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Document Type:
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Guides (Legal or Medical) |
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Date:
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2010-October-4 |
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Summary:
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The Center for HIV Law and Policy prepared this basic guide for advocates on the legal and human rights protections for people living with HIV and AIDS in the United ...
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Document Type:
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Fact Sheet |
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Date:
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2010-January |
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Summary:
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Women who are HIV-positive and pregnant or considering becoming pregnant often face judgment and discrimination from the very medical care providers they rely upon to keep ...
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Document Type:
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Guides (Legal or Medical) |
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Date:
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2012-January |
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Summary:
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The Teen SENSE Model Staff Training Standards Focusing on the Needs of Youth in State Custody are designed to ensure that all staff of foster care, detention, and ...
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Document Type:
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Guides (Legal or Medical) |
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Date:
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2010-March |
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Summary:
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This brief handout provides a succinct guide to using the human rights framework in U.S. advocacy for HIV-positive women's reproductive rights. It describes different ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2009 |
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Summary:
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The authors conclude that HIV criminalization leads to negative public health outcomes, increased gender-based violence, and greater social and political inequalities for ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007-September-04 |
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Summary:
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This commentary, published by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and endorsed by more than 40 organizations around the world, including the Center for HIV Law and Policy, ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
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1999 |
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Summary:
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This compilation of personal stories interspersed with factual information regarding various aspects of women's experience with HIV/AIDS aims to help HIV-positive women ...
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Document Type:
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Pleadings and Briefs |
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Date:
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2005-September-23 |
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Summary:
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In a case brought by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, two organizations (AOSI and Pathfinder International) that received funding under the United ...
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Document Type:
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Court and Agency Decisions and Orders (including case law) |
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Date:
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2006-May-08 |
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Summary:
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In a case brought by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, two organizations (AOSI and Pathfinder International) that received funding under the United ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2010-June-17 |
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Summary:
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This study reports strong evidence of the effectiveness of HIV antiretroviral therapy in substantially reducing the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child when ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Summary:
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This study examines physiological manifestations of stress associated with the process of transitioning among transgender men. The goal of the study was to document the ...
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California Public Benefits Issues for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients: A Guide for Attorneys and Advocates, (Nat’l Ctr. for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, Cal. and Legal Services of N. Cal., Sacramento, Cal.), Aug. 14, 2011.
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Document Type:
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Guides (Legal or Medical) |
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Date:
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2011-August |
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Summary:
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Prepared by the National Center Lesbian Rights and Legal Services of Northern California, this guide provides an overview and study of California and federal law for ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2006 |
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Summary:
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Capacitación de Mujeres Jóvenes para Liderar el Cambio es una guía que ha sido diseñado para dar apoyo al desarrollo de las habilidades y ...
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Document Type:
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Guides (Legal or Medical) |
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Date:
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2004 |
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Summary:
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This document summarizes the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and describes the status of CEDAW in the United States, and ...
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Document Type:
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Statutes, Regulations, and Agency Guidelines |
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Date:
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2013 |
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Summary:
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This plan describes the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) proposed implementation of the Close to Home juvenile justice reform initiative. ...
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Document Type:
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Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies |
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Date:
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2012-November |
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Summary:
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The Center for HIV Law and Policy submitted these comments on September 26, 2012 to the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) on the agency's proposed ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Summary:
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This article identifies the specific components of community-level and structural-level HIV prevention interventions targeting men who have sex with men that have proven ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
|
2009-July |
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Summary:
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This set of recommendations to the Obama Administration and its Office of National AIDS Policy is the product of a convening of Ford Foundation grantees, consisting of ...
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Document Type:
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International Commitments and United Nations Documents |
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Date:
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2001-August-2 |
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Summary:
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The United Nations General Assembly Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS represents “a global commitment to enhancing coordination and intensification of national, ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2006 |
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Summary:
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This guide for young women and those working with them offers activities to motivate and enable young women to advocate for change and to mobilize others to do the same. A ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
|
2012-March |
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Summary:
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The 30 for 30 Campaign briefing paper "Ending HIV-Related Health Care Disparities for Women," is a compilation of the most recent data on issues leading to the stark ...
