The African American Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry invites you to attend the The Impact of HIV/AIDS among Women of Color Conference to be held at Tukwila Community Center 12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila, WA 98168 on Friday, April 3, 2009.
The Impact of HIV/AIDS among Women of Color Conference is designed to offer educational workshops for all professionals who provide care, education, treatment and related services for women of color. Special attention will be given to addressing the disparities and health conditions that impact African American (native and foreign-born) women.
The morning plenary and workshops will focus on the impact of Mental Illness & Substance Abuse among HIV Positive Women of Color and how to enhance their access to HIV care and treatment. The workshops will cover:
- HIV & Historical Trauma/Domestic Violence among Women of Color
- HIV/AIDS & Kidney Disease Among Patients of Color
- HIV & Sexual Concurrency among African American Women
- Enhancing Access to HIV Care & Treatment for African American & African Born Women
- Spirituality, Grief/Loss & Coping with HIV
- HPV & HIV Co-Infection
- HIV & Stigma among Women of Color
- HIV & Reproductive Health
To register online visit https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/aarth/68683 or register by phone: Contact AARTH Ministry at 206.850.2070. The Conference will include continental breakfast and lunch. The cost to attend is a $25 donation that will support women in transitional housing.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Northwest AIDS Education and Training Center at the University of Washington and the National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center at Charles Drew University.
Supporting Organizations: BABES Network, Black Leadership Council on HIV/Seattle King County Public Health, Center for AIDS Research/University of Washington, Northwest Microbicides Coalition, Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization, People of Color Against AIDS Network, Seattle HIV Vaccine Trails Unit
Women of color, particularly Black women, have been especially hard hit and represent the majority of new HIV infections and AIDS cases among women, and the majority of women living with the disease.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation October 2008
African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry is a faith-based nonprofit organization established to respond to HIV/AIDS and other major health issues affecting people of African descent.