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NASTAD and NCSD Statement of Urgency on Crisis Among Gay Men
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At its 2010 Annual Meeting, the NASTAD membership unanimously approved issuing a statement of urgency about the HIV and STD crisis among gay men. In conjunction with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), NASTAD released this statement at a Congressional briefing on June 24, 2010. Read the statement of urgency and the commitment of NASTAD and NCSD members to address the crisis.
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National HIV/AIDS Strategy
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The Obama Administration released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy on July 14, 2010. NASTAD sent a letter to Jeff Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House, about the newly released strategy. In the letter, NASTAD congratulated Crowley and the Obama Administration for the successful launch of the strategy and stated, "As major implementing partners in this plan, NASTAD members are eager to engage in a meaningful, sustained and dynamic relationship that ensures the strategy maintains credibility, accountability and ultimately proves successful in meeting the goals of the Strategy."
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Black Women and HIV/AIDS: Findings from the Southeast Regional Consumer and Provider Focus Group Interviews
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Black Women’s Issue Brief No. 2 provides qualitative data from Southeast regional focus groups that occurred from April to August 2009. Particular attention is given to the voice of women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS to provide a clear and fresh perspective on issues and suggestions for health departments to consider when designing, targeting and implementing culturally relevant programs or interventions for black women.
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ADELANTE Illinois December 2009 Meeting Summary and Evaluation
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NASTAD convened a two-day meeting entitled ADELANTE Illinois: Strengthening the Response to HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis in our Latino Communities. Through a partnership with the Chicago Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Public Health, AIDS Foundation of Chicago and the Illinois Statewide Latino HIV Network, the goal of ADELANTE Illinois was to strengthen the ability of health departments and their community partners to effectively implement HIV and viral hepatitis programs targeting Latino communities in Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois.
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NASTAD Bilingual Documents and Resources
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NASTAD has prioritized addressing racial and ethnic health disparities as an overarching goal of its work, setting the stage for forward movement toward policies and programs that seek to reduce health disparities in vulnerable, yet resilient populations. The following documents provide a clear understanding of the complex factors that contribute to increased rates of HIV and viral hepatitis in Latino communities and recommend targeted and tailored efforts that respond to these critical challenges.
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¡Adelante! Strengthening the Response to HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis in Latino Communities
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Building on NASTAD’s 2003 policy document entitled Addressing Latino HIV/AIDS: Latino Perspectives and Policy Recommendations, NASTAD released this Call to Action at the 2008 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC. With this Call to Action, NASTAD reaffirms its commitment to providing a comprehensive approach to addressing health disparities among Latino communities and urges health departments, national organizations, federal partners, and key community-based organizations and leaders to scale up efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis epidemics in Latino communities. The Call to Action provides a clear understanding of the complex factors that contribute to increased rates of HIV and viral hepatitis in Latino communities and recommends targeted and tailored efforts that respond to these critical challenges. ¡Adelante! en Español
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El Plan Para el Futuro (HIV Prevention Blueprint in Spanish)
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Los Estados Unidos esta en crisis. La nueva estimación de la incidencia del VIH de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) exige que los esfuerzos de prevención del VIH se unifiquen en torno a una estrategia común y sean ampliados para contrarrestar la situación de emergencia que nos enfrentamos. Como líderes de la nación en la lucha contra el VIH/SIDA, nosotros, los programas de prevención del VIH de los departamentos de salud, ofrecemos a la nación un nuevo Plan Para el Futuro. Al construir sobre los éxitos de los programas de prevención de la nación, estamos convencidos de que los Estados Unidos puede cambiar el rumbo de la epidemia del VIH/SIDA.
