OSI grantee Funders Concerned About AIDS and the United Way of New York City presented a symposium marking the release of a United Way–commissioned research study, We Speak: New York City Women Living with AIDS Speak About Their Needs. Funders, service providers, and clients discussed emerging issues facing New York City women with HIV/AIDS.
Special Guest
Antonia C. Novello, MD, MPH, Dr. PH
Commissioner of Health for theState of New York
Keynote Speaker
Ana L. Oliveira
President & CEO, The New York Women's Foundation
Presentation of Research Findings
Dr. Walter Stafford
NYU Women of Color Policy Network
Principal Investigator
D. Pulane Lucas, MBA
Research Consultant
About the “We Speak” Study
To better inform the way resources are allocated, strategies are formulated, and services delivered, United Way commissioned New York University’s Women of Color Policy Network to conduct an assessment of met, unmet and emerging needs of HIV-positive women in New York City. The study goals were to end the relative invisibility of women with HIV/AIDS by allowing them to speak for themselves and to collect, synthesize and interpret comprehensive data critical for service providers, funders and decision-makers concerned with HIV/AIDS policies and programs.
This event was made possible by a grant from The New York Community Trust.