Today, June 8, is National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Caribbean Basin and the United States are closely connected. Many Americans have Caribbean heritage and travel often between the islands and the mainland USA. The issue of HIV/AIDS is critical for all of us and we must be cognizant of the facts as well as reach out to … Continue reading
The last 24 hours have been amazing. I was scanning CNN news posts and came across this amazing story of a woman facing a difficult decision with HIV: Excerpt from CNN: She sat in a small exam room, down a hallway that gets even longer when she remembers it. That was where doctors told Linda … Continue reading
The latest Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) HIV Surveillance Report 2009 provides a great resource for understanding the current status HIV/AIDS in the United States. It is important to understand the following key statistics as well as the incidence and prevalence rates of HIV/AIDS in various cities, states, and territories. HIV/AIDS is impacting several communities and … Continue reading
In March 2011, Bruce Smail Consulting coordinated the Social Justice Symposium at Penn State University. We conducted an online evaluation survey of the Empowering Social Justice Advocates training for Penn State Students. Over 50% of the participants completed the online evaluation (see link below). Many thanks to my colleague, Jessie Sell, for co-facilitating this workshop … Continue reading
I grew up on the island of St. Croix and faced much name calling in elementary and high school years. Much of these memories have been painful. While those years are long gone, I returned in 2005 to run the Virgin Islands Community AIDS Resource & Education, Inc. (VICARE). I was not surprised to see … Continue reading
