Archive for March, 2006

AIDSWatch is Coming! Please register today for May 8- 10!

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

AIDSWatch is NAPWA’s annual DC-based congressional advocacy event, and we’re asking you to participate. By meeting with your members of Congress, you will help make the case for increased HIV/AIDS program funding. Who better than people living with HIV to talk about how these programs save our lives?
Here’s the deal: Many people want [...]

Hearing Impairment and Other Communication Disorders Associated with HIV/AIDS

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Research specifically investigating HIV/AIDS, communication, and communication disorders is limited, compounded by the fact that national databases do not specifically collect information pertaining to communication disorders experienced by persons living with HIV/AIDS. The purpose of this announcement is to encourage research in hearing, voice, speech, language, balance, taste, and smell disorders in persons with HIV/AIDS. [...]

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

Monday, March 20th, 2006

The purpose of the HOPWA program is to provide states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquire Immunodeficiency Syndrome(HIV/AIDS). The deadline for applications is June 13, 2006.
Link to Full Announcement
apply.grants.gov/forms_apps_idx.html

Collaborative R01s for Clinical and Services Studies of Mental Disorders and AIDS

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) seek to support collaborative intervention trials in the treatment, prevention or rehabilitation of those with mental disorders and alcohol use disorders and comorbid mental disorders. Support is also sought for other collaborative clinical studies, including but not limited [...]

LGBT Health Awareness Week March 12-18, 2006

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Whitman -Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia invites you to come and receive free HIV rapid testing — get your results the same day! This will take place March 13, 15, and 16, 2006 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 5232 Lee Highway in Arlington. For more information, please call 703-237-4900. Light [...]