National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities

Friday, October 30, 2009, Session 1: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Exclusive Seminar: Yes You Can! Carrying the HIV Message to the New Administration

Supported by Bristol-Myers Squibb

Location: Plaza A, Lobby Level

Level: Intermediate

In his first weeks in office, President Obama made it clear that healthcare reform would be one of the new administration’s highest priorities. And the announcement of the Act Against AIDS campaign and the revitalization of the Office of National AIDS Policy indicate that HIV will be given the attention it deserves. If there were ever a time to make your voice heard, it’s now. But how do you get your message across in the new administration? This seminar will provide an overview of the new administration’s healthcare reform plans and how they affect the HIV/AIDS landscape, and explore the possible impact on people living with HIV/AIDS. Expert lobbyists will offer insights on how to work with the new administration and congress on HIV advocacy issues, and participants will have the opportunity to engage in open discussion with the full panel of moderators.

WORKSHOPS

• An Analysis of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program & An Update on the Extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

  
  

• Take Charge-Stay Safe: A Home-Grown HIV Harm Reduction Intervention for Gay, Bi-Sexual, and MTF Transgender Detainees in the Los Angeles County Jails

  
  

• Winning an Initial Social Security Claim when HIV is NOT the Primary Disability

  
  

• The Bruthas Project:  A "Home Grown" HIV Prevention Intervention Developed for Non-Gay Identified African-American Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women

  
  

• State Partnerships that Promote the Integration of HIV, STD and Pregnancy Prevention among School-Aged Youth

  
  

• HIV Surveillance for Transgender Persons - Current Activities and Lessons Learned at the National and Jurisdiction Levels

  
  

• Choose Your Own DEBI-Venture:  Selecting and Adapting the Evidence Based Intervention that's Right for Your Population

  
  

• Capacity Building Assistance from a Distance:  Lessons Learned in Adapting Live CBA Workshops to Online Workshops for HIV Prevention

  
  

• Coping with the Economic Downturn: Developing the Skills and Resources to Assist People with HIV/AIDS Who Are Considering Employment

  
  

• Adapting Web-based HIV/AIDS Interventions Targeting MSM to HIV Prevention Programming for Young Women of Color

  
  

• Dollars and Sense: Trends in Foundation Funding for HIV/AIDS and Tips for Working with Philanthropy

  
  

• Prescription Hope: A Brief History of HIV Treatment Strategies, an Assessment of Today's HAART Regimens and a Preview of Possible Future Treatments

  
  

• A Comprehensive Approach to HIV Care and Treatment in an Urban Setting

  
  

• Wikis, Blogs, Texting and More: Using New Media Tools to Communicate about HIV

  
  

• HIV Housing, A Critical Intervention: Where's the Money?

  
  

• Aligning the US Domestic Epidemic and the US Global AIDS Response in Solidarity

  
  

• An Inclusive Approach to Financial Sustainability

  
  

• Incorporating Native Traditional Practices with Contemporary Practices in Treatment

ROUNDTABLES

• 51 Is the New 21: Older LGBT Adults and HIV

  
  

• Implementing a Home-Based Treatment Adherence Program in New York City

  
  

• Volunteer Management: An Interactive Dialogue on Lessons Learned in Having a Volunteer Program

  
  

• Assessing Counseling and Testing as a Capacity Building Assistance Course

  
  

• Reaching Our Peers, Our Side

  
  

• HIV Prevention for New Immigrants & Refugees from Africa: Successes & Surprises

  
  

• El Grupo Case: A Family-Based, Secondary Prevention Approach for Latino Migrants Living with HIV and Their Families, Partners and Social Networks.

  
  

• Ensuring Accessibility in HIV & STD Prevention Services for People with Disabilities

  
  

• Looking Back on a Decade of HIV Services for Homeless Youth in San Francisco

  
  

• An Impediment to Dental Services: Paying For It