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Document Type:
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Fact Sheet |
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Date:
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2012-March |
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Summary:
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This is a two-page executive summary of a series of briefing papers drafted by the 30 for 30 Campaign regarding women and HIV-related health disparities. The briefing ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007 |
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Summary:
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This document presents examples of innovative approaches for engaging men and boys in changing gender-based health inequity and summarizes the evidence on the ...
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Document Type:
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Executive Orders, Reports, and Directives |
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Date:
|
2012-March-30 |
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Summary:
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The President's memorandum on the recently established Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2008-March-01 |
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Summary:
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This fact sheet, created by the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), describes the rising rates of HIV/AIDS among women in the United States and worldwide, and ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2004 |
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Summary:
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This report reviews several studies conducted in the United States and in the developing world to determine the major barriers individuals—and in particular ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2006 |
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Summary:
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This publication documents the relationship between gender inequality and health and safety problems. It reviews gender issues in research, policies, and programs on work ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007 |
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Summary:
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This is an analysis of how gender and sexuality influence HIV risks, transmission, and treatment, with an eye toward the obstacles that community service organizations ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2004-June |
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Summary:
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The International Community of Women living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) provides guidelines for responsible involvement of HIV positive women in medical, socioeconomic and other ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007-December |
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Summary:
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This 2007 Human Rights Watch report finds that while Zambia is one of many countries setting ambitious targets for rapidly scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Summary:
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The goal of this report is to highlight the reproductive and sexual health experiences of HIV-positive women in Washington, D.C. in order to shape recommendations for ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2009-February-6 |
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Summary:
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This article provides the results of a survey of risk behavior and HIV testing behavior among young African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Jackson, ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2004 |
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Summary:
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Because many women do not access health services outside of pregnancy, maternal health services provide an excellent resource for HIV interventions tailored to the needs ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Summary:
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This report examines the significant and disproportionate impact of HIV in the Southern United States, focusing specifically on nine southern states: Alabama, Florida, ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
|
2009-January |
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Summary:
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These documents set forth recommendations for the incoming Obama administration to address the domestic HIV epidemic. They were drafted by CHLP and other national, state ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2009 |
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Summary:
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These slides provide detailed charts and graphs demonstrating HIV rates and trends among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States through 2007. Charts are ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2008 |
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Summary:
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This handout discusses current issues around the world affecting the rights of HIV-positive women considering childbirth and abortion and calls for research and laws ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2009-January-22 |
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Summary:
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This slide presentation demonstrates the need for HIV prevention efforts to fight homophobia and stigma as a contributing factor to rising HIV rates among gay and bisexual ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2003 |
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Summary:
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This article reports the findings when seven health care professionals, advocates, and HIV-positive women respond to the question, "What do you consider to be the ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2009 |
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Summary:
|
This is a guide focused on healthcare program managers, addressing gender issues in HIV testing and counseling, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
|
2004-February-17 |
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Summary:
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This guide aims to provide sexual and reproductive health program planners, managers, and providers with the information necessary to integrate voluntary counseling and ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2005-August-01 |
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Summary:
|
This UNAIDS policy paper is aimed at those with a leadership role in HIV prevention, treatment and care. It highlights the need for strengthening HIV prevention, key ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2004 |
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Summary:
|
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) describes and advocates for a human rights approach to dealing with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Paper ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007 |
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Summary:
|
The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) reports on the results of its project Silent Voices, a program devoted to gathering the stories of ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2004 |
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Summary:
|
This policy vision paper outlines the key priorities for women with HIV as identified by a group of young HIV positive women from across Eastern and Southern Africa who ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2004 |
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Summary:
|
HIV-positive women need access not only to appropriate health care and antiretroviral medications, but also to HIV treatment support. This paper discusses the unique ...
