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Women as Social Warriors IV: Prevenir y Protejer, Latinas and the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Thursday, February 2, 2006 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM in the College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UC Santa Cruz

Our 2006 convening and connected activities will focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and

awareness for a population often overlooked and/or ignored in health policy—Latinas. As most recently addressed at the Chicago 5^th Annual Binational Health Week Health Policy Forum, there exists a growing prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women in highly mobile migrant communities on both sides of the border. This challenges us to bring a broad based coalition to the table, acknowledging that solutions locally must respond to transnational factors.

The upcoming convening features three of the most important leaders on health policy for Latinas. Xóchitl Castañeda of the California-Mexico Health Initiative will offer a perspective on the relationship between Mexican migration and HIV/AIDS transmission for women on both sides of the border. Barbara Garcia, Deputy Director of Health for San Francisco, will speak on health services and the role of Latino/a-serving agencies, drawing on her previous work as Director of Salud Para La Gente in the Pajaro Valley. Juanita Quintero, of UCSF will offer a regional perspective on her work with Latina health in San Francisco.

Our key partners in the convening include health policy leaders in Santa Cruz County, particularly Leslie Goodfriend, Health Services Manager for the County Health Services Agency HIV Prevention Program, and Professor Patricia Zavella, of UC Santa Cruz, whose research is a call to action for policy makers and organizations to pose new outreach and prevention models that address the social context of women in migrant communities. The county has important gender and health related organizations, like the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Santa Cruz AIDS Project, Salud Para La Gente, and YWCA that we expect to connect with through our community outreach.

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Women as Social Warriors IV: Prevenir y Protejer, Latinas and the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Thursday, February 2, 2006 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM in the College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UC Santa Cruz

Women As Social Warriors History

Women As Social Warriors I

Women As Social Warriors II: Stigmas of Sexuality

Women As Social Warriors III: Mujeres en Marcha

Women as Social Warriors IV: Prevenir y Protejer


	About Us News and Events Research and Community Projects Community-Based Regionalism Digital Divide Environmental Justice Globalizing Civil Society Regional Equity Summer Institute Women as Social Warriors Publications Audio and Video Archives Support the CJTC Contact Information		Research and Community Projects Women as Social Warriors IV: Prevenir y Protejer, Latinas and the HIV/AIDS epidemic Thursday, February 2, 2006 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM in the College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room, UC Santa Cruz Our 2006 convening and connected activities will focus on HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness for a population often overlooked and/or ignored in health policy—Latinas. As most recently addressed at the Chicago 5^th Annual Binational Health Week Health Policy Forum, there exists a growing prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women in highly mobile migrant communities on both sides of the border. This challenges us to bring a broad based coalition to the table, acknowledging that solutions locally must respond to transnational factors. The upcoming convening features three of the most important leaders on health policy for Latinas. Xóchitl Castañeda of the California-Mexico Health Initiative will offer a perspective on the relationship between Mexican migration and HIV/AIDS transmission for women on both sides of the border. Barbara Garcia, Deputy Director of Health for San Francisco, will speak on health services and the role of Latino/a-serving agencies, drawing on her previous work as Director of Salud Para La Gente in the Pajaro Valley. Juanita Quintero, of UCSF will offer a regional perspective on her work with Latina health in San Francisco. Our key partners in the convening include health policy leaders in Santa Cruz County, particularly Leslie Goodfriend, Health Services Manager for the County Health Services Agency HIV Prevention Program, and Professor Patricia Zavella, of UC Santa Cruz, whose research is a call to action for policy makers and organizations to pose new outreach and prevention models that address the social context of women in migrant communities. The county has important gender and health related organizations, like the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Santa Cruz AIDS Project, Salud Para La Gente, and YWCA that we expect to connect with through our community outreach. Women As Social Warriors History Women As Social Warriors I Women As Social Warriors II: Stigmas of Sexuality Women As Social Warriors III: Mujeres en Marcha Women as Social Warriors IV: Prevenir y Protejer Timeline and Project Outline