Health Promotion
How can we improve things for positive women and their communities? Listen, speak and act. We aim to do just that. Our vision is to provide action and leadership on women and HIV/AIDS, and our work goes local, regional and national. We provide HIV education and prevention information in a variety of formats to various populations.
Our health promotion activities include:
Publications: We look at trends in HIV epidemiology and research, provide life stories of women living with HIV and updates on PWN happenings. We publish evolving resources (Positive Side newsletter, HIV Trends and Women’s Sexual Health Reports, Positive Currents e-news) and hard copy resources like the Pocket Guide for Women Living with HIV (for newly diagnosed women) or HIV and Pregnancy: Yes You Can! To view all our resources and/or order, please visit our Resources and Publications page.
SpringBoard Conference: Our annual conference brings together positive women and service providers to discuss women-specific issues. Look for the next one April 22, 2010. This year’s theme is Confines of Health, and the plenary will explore this theme by looking at health issues for women in prison. Contact us to register, and check out our calendar of events for other things going on.
Workshops and Presentations: We offer education sessions in HIV prevention, HIV health concerns and advocacy for women living with HIV and health care and social services providers. Contact us for more information.
Health Fairs and Special Events: We often participate in health fairs by offering information about HIV basics, safer sex, HIV transmission and more.
Women’s Initiatives for Support and Education (WISE): Young women’s HIV/AIDS prevention and support to ensure young women are getting information, support, and access to medical services. This is a partnership with YouthCO.
You Should Know: Sexual health and HIV prevention information for women in midlife. Maybe you’re re-entering the dating scene, maybe you don’t have the basics on HIV transmission and prevention. You Should Know website and workshops can help provide the information you need. There are no stupid questions!
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