags of My Past (and Future): Real Links Between Trauma and HIV

Reflections on How Far Women with HIV Have Come in the Past 16 Years: A Personal View

By Olga Irwin, Regional Co-Chair, PWN-USA-Ohio Olga Irwin. Olga Irwin studied at Youngstown State University and became a licensed social worker in 2009. She was diagnosed with AIDS in 1999. Since her diagnosis she has become involved in [...]

2015-03-08T12:35:57-04:00March 8th, 2015|HIV epidemic, Leadership stories, NWGHAAD, Uncategorized, Women-centered Care|Comments Off on Reflections on How Far Women with HIV Have Come in the Past 16 Years: A Personal View

Bringing Visibility to Same-Gender-Loving Women This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Penny DeNoble, PWN-USA Member Penny DeNoble. Tuesday, March 10, 2015, is the 10th annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. As social, community, and government groups across the nation prepare to bring awareness to the susceptibility that [...]

2015-03-07T12:56:01-05:00March 7th, 2015|Access to Care, HIV epidemic, human rights, Intersectionality, NWGHAAD, PLHIV Sexuality, Stigma, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Bringing Visibility to Same-Gender-Loving Women This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Reflections: Connecting Racist Rhetoric, the Voting Rights Act, and Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

By Susan Mull Don’t you wish pop culture would critique the latest Supreme Court antics surrounding the Voting Rights Act?  After all, aren’t we all more than a little appalled by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia saying that a critical [...]

2013-04-10T11:24:22-04:00April 10th, 2013|Count Me In, Economic Justice, human rights, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Reflections: Connecting Racist Rhetoric, the Voting Rights Act, and Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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