AIDS 2012: Black Stakeholders Outreach Webinar

Your Invited February 24, 9:30-11:00 AM Pacific // 12:30-2:00 PM EST.

Black AIDS Institute and the U.S. Positive Women's Network, in partnership with Countdown AIDS 2012 and Road to AIDS 2012, invite you to an AIDS 2012 Outreach Webinar targeting Black American Stakeholders

Friday February 24
9:30am-11:00am PT/10:30-12pm MT/11-12:30 CT/12-1:30 ET

To register for the webinar, click here:
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EC51DE83854F

The Black AIDS Institute and the U.S. Positive Women's Network will be co-hosting the second in a series of webinars targeting Black Americans with information about the upcoming International AIDS conference in Washington (AIDS 2012). AIDS 2012 will be a one-time chance to dramatically influence the trajectory of the AIDS response in Black America, and in the U.S. overall. It is incumbent upon Black community members and stakeholders to come together and make our voices heard in the halls of Washington, and around the globe.

The 90 minute webinar will be an exclusive opportunity to learn about some of the activities being planned by, for, and about Black people attending the conference. Now that the abstract deadline has passed, we also invite you to share with the group what programming you're planning for the conference.

To register for the webinar, click here:
http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=EC51DE83854F

Health Disparities Research LRP

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH IS HELPING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE

Program Purpose

The purpose of the Health Disparities Research LRP is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals to research careers that focus on minority health or other health disparity issues. Funding for this LRP is provided through the NIH's National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), which ensures that at least 50 percent of the awards are made to health professionals who are members of identified health disparity populations.

Learn more at http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/health_disparities.aspx

Cultural Competence in Dementia Care

Cultural Competence in Dementia Care - Tuesday, June 28th from noon-1pm.

Panelists: Tracey Gendron and Shannon Marling (VCU)
Moderator: E. Ayn Welleford (VCU)

Working with individuals with diverse backgrounds implies an imperative need to become culturally competent, and in particular, to acquire the knowledge of a group’s diversity, history, culture and contemporary reality. The event will described how the cultural background of both the caregivers and elders with dementia disorders impact recognition and treatment of the disease, will identify barriers that exist among African American, Hispanic and Asian family members that impact the decision to seek treatment for symptoms of dementia, and finally, will describe the function of cognitive testing using neuropsychological assessments and the role that ethnicity plays in valid outcome measures.

To register go to:
http://www.alzpossible.org/newsletter/culturalcompetence.htm

Kimberly Williams
Education Coordinator Assistant
Department of Gerontology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Theatre Row, Room 2012
730 East Broad Street
P.O. Box 980228
Richmond, VA 23298-0228
phone 804-828-1565
fax 804-828-5259

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Working With LGBTQ Youth 1010

presented by
ROSMY-Institute for Equality

in partnership with

Virginia Home for Boys and Girls

and

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health
and Developmental Services

When: April 13, 2011

9am - 4pm

Where: VHBG

8716 W. Broad St.

Richmond, VA 23294

804.270.6566

$30 per person

To Register click http://tinyurl.com/47dk79k

• Learn the basics such as accurate and respectful terminology and the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Get practical experience navigating difficult dialogues such as how to ask "The question," the importance of asking, and how to determine when it is appropriate.
• Additionally, you will receive 10 easy tips for being an advocate for LGVTQ youth.

ROSMY's training has won the Fitz-Turner Award from the Virginia Education Association for outstanding leadership in promoting positive inter group relations.

Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice and the Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice

Families USA is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for the Villers fellowship for Health Care Justice and the Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice.

The Villers Fellowship
The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Each year, the Villers Fellow works in our health policy department and assists our organizations efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. Specifically, the Villers Fellow will conduct research on a range of health care policy issues and write and contribute to publications that are relevant to health reform implementation and other health policy issues.

The application deadline for the Villers Fellowship is January 14, 2011.

You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, on our website: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html .

The Wellstone Fellowship

The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice is designed to foster the advancement of social justice through participation in health care advocacy work that focuses ont heunique challenges facing many low-income and minority communities. Through this fellowship, Families USA hopes to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented economic, racial, and ethnic minority groups, including from the American Indian and alaska Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander communities. The Wellstone Fellow plays an integral role in the work of Families USA's Field and Minority Health initiatives Departments.

You can find more information, includnig a downloadable application form, on our website: http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html

The application deadline for the Wellstone Fellowship is January 31, 2011.

If you have any questions about the Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice or would like to request hard copies of the application brochure, please contact me at wellstonefellowship@familiesusa.org

Both fellowships are year-long, full-time salaried positions at our office in Washington, DC. Each year, one candidate will be selected for each fellowship. Selected fellows will receive a compensatory package that includs an annual salary of $38,000 and excellent health care benefits.