Case Western Reserve University researchers were surprised to learn that people younger than 50 years old with HIV feel more isolated and stressed than older people with the disease. They expected their study to reveal just the opposite. “The younger, newly diagnosed individual may not know anyone in their peer group with a chronic illness, much […]
People Living with HIV/AIDS
Obamacare & You: The Affordable Care Act for People with HIV
The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced a new consumer web portal to help people living with HIV navigate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically designed to address the needs of people with HIV, the Obamacare & You portal, funded by Gilead Sciences, Inc., is presented as part of Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public […]
The Black Church and HIV: The Social Justice Imperative
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) conducted a year-long, 11-city research tour with over 250 faith leaders across denominations to identify best practices and challenges when addressing HIV within the Black Church. With this collected research and insight from the HIV manual advisory committee, they developed The Black Church and HIV: […]
Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace Toolkit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a training resource toolkit, developed through the Enrollment Coalitions Initiative, entitled “Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace.” This toolkit will assist organizations with outreach, education and enrollment of individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace. It is composed of three sections: A description of the […]
Training Promotores de Salud in HIV Prevention in Rural Latino Communities: A Train-the-Trainer Curriculum
This resource is a comprehensive Spanish-language curriculum for individuals interested in training promotores de salud in HIV prevention. The curriculum is based on popular education techniques, and is culturally competent and linguistically sensitive. Link to resource: Training Promotores de Salud in HIV Prevention in Rural Latino Communities: A Train-the-Trainer Curriculum Date: 2013 Organization: Farmworker Justice
Systematically Targeting AIDS Reduction and Treatment
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: International Black Women’s Congress Description: The program’s goal is to provide HIV prevention and education to the underserved and hard-to-reach African American community. The agency is located in the oldest, low-income Black community in Norfolk; surrounded by three public housing developments. The agency is staffed by multigenerational, community-based persons who mirror the target […]