What's Happenning Now with Women and Girls

Learn what is happennong now with current rates among women of all ethnicities and youth.  Also learn what new prevention intervention are being implemented and their effectiveness.

The Impact of Racism on Health & Who's Contracting HIV

Expert(s) will discuss and bring attention to how the social determinants of health (including proverty) and the social determinants of equity (including racism) play a role in health disparities and should be included in discussions on universal and determining population level interventions.

Presenter: Nina T. Harawa, MPH, PhD, Charles Drew University Department of Research

Housing Stability & Security

How does housing play a role in HIV prevention, medical and treatment adherence? This session will address this topic as well as present an update on housing policies that impact persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Presenters: Angela Aidala, PhD, Columbia University;

Kristin Goodwin, Housing Works

Incarceration & HIV

Highlights of rates of infection among the incarcerated, legislative mandates for inmates living with HIV/AIDS, access to care while incarcerated and discharge planning.

Presenter: Divine Pryor, PhD, Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, School of Professional and Community Development at Medgar Evers College

Parenting & Dating While Positive: When Do I Have to Disclose & How?

Women living with HIV/AIDS will discuss disclosure to dating partners, children and grandchildren. They will share their experiences and give tips on how to disclose and when.

Presenters: Vanessa Johnson, NAPWA; Maria Davis; Rusti Miller

Youth & HIV/AIDS

How is HIV impacting our youth and what programs some organizations have in place to address this population will be shared with participants.

Presenters: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Adolescent AIDS Program;

Maggie Janes, Partnership for Family Health Services

Debra Bosier, Iris House

Faith Based Organizations and Spirituality

Panelists representing Muslim, Latino and African American congregations will discuss the work of faith based organizations in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Presenters: Rev. Dr. Cheryl Anthony, Founder and Senior Pastor of Judah International Congregation;

Chaplain Dr. Nurah Amat-Ullah, Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development;

Bishops Angel & Nancy Rosario, Church of God's Children, Bronx, NY;

Daniel Leyva, the Director of Latino Religious Leadership Project (LRLP), Latino Commission on AIDS;

Nathaly Rubio, VOCES Latino

Latinos & HIV/AIDS

A discussion on the many issues impacting Latinos including immigration status, domestic violence, mental health, “down low” phenomenon amongst others will be addressed.

Presenters: Ofelia Barrios, Latino Commission on AIDS;

Rosa Bramble-Weed, Positive Life

Impact of Trauma, Mental Health and Body Image on Persons Living with HIV/AIDS

Panelists will address how trauma, mental health and body image impact treatment and care for persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins from Mt. Sinai;

Jenny Torino, RN and Matthew Feldman, PhD, GMHC;

Frances Melendez, PhD, Deputy Director of Master of Arts Mental Health Counseling Program, College of Staten Island

Getting Women into Clinical Trials

How do we get more women to participate in clinical trials? What are the barriers and how can they be reduced? The session will also discuss the results of one of the largest clinical trials to include women.

Presenter: Marina Leonardos, NP Lutheran Family Health Centers

10:00 – 1:00 Youth HIV Prevention Summit

Workshop focused on youth ages 13 – 18 to include HIV 101, presentation by a medical provider on HIV & STIs and role paying for youth to enhance negotiation skills for better decision making.

10:00 – 2:00 Community Health and Wellness Fair

FREE health screenings for community members including Rapid HIV Testing, Diabetes, Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Screening and others.

St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital; African Hope Committee

Coming of Age with HIV

Panelists representing different age ranges discuss living with the disease, the challenges and their personal stories.

How HIV Impacts Your Community

Learn how HIV, incarceration and substance abuse are impacting your community. What happens when formerly incarcerated persons return to the community, where are the HIV hotspots and is there a link between substance abuse and community hotspots?

Presenter: Tracie Gardner, Legal Action Center

Dating in the Era of HIV

Can HIV-positive men and women find love? If I’m negative could I date someone who is positive? How and when should someone disclose their status to someone their dating and do they have to?

HIV & Substance Abuse 101

Learn how HIV is transmitted and how to prevent infection and substance abuse. This session will educate community members so they can become empowered to help others in their congregations, social networks, workplace and community.

Iris House

How to Talk to Your Kids about Sex

Parents can learn important techniques for how to discuss sex, pregnancy prevention, HIV & STI prevention with their kids.

Planned Parenthood

Latinos and HIV

Latinos and others can get an update on how HIV is impacting their population and how they can help reduce the spread of the disease in their communities.

Presenter: Nathaly Rubio, VOCES Latino