|
Women's Issues
-
News Updates:
-
 Michigan
Women and AIDS Committee (MWAC)
-
For Women Living with HIV/AIDS:
-
See also:
Michigan Women and AIDS Committee (MWAC)
The Mission Statement
"The Michigan Women and AIDS Committee advocates on behalf of women in our
community who are infected with, affected by or at-risk for HIV infection by
promoting HIV prevention and supportive services through HIV education,
community collaborations and enhancing HIV awareness."
MWAC meets in Detroit, the most affected urban area in Michigan. The group
forming new committees and is open to new members. See the
Meetings page for information on the next meeting. Contact Maxine Guy
guymax@health.ci.detroit.mi.us.
Medical/Clinical Reports
The Impact of HAART on
Women’s Quality of Life
In the latest issue of AIDS Research and Therapy, Chenglong Liu et
al. report the results of a study of HAART’s impact on the quality
of life of HIV-infected women. The study analyzed data gathered in
the Women’s Interagency Health Study (WIHS), the largest
HIV/AIDS prospective cohort study of U.S. women (read more about
WIHS
here and
here). Study results indicated that in the short term, HAART
users had improved quality of life scores in areas such as role
functioning, social functioning, pain, and perceived health.
However, HAART did not have any long-term effect on any of the
quality of life measure. The full text of the research report,
Assessing the Effect of HAART on Quality of Life Among HIV-Infected
Women is also available. Those interested in women’s HIV/AIDS
treatment issues may also wish to consult the U.S. Health Resources
and Services Administration’s
A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV, is
available free of charge. AIDSinfo links to additional
resources on women and HIV.
AIDSinfo At-A-Glance: Volume Issue No. # 16
Resources For Women Living
with HIV/AIDS
Dress for Success is not-for profit agency designed to advance
low-income women's economic and social development and to encourage
self-sufficiency through career development and employment retention. Dress for
Success responds to the needs of our communities by providing programs that help
economically disadvantaged women acquire jobs, retain their new positions and
succeed in the mainstream workplace. For more information on this organization
or to find out how you can help please check out their website at:
http://www.dressforsuccess.org/what_we_do/ Dress for Success Detroit:
Jo-Ann Lucas, Executive Director, 1200 E. McNichols, Highland Park, Michigan USA
48203
Phone: 313.477.4982, Fax: 313.823.4118
detroit@dressforsuccess.org
Dress for Success Flint Mary Saab-Baker, Program Director, 711 N. Saginaw
St., Flint, Michigan United States 48503, Phone: (810) 233-4380, Fax: (810)
760-9332 flint@dressforsuccess.org
Resources at The Body While the number of women
with HIV in the United States -- not to mention around the world -- increases,
there are precious few places on the Web where HIV-positive women can turn for
critically important information and support. That's why The Body has launched
its new and improved
HIV/AIDS Resource Center for Women. Overflowing with practical information
about living with HIV, having a baby and dealing with HIV medications, the
resource center features:
If you're a
woman living with HIV, or are simply looking to learn more about how HIV affects
women, there's no better resource on the Web than The Body's newly updated
HIV/AIDS Resource Center for Women.
The Well Project, an initiative by and for women living with
HIV/AIDS, has launched a new Web site to serve as a comprehensive
woman-specific HIV resource offering the latest information on
managing the disease for infected women, health care providers,
and advocates. Women are the fastest growing population of newly
HIV-infected people in the United States and worldwide.
"Women with HIV/AIDS face unique challenges. The Well
Project is specifically designed to identify and fill in the gaps
of current information and unify the distribution of the already
available, but often under-utilized resources," said Dawn
Averitt, its founder and CEO.
The Web site includes fact sheets; data sets; summary
slides; a searchable clinical trials database; a resource
directory; and a physician network for expert discussion on
treatment. The site is divided into five targeted sections: HIV,
The Basics, Treatment and Trials, Diseases and Conditions, Living
Well, and a Women's Center.
In addition, members can participate in confidential and
secure discussion boards, download advocacy tools, and receive an
e-newsletter highlighting the most current information about
women and HIV.
For more information, go to www.thewellproject.com.
Women's Health Weekly
(10.02.03)
"UN Launches First Comprehensive Web Site on Gender
and HIV/AIDS"
http://www.genderandaids.org
Designed to be user-friendly, informative and interactive, the site
offers
research, training materials, surveys, advocacy tools, current
news and opinion pieces by leading experts. "This online resource
center is a practical step forward by UNIFEM and UNAIDS together,
designed to improve the support for the millions of women around
the world living with HIV and affected by the epidemic,"
according to UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot.
Publication for women available from Project
Inform!
"Positive? How Are You Feeling?" contains a rich assortment of information,
including how best to take care of yourself emotionally, physically and mentally
while dealing with HIV.www.thebody.com/pinf/wise_words/positive/contents.htm
Gynecological Problems Among HIV+ Women
NATAP has posted a 48 page Guideline in pdf format written by Jean
Anderson, MD, Johns Hopkins University, and Silvia Abukarach, MD, MPH, on
the NATAP website at
WWW.NATAP.ORG
New at the NPIN: Living Positive: An Inspiring
Documentary about Women and AIDS. See the
Resources section.
|