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Document Type:
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International Commitments and United Nations Documents |
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Date:
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2006 |
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Summary:
|
A revised and consolidated version of the original guidelines published in 1996, the purpose of the Guidelines is “to assist States in creating a positive, ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2001 |
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Summary:
|
This report chronicles the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) youth in the New York juvenile justice system. It discusses the ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
|
2008-August |
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Summary:
|
This timely report sets forth the severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among African Americans and the failure of the United States government to respond to this crisis. The ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
|
2012-March |
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Summary:
|
The 30 for 30 Campaign, of which the Center for HIV Law and Policy is a member organization, drafted this letter to President Obama to declare that human rights be ...
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Document Type:
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Court and Agency Decisions and Orders (including case law) |
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Date:
|
2012-April-20 |
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Summary:
|
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued this decision on a discrimination complaint filed with the agency by a transgender woman who ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2010 |
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Summary:
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This research project evaluates data from Ghana's 2008 Demographic and Health Survey to predict condom use at last sexual encounter among unmarried women and concludes in ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
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2012-April |
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Summary:
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This Model Policy, designed for use by agencies and jurisdictions that provide services for youth in state custody, outlines the basic minimum requirements for sexual ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
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2012-April |
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Summary:
|
This Model Policy, designed for use by agencies and jurisdictions that provide services for youth in state custody, outlines the basic minimum requirements of a sexual ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
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2012-April |
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Summary:
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This Model Policy, designed for use by agencies and jurisdictions that provide services for youth in state custody, outlines the basic requirements for ensuring staff ...
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Document Type:
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Executive Orders, Reports, and Directives |
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Date:
|
2010-July-13 |
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Summary:
|
On July 13, 2010, the Obama administration released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) for the United States. The NHAS is the culmination of work and advocacy by people ...
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Document Type:
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Executive Orders, Reports, and Directives |
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Date:
|
2010-July-13 |
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Summary:
|
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) Implementation Plan sets short term Federal benchmarks as well as longer-term mandates for multiple federal agencies responsible for ...
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Document Type:
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Executive Orders, Reports, and Directives |
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Date:
|
2010-July-13 |
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Summary:
|
The President's Memorandum on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) summarizes the responsibilities of individual Federal agencies in outlining a strategy to meet the ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
|
2003-December-01 |
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Summary:
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This article presents results of focus groups of drug-involved women who have sex with men, conducted in Bridgeport, CT, Providence, RI, and San Juan, PR, to assess ...
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Document Type:
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International Commitments and United Nations Documents |
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Date:
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2006-June-16 |
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Summary:
|
The Political Declaration, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in June 2006, renews the General Assembly’s commitment to the Declaration of Commitment on ...
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Document Type:
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Statutes, Regulations, and Agency Guidelines |
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Date:
|
2013 |
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Summary:
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This New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) LGBTQ policy sets forth guidelines ensuring that all LGBTQ youth and families involved with ACS are ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2009 |
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Summary:
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This article argues that the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy must explicitly commit to a human rights framework when developing programs and policies that address the ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Summary:
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This study reviewed 9,552 articles, 29 of which met its inclusion criteria, to determine aggregate rates of psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2012-March |
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Summary:
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Studies have demonstrated that trauma is a major factor contributing to HIV infections in women in the U.S., but it is only recently that researchers have begun to explore ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2012 |
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Summary:
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In this research study, the authors examined the relationship between recent experiences of trauma, antiretroviral (ART) failure, and HIV transmission risk behavior among ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2008 |
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Summary:
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This handout discusses reproductive health issues facing women living with HIV around the world. It argues that human rights and public health require women have control ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2008-July |
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Summary:
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This issue, published in English and Spanish, focuses on the rights of sex workers. It addresses: (1) police raids and "rescue" services that are often ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2008-April-23 |
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Summary:
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This report prepared by the Center for Health and Gender Equity focuses on the role that female condoms can play in HIV prevention, and how the U.S. needs to be the leader ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2009-July |
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Summary:
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This report represents conclusions reached at a 2009 conference sponsored by the International Center for Research on Women, aids2031, the United Nations Development ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2006-March-01 |
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Summary:
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This report summarizes discussion from two international electronic fora in which advocates, service providers, and HIV-positive women discussed services and policies ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2011 |
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Summary:
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify and document promising practices for the prevention and response to sexual assault in juvenile residential facilities ...
