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The following links are provided as a service to
visitors to the BABES Network Web Site. These links do not imply an endorsement
of the organizations or validity of the content of their web sites by BABES
Network-YWCA.
Web resources for women living with HIV
HIV/AIDS Resource Center for Women
"After 25 years
and 25 million deaths, the world has yet to realize that HIV isn’t just a
man’s problem.” A comprehensive online resource that includes
personal stories, basic HIV information, minority women and HIV, HIV and
pregnancy, expert interviews, news and updates. (Part of www.thebody.com)
The Well Project
The Well Project, Inc., a Not For Profit Corporation, is an initiative conceived, developed, and administered by HIV+ women and those who are affected by this disease. The Well Project’s mission is to change the course of this HIV/AIDS pandemic through a unique and comprehensive focus on women. Their website is a great resource for HIV info relating to women.
Positively Women - Living with HIV, Changing
Lives - (London)
Positively Women is the only national charity working
to improve the quality of life of women and families affected by HIV: Providing
specialist support by women living with HIV - Enabling women to make informed
choices - Challenging stigma and discrimination
Interview with AIDS Activist Mary Fisher
3/7/2006
Kaiser Family Foundation Broadcast Studio, Washington, D.C.
AIDS
activist Mary Fisher became known to many Americans at the 1992 Republican
National Convention, during which she told attendees she was HIV-positive.
Fisher has been active in the campaign to battle HIV/AIDS and participated in
events to mark International Women’s Day in Washington,
D.C., on March 8. Kaiser Family Foundation vice president Jackie Judd
interviews Fisher.
The Office on
Women's Health - US Department of Health and Human Services: HIV/AIDS in Women
Long
considered a man’s disease, HIV/AIDS is a rapidly growing public health
problem among women. HIV/AIDS remains among the leading causes of death for
U.S. women ages 25-44. Among African American Women in this same age group,
AIDS was the third leading cause of death in 1998 (CDC National Center for HIV,
STD, and TB Prevention).
Women, Childrens and HIV
Resources on
the prevention and treatment of HIV infection in women and children targeted at
health workers, program managers, and policy makers in resource-poor settings.
Fact Sheet: Women and HIV/AIDS in the United
States, Kaiser Family Fundation
This updated fact sheet highlights
the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in the United States, providing current data
and trends over time
The National Womens Health Information
Institute
HIV/AIDS is a complex disease that affects every aspect
of your life — your health, your relationships, your livelihood, and your
future goals. If you have HIV, or know someone who has HIV, you are not alone.
There are many women across the world who are coping with this disease.
Although having HIV can have a devastating impact on your life, women with HIV
are living longer and stronger lives filled with love and happiness. Whether
you are at risk for getting HIV, living with HIV, or caring for a friend,
child, or other family member, you may be looking for reliable information to
help you each step of the way. The National Women's Health Information Center
(NWHIC) provides information to women and links to helpful resources.
Rebekka Armstrong
An active Playboy Playmate with AIDS
and an outspoken activist to increase HIV/AIDS awareness and the fight for
progress in discovering improved medications and treatment, Rebekka continues
to tour the country and abroad, taking part in educational programs and
teaching people about the reality of HIV and how to prevent it.
Other Web Resources
HIVConnect.Net
An on-line community
connecting HIV-positive people with each other and the healthcare community. We
also provide a separate community for family and friends of those affected by
HIV.
The Center for Positive Connections (North
Miami, FL)
The Center for Positive Connections is a non-profit
501-C(3) community based organization that is run for those infected and
affected by chronic illness our community. Our mission is to provide
educational, emotional, holistic and social support to ALL individuals living
with HIV/AIDS, with emphasis on heterosexuals , the newly diagnosed & their
family & friends.
AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA)
ACRIA is an HIV research and treatment education organization with
national reach. We publish several widely used topic specific HIV treatment
education brochures (Clinical Trials Explained, Managing Drug Side Effects,
Treatment Issues for Women, Understanding Your Lab Results, and Viral Hepatitis
and HIV) as well as a quarterly treatment education newsletter called ACRIA
Update. All of our publications are provided free to people living with HIV and
nonprofits via mail and are available online.
HIV and HEPATITIS.COM
Ronald Baker is the
founder of HIV and Hepatitis.com and currently serves as publisher and
editor-in-chief of the web site. With more than 15 years experience in
publishing, community education, and HIV treatment advocacy, Dr. Baker has
written and edited more than 200 articles on HIV/AIDS treatment research and
treatment advocacy issues.
HIV and Hepatitis.com posts new information
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (except for holidays), and on other days
when there is important breaking news
amFAR AIDS Research
amfAR's mission is to
prevent HIV infection and the disease and death associated with it and to
protect the human rights of all people threatened by the epidemic of HIV/AIDS.
Feminist Women's Health Center
We have a vision of a world
where all women freely make their own decisions regarding their bodies,
reproductive and sexuality - A world where can fulfil their own unique
potential and live healthy whole lives.
HIV & AIDS Treatments, Symptoms, and Testing
Information
AIDSmeds.com offers complete and easy-to-read information
on treating HIV & AIDS, including guided treatment lessons, info on AIDS
treatments, symptoms, and testing information, recent news, community forums,
and interactive tools.
Lifelong AIDS Alliance
Lifelong provides housing and home
chores, food and nutrition services, insurance continuation, transportation,
case management, and emergency financial assistance to people living with
HIV/AIDS.
Dunshee House
Dunshee House, a non-profit organization, builds community and cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing emotional support and personal development services to those affected by HIV/AIDS, the Queer communities, and those who love them.
Our work is done in a spirit of safety, trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of individual differences.
Multifaith
Multifaith Works unites communities of compassionate care and inclusive spirituality with people living in isolation and loneliness. Shanti offers one-to-one emotional support to people living with HIV/AIDS or other life-threatening illnesses by providing active, non-judgmental listening and a comforting, sustaining relationship.
The AIDS CareTeam Program offers friendship and practical support to individuals and households living with AIDS. Multifaith Housing Program provides supportive low-income housing to people living with AIDS and MS.
This is a Non-Profit Organization
You can
follow this link to find out more on donations:
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