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Presentations from NASTAD's 2009 Southeast Regional Forum on HIV/AIDS Among Black Women
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NASTAD hosted its third regional forum entitled Black Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action, in conjunction with the Southern AIDS Coalition, in New Orleans, on March 23-25, 2009. It was part of NASTAD’s ongoing regional forum series to address racial and ethnic health disparities and the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on black women in the U.S. Health department representatives, national partners and community stakeholders came together to examine challenges and barriers to effective program development and implementation targeting black women. Strategies and lessons learned were shared among participants. Jurisdictions collaborated to develop on-going action plans and recommendations for technical assistance. The overall goal was to establish a renewed sense of commitment to address the impact of HIV/AIDS on black women. Participating jurisdictions included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. There were several presentations in support of the overall meeting objectives that are available in the Resource Materials section of the Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities page on NASTAD's website.
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Meeting Summary - Southeast Regional Forum on HIV/AIDS Among Black Women
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NASTAD, in conjunction with the Southern AIDS Coalition, conducted its third regional forum entitled, "Black Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action" on March 23-25, 2009 in New Orleans, LA. The forum included 97 individuals representing local, state and national partners and nine state teams representing the southern states. The meeting also enabled health departments to meet with a cross-section of external partners to share program information, priorities and resources, and identify the facilitators and barriers to effective programming targeting Black women.
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Black Gay Men/MSM and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action -- Meeting Summary
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On February 4-5, 2008 NASTAD conducted a Black Gay Men's Technical Assistance (TA) Meeting entitled, Black Gay Men and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action. During this meeting, NASTAD released the findings from targeted interviews conducted with over 70 health department staff and community stakeholders from 14 jurisdictions across the country. The interviews have uncovered unprecedented insight into the lives of Black gay men and a greater detail into jurisdiction-level and community-level responses to the HIV crisis. This meeting enabled health departments to meet with a cross-section of external partners to share program information, priorities and resources, and identify the facilitators and barriers to effective programming targeting Black gay men. State and city health departments invited to participate in the meeting include California, Chicago, Florida, Illinois, Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York City, New York State, North Carolina, San Francisco, Texas, and the District of Columbia.
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Black MSM Issue Brief No. 3: Findings from Targeted Interviews on HIV Prevention Activities Directed Toward Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
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Black MSM Issue Brief No. 3 is the third in a series of issue briefs highlighting the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS among Black MSM in the U.S. Issue Brief No. 3 details the findings from targeted interviews conducted with over 70 health department staff and community stakeholders from 14 jurisdictions across the country. The interviews uncovered unprecedented insight into the lives of Black gay men and a greater detail into jurisdiction-level and community-level responses to the HIV crisis. State and city health departments who participated in the targeted interviews include: California, Chicago, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Los Angeles, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York City, New York State, North Carolina, San Francisco and Texas.
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African American Researchers' Directory
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The African American Researchers' Directory is a "living document" of scientists/ researchers who perform work relevant to African Americans and HIV/AIDS. This document is intended for:
State and local health departments, CBOs and other HIV service providers to access
researchers related to specific African American populations; andIndividuals looking for collaborative partners in research to define and develop
effective, science-based interventions for African American populations.
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African American Advisory Committee October 2008 Meeting Summary
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NASTAD's African American Advisory Committee (AAAC) convened in Washington, D.C. October 19-22, 2008, to assess current activities and to establish strategic priority areas for 2009-2010. During the meeting, the three AAAC subcommittees (Policy Education, Research, and Strategic Prioritization and Partnership Building) launched a series of products stemming from NASTAD’s 2005 African American Call to Action.
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Tools to Advance Community Change: A Policy Training
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Tools to Advance Community Change is a policy training designed to provide strategies to engage decision-makers and foster community mobilization. The training is also designed to:
Direct specific actions toward coalition building for the purpose of influencing policy-
makers to change health policies, positions and/or programs;Build skills in policy education;Increase the use of available data to inform the policy education process; andEncourage effective policy education efforts.
