HIV/AIDS
in Women
Long considered a man’s
disease, HIV/AIDS is a rapidly growing public health problem among women. HIV/AIDS remains
among the leading causes of death for U.S. women ages 25-44. Among African American Women
in this same age group, AIDS was the third leading cause of death in 1998 (CDC National
Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention). Below are some of the ways OWH is combating this
major public health problem. The OWH contact person for HIV/AIDS and Women’s Health
is Joanna Short.
Collaborative
Group on Women and HIV/AIDS
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the Department of Health and Human Services
coordinates the Collaborative Group on Women and HIV/AIDS, which consists of
representatives from national and local women's organizations, Public Health Services'
(PHS) women's health coordinators, Health and Human Services; (HHS ) HIV/AIDS
coordinators, representatives from national AIDS organizations, those affected by
HIV/AIDS, and representatives from health care organizations. This group was formed to
explore issues critical to women with HIV/AIDS, and to propose potential collaborations
and partnerships to address the ongoing epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the lives of American
women. This group meets twice a year.
View the list of facilitators
During the interim, working groups meet via monthly
conference calls, which are chaired by community leaders and facilitated by OWH. These
groups are:
- Co-chairs Work Group
- Research Work Group The Research Work Group, in collaboration
Healthy African American Families II (Los Angeles, CA) is identifying and compiling
information and resources on gender-specific research relating to women and HIV/AIDS. A
final written report containing an analysis of the findings and an outline of contents for
a research guide will be produced.
- Primary Prevention and Education Work Group The Primary
Prevention and Education Work Group, in collaboration with the Empowerment Program for
Women (Denver, CO), conducted focus groups with women to describe women-specific HIV
prevention service to community-based organizations (CBOs) AIDS Service Organizations
(ASOs), and other agencies in rural and urban communities that may want to improve and/or
expand these services for women. A final report of the focus group findings and
recommendations are available for distribution.
- Secondary Prevention and Education Work Group The Secondary
Prevention and Education Work Group, in collaboration with Damien Ministries, Inc.
(Washington, DC), has conducted focus groups in rural and urban settings to assess the
secondary prevention and care service needs of women living with HIV/AIDS. A final report
containing an analysis of the findings will be produced.
- Care and Treatment Work Group The Care and Treatment Work
Group, in collaboration with Project AZUKA, Inc. (Savannah, GA), is conducting interviews
to document historical perspectives of the health care and treatment decisions of women
living with HIV/AIDS, reporting on women's choices for traditional and/or holistic
treatment options; identifying gaps in HIV care and treatment services; and conducting
educational presentations on the interview findings. A final report of the interview
findings will be produced.
- Young Women and HIV/AIDS Work Group The Young Women and
HIV/AIDS Work Group, in collaboration with the Office on Women's Health headquarters staff
and Regional Women's Health Coordinators have planned three regional Young Women's Health
Summit conference as a follow-up to the First National Summit held in 2000. Young women
share their community health promotion projects at the Regional Summits held in San
Antonio, TX; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and Los Angeles, CA. Conference highlights will appear on
NWHIC in Spring 2002.
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Global
Women and AIDS Initiative
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is collaborating with the Office of the
Secretary on future projects and next steps derived from the "Office Satellite
Session on Global Leadership Network and Dialogue on Women and HIV/AIDS" that was
held as part of the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. OWH was a sponsor
and facilitator of this four-part session.
During the 13th International AIDS Conference, held in
Durban, South Africa, OWH collaborated with the Office of the Secretary. The OWH made a
poster presentation on the Collaborative Group on Women and HIV/AIDS, and two workshop
presentations on "Outreach to Women: The Role of Outreach in Promotion of Community
Health" and "The Office on Women’s Health Programs on Women and
HIV/AIDS".
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OWH Minority AIDS Initiatives
WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS
In response to the Congressional Black Caucus's efforts to focus on the impact of HIV/AIDS
in minority communities, the Office on Women's Health has developed the following
demonstration programs to address persistent gaps in HIV/AIDS health care needs and
services for women:
The Incarcerated and Newly Released Women
with HIV/AIDS/STDs Program funds demonstration projects for HIV/AIDS continuum of care
services provided for incarcerated and newly-released minority women. In fiscal year 2003,
this program offered three awards.
Contractors:
Action for Boston Community Development
178 Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
617.357.6000 telephone
617.357.6041 fax
AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.
3202 Wesleyan Annex
Houston, Texas 77027
713.623.6796 telephone
713.623.4029 fax
info@afhouston.org
The Warren Corporation
10600 Fondren Road, Suite 104
Houston, Texas 77096
713.541.9777 telephone
preventhiv@aol.com
The Model Mentorship Program for
Strengthening Organizational Capacity funds demonstration projects for women- and
community-based organizations to receive technical assistance to build organizational
capacity from experienced minority health organizations. In FY 2003, this program offered
nine awards.
