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African American Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action

Kellye McKenzie, Senior Program Manager, Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities Joy Mbajah, Program Manager, Prevention

Presentation Overview

• Introduction
• NASTAD Overview
• Overview of National Epidemiology
• Examination of Risk Factors
• NASTAD Regional Forum Series to Address HIV Among African

American Women

• Next Steps

NASTAD Overview

• The mission of NASTAD is to strengthen state and territory-based

leadership, expertise and advocacy and bring them to bear on reducing the incidence of HIV infection and on providing care and support to all who live with HIV/AIDS.

• The vision of NASTAD is a world free of HIV/AIDS.

Impacting National Polices and Programs

• NASTAD staff develop policy/program recommendations based on

input from the Executive Committee and members.

• Work groups of AIDS directors/their program staff guide programs

and ensure products reflect needs/concerns of members.

• Use “peer” technical assistance model to link AIDS directors and to

share expertise across jurisdictions.

NASTAD Programs

• Government Relations
• Prevention

– Viral Hepatitis – Youth – IDU

• Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities
• Care & Treatment
• Global

NASTAD Prioritization of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses — 33 States, 2001-2004” MMWR 2005;54:1149-1153.

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HIV Risk Factors For African American Women

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Overview of NASTAD Regional Forum Series

• Series launched in October 2006 to bring together regional state

clusters to address issues impacting racial and ethnic health disparities

• Current issues/priority areas

– Black Gay Men – African American Women – Youth

• Central focus: Power and Privilege

– Racism, classism, and socio-economics (2008) – Gender and sexuality (2009) – Addressing structural factors/barriers including racism, socio- economics, issues of access, etc. – Investigating resiliency and successful strategies

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• Audre Lorde
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March 2008 Northeast Regional Forum Participants (including New York City and Philadelphia)

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NASTAD Year Long Technical Assistance Timeline

June 2008 3 month follow-up conference call with individual state teams September–October 2008 6 month follow-up conference call with individual state teams November 2008 Joint conference call with all state teams. Opportunity for states to share successes and solicit feedback January-February 2009 10 month follow-up conference call with individual state teams NASTAD provides TA to states to replicate regional forum at local level March 2009 Follow-up interviews with representative(s) from each participating jurisdiction Implementation of a survey (process and outcome assessment) State team report (compilation of final outcomes and lessons learned)

Immediate Outcomes

• Development of state-wide needs assessment tool focused on

African American women

• Presentation of action plan activities to CPG and subsequent

formation of African American women’s CPG subcommittee

• Commitment to replicate regional forum locally
• Brown bag series to address health and wellness, including

HIV/AIDS, among women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds

• Rap session and reception for African American sororities
• Multiple presentations on issues related to African American

women and HIV/AIDS at statewide health conference

Emerging TA Themes and Trends

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Next Steps

• Release of three-part African American Women’s

issue brief series (first document slated for May 2009 release)

• Conduct African American women’s focus groups

in the Northeast

• Establish peer mentorship opportunities between

2007 and 2007 regional forum participants

• Explore opportunities to conduct third regional

forum in the Southeast

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Contact Information

Kellye McKenzie, MPA Senior Program Manager, Racial & Ethnic Health Disparities 202.434.8007 kmckenzie@NASTAD.org B0&%)0 ) 12176<67F4<< %&%I7

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