DHHS-OWH Women and HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies Workgroup
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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 27 percent of all AIDS cases in the United States occurred in women during 2004. Among women newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS between 2001 and 2004, an estimated 83 percent were African American or Latina. Younger women and girls are particularly vulnerable: females accounted for 38 percent of all individuals younger than 25 years diagnosed with HIV/AIDS from 2001 -2004, compared with 27 percent of people aged 25 years and older.
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed a number of pilot programs to address HIV/AIDS as a national health priority. In 1997, OWH formed the Collaborative Group on Women and HIV/AIDS, women representing a broad cross-section of HIV/AIDS service providers in public, private, and non-profit sectors as well as consumers. The Collaborative helped OWH identify gaps in the needs and services for women at risk and living with HIV/AIDS. The Collaborative completed its work at the end of 2002.
On July 26, 2003, OWH convened the Women and HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies Group Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The Workgroup meets monthly via monthly teleconferences and annually in person, to develop clear HIV prevention strategies which convey the sense of urgency of HIV/AIDS in the lives of women across this nation To this end, the Workgroup has prioritized two areas: 1) Cross-Generational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education for Women; and 2) Women and Trauma, Depression, Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS.
A sub-committee on Cross-Generational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education for Women was formed and recommended outreaching to females within their family structures. OWH now funds an intergenerational pilot program to reach African American, Latina/Hispanic, Native American, and Asian/Pacific Islander women across the lifespan with HIV/AIDS prevention education.
An additional subcommittee on Women and Trauma, Depression, Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS Subcommittee was formed to focus on the provision of services covering co-occurring health issues for women at risk and living with HIV/AIDS, specifically trauma, depression, and substance abuse.
For more information, contact Joanna Short, M.Div, Public Health Advisor at (202) 260-8420 or Joanna.short@hhs.gov.
Membership of the Women and HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies Workgroup
Wanda Allen
Connect to Protect: Boston Partnership for Youth Prevention Interventions
Boston, MA
Frances E. Ashe-Goins RN, MPH
DHHS Office on Women's Health
Washington, D.C.
Mary Bowers MSW
DHHS Office on Women's Health
Washington, D.C.
Jeanette Beltrán, B.A.
National Latina Health Network
Washington, DC
Selena Catalá, M.S., M.P.H., L.C.D.C.
Center for Health Care Services
San Antonio, TX
Shannon R. Conn
Women's Lighthouse Project
Denver, CO
Ebony R. Davis, B.S.W.
Stewart-Marchman Center for Chemical Independence
Daytona Beach, FL
Yvonne M. Davis, MPH
Davis Consulting
Albuquerque, NM
Dázon Dixon Diallo, M.P.H.
SisterLove, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Jane P. Fowler
HIV Wisdom for Older Women
North Kansas City, MO
Irvienne Goldsen
Action for Boston Community Development
Boston, MA
Yvonne Green
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office of Women's Health
Atlanta, GA
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Babanina James
A Strategic Solution Inc.
Roxbury, MA
Candice L. Jett
DHHS Regional Office on Women's Health
Atlanta, GA
Monica D. Johnson
Helping Everyone Receive Ongoing Effective Services (HEROES)
Columbia, LA
Carol Lease
The Empowerment Program
Denver, CO
Sabrina Matoff-Stepp, M.A.
Office of Women's Health
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Rockville, MD
Suki Terada Ports
Family Health Project
New York, NY
Joanna Short, M.Div.
DHHS Office on Women's Health
Washington, DC
Carine Siltz
African Advocates against AIDS Inc.
Clayton, NC
Brooke Steele, D.O.
Office of Health Disparities
National Center for HIV, STD and TB
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Dana P. Williams
The Community Wellness Project
St. Louis, MO |
Current as of July 2006
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