Contractors:
FY2003 MODEL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Mentors
Center for Health Policy Development, Inc.
6905 Alamo Downs Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78238-4519
(210) 520-8020 - telephone
(210) 520-9522 - fax
Contact: Charlene Doria-Ortiz, Executive Director
Lisa Garces, Executive Administrative Assistant
Lgarces@chpdonline.org
Community Education Group
817 L Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 465-1590 - telephone
(202) 543-9421 - fax
Contact: A. Toni Young, Executive Director
atoniyoung@aol.com
John Snow Inc. Research and Training Institute
1738 Wynkoop Street, Suite 201
Denver, CO 80202-1000
(303) 293-2405 - telephone
(303) 293-2813 - fax
Contact: Tony Garcia-Perez, Project Manager
Tgarcia@jsi.com
Proteges
Human Services Network, Inc.
5787 S. Hampton Road, Suite 445
Dallas, TX 75232
(214) 330-5130 - telephone
(214) 330-5133 - fax
Contact: Mildred Delozia, Executive Director
Midelo432@aol.com
Working Wonders
35-325 Date Palm Drive, Suite 232
Riverside, CA 92234
(760) 324-7586 - telephone
(760) 324-6909 - fax
Contact: Evelyn H. Valentino, Founder/CEO
aidsadvocate@aol.com
Courage Unlimited
1921 Pasadena Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89156
(702) 453-3855 - telephone
(702) 440-8793 - fax
Contact: Cheryl Ballard, Program Director
courageunlimited@cox.net
Guiding Right, Inc.
7901 NE 10th Street, Suite A-111
Midwest City, OK 73110
(405) 733-0771 - telephone
(405) 733-0881 - fax
Contact: Theodore Noel, Executive Director
Thn2@aol.com
The Women's Collective
1436 U Street, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483-7003 - telephone
(202) 483-7330 - fax
Contact: Patricia Nalls, Founder/Executive Director
Pat@womenscollective.org
Aniz, Inc.
233 Mitchell Street, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 521-2410 - telephone
(404) 521-2499 - fax
Contact: Zina Age, Founder/CEO
Zinaage@aol.com
FY03 HIV Prevention Education in Minority Institutions
Program
"Tribal College"
Southwestern Indian Polytechnical Institute (SIPI)
9169 Coors Road, NW POB 10146
Alburquerque, NM 87184
(504) 346-2347 - telephone
(504) 346-2343 - fax
Contact: Johnnie Wardlow, Program Director
jwardlow@sipi.bia.edu
Prevention of HIV/AIDS among Young Women Attending
Minority Institutions Program is a national HIV/AIDS/STD prevention education program
designed to increase knowledge, promote prevention, and reduce the risk of HIV infection
among minority women aged 18-25 attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions.
Contractors:
Tribal College
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
9169 Coors Road, NW POB 10146
Albuquerque, NM
(504) 346-2347 telephone
(504) 346-2343 fax
jwardlow@sipi.bia.edu
Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Center for Health Training
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 410E
Austin, Texas 78723
512.474.2166 telephone
512.476.0326 fax
Hermes, LLC.
17102 Spring Meadow Drive
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517
919.942.0113 telephone
919.942.2305 fax
Women's Resource Center
2214 Hampton Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
803.771.0785 telephone/fax
Hispanic Serving Institutions
Florida International University
School of Nursing
University Park
Miami, Florida 33199
305.919.4721 telephone
National Latina Health Network
1680 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.965.9633 telephone
HIV/AIDS and Women in the Rural South
Program funds demonstration projects for women-based organizations to provide primary
and secondary HIV/AIDS services to women living in the rural South. In FY 2003, this
program offered three awards.
Contractors:
Columbus Wellness Center Outreach &
Prevention
3101 Hamilton Road
Columbus, GA 31904
705.596.1171 telephone
706.571.0675 fax
cwcopp@fiac.net
Pathway Behavioral Health Services
2230 N.W. 152nd Terrace
Miami, Florida 33054
305.769.7646 telephone
305.769.4349 fax
Women's Resource Center
2214 Hampton Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
803.771.0785 telephone
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Regional
Women and HIV/AIDS Workshops
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) in collaboration with the Regional Women’s
Health Coordinators develop forums within the PHS regions to facilitate discussions around
women and HIV/AIDS issues.
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Working
Group on HIV/AIDS and Women
The Public Health Services’ (PHS) Coordinating Committee on Women’s
Health has established a Working Group on HIV/AIDS and Women. This working group, composed
of representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service’s agencies, offices and
regions, serves as a resource for initiating activities to address HIV/AIDS in women and
proposes potential collaborations and partnerships in the development and implementation
of HIV/AIDS projects/programs that impact women.
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Last updated: November 2003
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