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Meeting of National Partners to Address HIV/AIDS in African American Communities - Summary
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Summary of NASTAD's Meeting of National Partners to Address HIV/AIDS in African American Communities, held On September 24, 2007 in Washington, D.C. The overarching purpose of the meeting was to assemble a cross-section of leaders among public health, business, civic, media, faith-based, political, and academic institutions to increase their efforts to combat the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS in African American communities. The meeting provided opportunities for participants to discuss practical and innovative strategies to address barriers and facilitators to implementing effective HIV prevention programs targeting African American communities.
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Why We Can't Wait: The Tipping Point Among African Americans and HIV/AIDS
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NASTAD released this exciting, updated version of its 2001 African American Monograph on April 30, 2007, during its 2007Annual Meeting. The original document, "HIV/AIDS: African American Perspectives and Recommendations for State and Local Health Departments," was released to increase synergy between the public health system and African American communities in order to halt the devastation of HIV/AIDS. Consistent with NASTAD's updated strategic map and the overarching priority of addressing racial/ethnic health disparities, an ever-changing political landscape, and the advent of new technologies, this updated monograph seeks to further heighten the response to HIV/AIDS in African American communities by calling for coordinated and decisive action among health departments and the jurisdictions they serve.
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Breaking Through the Silence: Key Issues and Recommendations to Address HIV/AIDS Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States
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In December 2007, NASTAD, in collaboration with the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Foundations (APIAHF), released Breaking Through the Silence: Key Issues and Recommendations to Address HIV/AIDS Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States. This policy document identifies four key issues that challenge public health responses to the emerging epidemic among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. These issues include 1) the urgent need for health departments to consistently collect and report data disaggregated by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander race and ethnic subgroups; 2) determining and/or remaining aware of the current HIV prevention needs and issues in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities; 3) prioritizing the public health response to HIV/AIDS among Asian America, Native Hawaiian,and Pacific Islander communities; and 4) building adequate capacity to respond to HIV/AIDS among these communities. The document also challenges health departments, lawmakers, community-based organizations, and leaders in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities to combine forces to address these key issues and implement changes.
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African American Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis and Planning for Action – Regional Forum on African American Women Meeting Summary
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On March 29-31, 2007 NASTAD conducted a Regional Forum on African American women to provide Midwestern health departments the opportunity to meet with a cross-section of external partners to share program information and to explore the barriers and facilitators to implementing effective and culturally appropriate programs targeting African American women. Each participating state team was comprised of senior health department leadership, staff from community based organizations providing services to African American women and African American women consumers, clients, and community leaders. In addition to exploring the state-level challenges to providing serviced to this disproportionately impacted population, participants were provided the opportunity to discuss and identify solutions to a wide range of psychosocial and socioeconomic challenges facing African American women.
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Survey of Health Department Prevention Activities Directed Toward Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
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Black MSM Issue Brief No. 2: In 2006, NASTAD conducted a survey of state and directly funded local health departments. The survey was designed to obtain jurisdiction-level (i.e., state- or city-level) epidemiological data on HIV prevalence and incidence among Black MSM, assess the level of resources directed toward Black MSM, and document prevention and related activities directed to this population, as well as barriers and facilitators associated with providing targeted HIV prevention services for Black MSM. This Issue Brief, released in February 2007, presents findings from the analysis of the completed surveys. Findings presented here are intended to serve as a springboard for future efforts to determine policies and programs focusing on this population.
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Black Men Who Have Sex With Men: Standing at the Crossroad of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
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Black MSM Issue Brief No. 1: This issue brief, released in February 2006, examines the HIV/AIDS crisis among Black MSM and provides an overview of recent CDC data, while seeking to frame issues related to the identity of Black MSM. Additionally, it addresses the core components of effective prevention and care strategies for Black MSM and provides recommendations for health departments in designing programs and implementing strategies to address the significant needs of this population.
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A Turning Point: Confronting HIV/AIDS in African American Communities
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In November 2005, NASTAD released this Call to Action, which focuses attention on the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans in the U.S., and calls on state and local health departments, African American leaders, federal agencies, and policy makers to strengthen their responses to this public health crisis.
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