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“Everyone has role to play in ending HIV epidemic in America.”
February 22, 2012: Today, a few members of SASI, including SASI Director Carolyn McAllaster, attended the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) Implementation Assessment meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At this meeting, Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the Office of National AIDS … Continue reading
Funding for HIV Care: SASI’s Findings
SASI Update-The Continuing HIV Crisis in the US South, commissioned by SASI and compiled by the Duke Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, contained an in-depth analysis of HIV care and prevention funding to the South* and the 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Funding, Research
Tagged ADAP, AIDS, CDC, HIV, Medicaid, Ryan White, SASI, South, Southeast, State of the South Task Force
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World AIDS Day 2012: SASI Releases New Report
The Southeastern United States continues to experience the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS infections in the country confirms a new report, SASI Update-The Continuing HIV Crisis in the US South. This report highlights 9 targeted southern states that have been … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Research
Tagged AIDS, HIV, SASI, South, Southeast, State of the South Task Force, WAD
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SASI releases new report, “SASI Update – The Continuing HIV Crisis in the South”
November 28, 2012: SASI has released a new report SASI Update-The Continuing HIV Crisis in the US South—an update to last year’s report that highlights the continued disproportionate effect of HIV in the US South. Click here to read SASI’s press release, calling … 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 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
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
Posted in Honors & Awards
Tagged 30 for 30, AIDS Watch, Ford Foundation, HIV, NAPWA, Positive Leadership Award, SASI, TAEP
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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.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Hank Johnson circulate Sign-on letter Supporting Enhanced Responses to HIV/AIDS for Women and Southern US States
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (California) and Congressman Hank Johnson (Georgia) are circulating a Sign-on Letter to Members of Congress highlighting the HIV epidemic among women and especially in the southern United States. SASI’s report, HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South Reaches Crisis Proportions … Continue reading
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