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Recent Posts
- April 24, 2013: Mississippi Bureau Director for HIV/AIDS Care promises that its suspended HOPWA program will be up and running soon
- SASI at AIDS Watch
- Sequestration’s Impact on PLWHA in the South
- New SASI Report analyzes HOPWA funding formula and concludes that the South Receives Disproportionately Lower HOPWA Funding Than Other Regions
- “Everyone has role to play in ending HIV epidemic in America.”
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SASI at AIDS Watch
February 25, 2013: SASI (Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative) was well-represented at AIDS Watch 2013! We had delegates from all of the Deep South states except Mississippi. Our advocacy is important in light of the fact that the South has 46% … Continue reading
New CDC Paper Provides Further Documentation of High HIV Burden in the Southeastern United States
HIV Diagnoses and Prevalence in the Southern Region of the United States, 2007-2010, a new paper published in the Journal of Community Health by CDC authors documents the high HIV burden borne by the Southeastern United States. According to the paper, … Continue reading
SASI’s Report Cited in the FCAA/EFG Report, “U.S. and European Philanthropic Support to Address HIV/AIDS in 2011″
November 9, 2012: SASI’s report was recently cited in the report, U.S. and European Philanthropic Support to Address HIV/AIDS in 2011, by Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) and the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group (EFG). This report highlights the gaps in the South, which has the highest rate … Continue reading
SASI applauds Minority AIDS Initiative Funds awarded to Improve HIV Testing and Engagement in Care
September 28, 2012: Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that 8 states, including 6 southern states (GA, LA, MS, NC, TN, VA), were awarded $14.2 million … Continue reading
SASI delegation participates in Congressional Roundtables focused on the Southern HIV epidemic
Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) Steering Committee members Gwen Bampfield, Carolyn McAllaster, Sharon DeCuir, Deadra Malloy, Kathie Hiers, and Valerie Mincey participated in the Congressional Roundtables focused on the Southern HIV epidemic on June 19, 2012. The Roundtables, sponsored by AIDS … Continue reading
McAllaster presents Webinar: “Focusing White House Attention on the HIV Epidemic in the South” for Farmworker Justice
On June 13, 2012, SASI Director, Carolyn McAllaster, presented a webinar entitled “Focusing White House Attention on the HIV Epidemic in the South” for Farmworker Justice. McAllaster discussed the findings of the SASI Research Report, HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South Reaches … Continue reading
SASI applauds new HHS Funding Initiative to focus on the Deep South
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 3-year, $44 million, Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on June 8, 2012 focused largely on Deep South States with the goal of reducing HIV-related deaths and related health disparities among racial … Continue reading
Official “Deepsouth” Trailer Released
The official trailer for deepsouth, a feature-length documentary about HIV in the American South featuring SASI Steering Committee member, Kathie Hiers, has just been released. Please share the link and like the film on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deepsouthfilm.
Carolyn McAllaster and the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (“SASI”) receive Positive Leadership Award
The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) and the Treatment Access Expansion Project (TAEP) presented Carolyn McAllaster and SASI with a Positive Leadership Award on April 23, 2012 during AIDS Watch. SASI is honored to share the award with … Continue reading
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Tagged HIV, SASI, NAPWA, TAEP, 30 for 30, Ford Foundation, AIDS Watch, Positive Leadership Award
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Eighty-eight organizations sign on to SASI’s Call to Action
Eighty-eight national, state, and community-based organizations have signed on to SASI’s Call to Action urging the Administration to create a State of the South Task Force. See the list of Sign-on Organizations here.
