Tag Archives: HIV
Two-year study in Southeastern U.S. finds one-quarter of adult HIV patients were sexually abused as children
HIV and the Long Tail of Child Sexual Abuse: Duke University researchers in collaboration with researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Appalachian State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that one in four … Continue reading
SASI Releases Comprehensive Report on the HIV Epidemic in the South: Calls for Immediate and Increased Federal HIV/AIDS Resources to the South
Durham, N.C. –The Southeastern United States is experiencing the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS infections confirms a comprehensive research report, “HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South Reaches Crisis Proportions in Last Decade” released Thursday by the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI). The report … Continue reading
SASI applauds the CDC’s new approach to allocating 2012 HIV prevention funds.
The CDC announced that its 2012 HIV prevention awards were allocated based on the number of people living with HIV in each jurisdiction. SASI applauds the CDC’s efforts to better reflect the geographic impact of the HIV epidemic with its … Continue reading
SASI Delegation Meets with Washington Decision Makers
On December 9, 2011, members of SASI’s Steering Committee (Carolyn McAllaster, Gwen Bampfield, Kathie Hiers, Sharon DeCuir and Robert Greenwald) held meetings with Jeff Crowley, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy, Greg Millett, Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of … Continue reading
SASI Steering Committee Member Sharon DeCuir featured on BET Networks
I Am the Face of HIV: Sharon DeCuir, Prevention Program Coordinator at HIV/AIDS Alliance for Two Inc. (HAART), talks about living with HIV in Baton Rouge, LA.
World AIDS Day in the South
CNN’s series on HIV/AIDS in the Southeast conveys the urgency of the fight against AIDS in this part of the country. Check out that series, which begins with the story “Neglecting HIV/AIDS in the South.” The series gets at the treatment … Continue reading
New Research: HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South Reaches Crisis Proportions in Last Decade
Durham, N.C. –The Southeastern United States is experiencing the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS infections, says the executive summary of a research report released Tuesday by The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI). The report takes a close look at nine … Continue reading
Forthcoming documentary about living with HIV in the South
Take a look at this promo for “Close to Home” a documentary that follows the lives of four Southerners–including our own steering committee member, Kathie Hiers of AIDS Alabama. Synopsis: After … Continue reading
Sign Our Online Petition
Did you know that 43% of Americans living with HIV are Southerners? It’s true – and it’s getting worse. Half the people newly diagnosed with HIV live in the Southern US. Death rates for Americans living with HIV are highest … Continue reading
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