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Document Type:
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Fact Sheet |
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Date:
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2011 |
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Summary:
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Because of the disproportionate rate at which low-income individuals are infected with HIV, low or no cost social services may mean profound differences in quality and ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2008 |
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Summary:
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This report is an update of the 2002 Southern States Manifesto, which described the disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic on communities in the Southern states as ...
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Document Type:
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Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies |
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Date:
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2006-June |
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Summary:
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In his testimony before the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, Dr. Robert Bidwell discusses the shortcomings of youth detention centers in protecting LGBT teens ...
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Document Type:
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International Commitments and United Nations Documents |
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Date:
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1981-September-3 |
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Summary:
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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), addresses women’s rights within the political, social, economic, cultural, ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007-December-14 |
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Summary:
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The Kaiser Family Foundation commissioned a racially diverse group study of lower-income women with HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami and Savannah to hear ...
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Document Type:
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Research and Journal Articles |
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Date:
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2007-July |
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Summary:
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This article discusses the implications of the U.S. Global AIDS Act of 2003, which requires that all organizations that receive federal AIDS funding have a policy that ...
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Document Type:
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Press--Releases, Articles, etc. |
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Date:
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2009-July-09 |
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Summary:
|
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), along with thirteen organizations working to advance the health and rights of women living with HIV in the United States, sent a ...
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Document Type:
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Pleadings and Briefs |
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Date:
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2009-June |
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Summary:
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In this brief, the Center for HIV Law and Policy, National Advocates for Pregnant women, and other amici argue that a federal judge in the District of Maine improperly ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2007-December-14 |
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Summary:
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This study compared health indicators, health status, behavioral risks and access barriers among self-identified African American, Hispanic, Asian-Americana and white ...
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Document Type:
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Fact Sheet |
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Date:
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2011-February |
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Summary:
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What HIV Criminalization Means to Women in the U.S. is a briefing paper that addresses practical and legal questions that are often raised about using criminal law as a ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2010-April-27 |
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Summary:
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This memo, from the Acting Deputy Attorney General, David Barron, of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel specifically addresses the amendments made to ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
|
2008-June |
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Summary:
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This report arms advocates with a wide variety of statistics illustrating the increasing vulnerability of women to HIV infection and the unique risks that women face in ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
|
2005-December-01 |
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Summary:
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A report based on hearings and meetings with consumers, health care practitioners and social service providers about epidemiologic trends, and successful service models ...
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Document Type:
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White Papers and Reports |
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Date:
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2008-January-09 |
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Summary:
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This fact sheet prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation provides new statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly ...
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Document Type:
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Training Materials, Slides, Pamphlets |
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Date:
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2008-March-31 |
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Summary:
|
Between March 22 and April 17, 2007, amFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, conducted an online survey to assess stigma facing HIV-positive women in the United ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
|
2008 |
|
Summary:
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This fact sheet provides brief arguments making the link between women's empowerment and positive health outcomes for women and newborns. It identifies specific legal, ...
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Document Type:
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International Commitments and United Nations Documents |
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Date:
|
2013 |
|
Summary:
|
This Statement, accepted for publication by the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, calls for the repeal of all laws criminalizing HIV ...
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Document Type:
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Letters and Other Advocacy Documents |
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Date:
|
2013 |
|
Summary:
|
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) submitted this testimony on July 5, 2012 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on GLBT Youth (the Commission), Per the ...
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Document Type:
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Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies |
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Date:
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2012-May |
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Summary:
|
This testimony was submitted on May 8, 2012 to the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) on its draft proposal for the implementation of the Close to ...
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Document Type:
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Testimony Before Legislative and Administrative Bodies |
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Date:
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2012-May |
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Summary:
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The Center for HIV Law and Policy submitted this testimony on May 8, 2012 to the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) on the agency's proposal for ...
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