Women’s Centered Leadership/Our Lives Matter Too In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day NMAC’s Leadership Pipeline embarks on an initiative that will establish women centered dialogues where female leaders can share, enlighten, and authenticate their strengths and contributions towards health equity and social justice. In the spirit of “high tea”, this virtual social […]
This year’s United States Conference on AIDS is a pivotal one. Here in our nation’s capital we’ll have all the key stakeholders in one city, under one roof, and minutes away from the White House. USCA happens at a time where convening on topics of HIV/AIDS have many implications in next year’s elections, policies, and health care […]
A report on the scholarship fund and prevention and education efforts of Capital City AIDS Fund from the U.S. Conference on AIDS in October 2014.
Internship Opportunity Announcement with NMAC and NIH National Institute of Health DUTIES/JOB DESCRIPTION: The interns will assist with project and meeting planning, co-facilitation, coordination of webinars, development of workshop curricula, collaboration with other NMAC departments and special projects to include USCA, research and literature reviews, proposal writing assistance, marketing and social media engagement. Project activities will correlate with […]
For decades, NMAC has worked within communities of color, targeting community-based organizations, to build healthier communities. Community-based organizations represent the backbone of the public health sector and play a vital role in eradicating HIV/AIDS. Today, community-based organizations (CBOs) are facing a rapidly changing health care landscape in which they must be able to adapt […]
New Guidelines for HIV Prevention with Persons with HIV This week CDC, HRSA, NIH, the American Academy of HIV Medicine, the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, the National Minority AIDS Council, and the Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS) issued Recommendations for HIV Prevention with […]
Outlines community driven agenda to promote health and wellness through literacy Washington, DC – To mark World AIDS Day, the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) is pound to announce the release of its new report, Continuing the Advance against HIV/AIDS: A Community Driven Health Literacy and Wellness Agenda. The document, which was developed in large […]
Reforms to immigration policy essential, but further action for health & justice needed. HIV advocates remain deeply concerned about barriers to healthcare and detention of women and children. The following is a statement from National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) Director of Outreach and Public Affairs Kyle Murphy: Washington, DC – “The National Minority […]
Each year on October 15, the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, we mark National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (#NLAAD) to highlight the epidemic’s toll on Latinos in the United States and the unique needs of this diverse and growing population. Latino men are 3 times more likely to have HIV than their White counterparts, while […]
The fight against HIV/AIDS has always been about more than the search for medicine or a cure. It has been a battle for human dignity. To demonstrate that each life, regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, nation of origin, or religion, has inherent value. From the beginning, this epidemic has taken the largest toll […]
