giving advocates a voice: an update on the u.s. positive women’s network

BETA Giving Advocates a Voice: An Update on the U.S. Positive Women’s Network Jennifer Heflin Staff Writer BETA 2011 Winter/Spring; 23(2): 06
March 10, 2011

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), women account for roughly 25% of the U.S. HIV epidemic. Yet women are often under-diagnosed, and they regularly face discrimination and limited access to care and treatment. Since launching in 2008, the U.S. Positive Women’s Network (PWN), a project of Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease (WORLD) in Oakland, California, has worked to unite HIV positive women across the country and give advocates a cohesive voice. PWN coordinator Naina Khanna and communications coordinator Sonia Rastogi recently sat down with BETA to give an update on the network’s current and upcoming activities. Read more ...

Most Read: Latest Added Related Topics White House LGBT Conference on HIV/AIDS UNITED STATES: White House in Atlanta: LGBT AIDS Conference No more single-theme conferences: global HIV prevention conference planned FHI 360 Senior Scientist Lut Van Damme Receives International Microbicide Conference Lifetime Achievement Award Equatorial Guinea Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and UNICEF Refute Erroneous AIDS Prevalence Figures Photographs from A Day with HIV Now Online Bulgaria urges Libya to investigate AIDS nurses case Engineers enter fight against AIDS in Africa Gilead’s Complera® Non-Inferior to Atripla® Among Treatment-Naive HIV Patients UN chief Ban calls world leaders to end Aids by 2020 CALIFORNIA: Over Half of People Living with AIDS in San Francisco Are Aged 50 or Older THAILAND; UNITED STATES: HIV Drug Can Also Protect Injection Drug Users INDONESIA: Growing HIV/AIDS Awareness in Indonesia's Papua Region UNITED STATES: Many Young Americans Unaware They're Infected with HIV Board to Vote on Condoms in Boston Schools New International Report on HIV Prevention Urges Localized Consideration of Antiretroviral Strategies UNAIDS and Lancet to bring together political and health leaders to shape the debate on the future of global health Cambodia Trains Social Workers to Curb Reliance on Foreign Aid New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana law Celebrating 10 years of PEPFAR US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby HIV-positive man aims for record to help charities Thailand-US Study Concludes Effectiveness of Daily HIV Medication U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 8 CALIFORNIA: Immigration Court Rules in Favor of HIV-Positive Man Facing Deportation The Global Virus Network Convenes in Munich TAIWAN: U.S. Drug Company to Team Up With Local School on Hepatitis B Cure MARYLAND: Partners of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Not at Increased Risk of HPV Infection or Oral cancer Women Deliver Conference Opens
Copyright © 2011 -BETA, Publisher. All rights reserved to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Reproduced by permission. Reproduction of this article (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through BETA: PO Box 426182, San Francisco, CA 94142-6182. Tel: 415 487 8060 Fax: 415 487 8069 San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Mail SFAF.. Information in this article was accurate in March 10, 2011. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. This material is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.