National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Calendar of Events
Planning something for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day? Contact the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) once events are set-up so they can be listed on the MDH website. Please submit your event by submitting the "Planning Something for NWGAAD" (PDF: 11KB/1 page) form to Roy Nelson at MDH by calling (651) 201-4027, Fax: (651) 201-4000 or e-mail.
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Events
HIV Testing
Trainings
Exhibits
Download calendar of events formatted for print: (PDF: 30KB/5 pages) Last updated 3/18/2013
| EVENTS |
“Share Knowledge. Take Action.” National Women & Girls HIV Awareness Day Brunch - Minneapolis
Sponsored by the Minnesota AIDS Project
Sunday, March 10, 2013
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
at
Cave Vin Restaurant
5555 Xerxes Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN
Join the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) for a delicious brunch and Silent Auction while learning more about efforts to prevent HIV in Minnesota and how to support women living with HIV. MAP volunteer advocate Annie Elmer will share her efforts to educate youth and prevent new cases of HIV, and discuss what you can do to help. The Silent Auction will include restaurant gift certificates, floral arrangements and HIV Instructor Training. Registration fee is $35/adults and $25/girls - 21 and under. For more information and to register: http://mnaidsprojectwomensbrunch.eventbrite.com/.
“We Are Empowered” Tea in honor of NWGHAAD - Minneapolis
Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health, Health Partners and St. Catherines University
Friday, March 29, 2013
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
at
Kwanzaa Community Church
2100 Emerson Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), local organizers have set-up a free educational event for the general public, 12 – 2 p.m., Friday, March 29, at the Kwanzaa Community Church, 2100 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411. Speakers will include: Omobosola Akinsete, M.D., Health Partners Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease; and, Shvonne Johnson, Interim Assistant Dean of Students, St. Catherines University. For event details, contact Sandy Johnson, 651-201-4019, or by email at: sandy.johnson@state.mn.us
| HIV TESTING |
Confidential HIV Community Based Testing and Education – Minneapolis
Sponsored by Annex Teen Clinic
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at
Annex R.E.A.C.H Community Office
2404 Plymouth Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
http://www.annexteenclinic.org/
Free confidential HIV community-based testing available for males and females 15 years and older. Call to schedule individual testing. Education includes Sister to Sister one-on-one HIV/STD Risk Reduction Program for teen girls and women. For more information, contact Theresa Evans Ross,
763-235-1986 or by email at: Theresa@annexteenclinic.org
Drop-in HIV Testing at MAP - Minneapolis
Sponsored by the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP)
Mondays: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
at
Minnesota AIDS Project
1400 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
http://www.mnaidsproject.org/
The Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) offers in-house HIV testing at its Minneapolis location at the times and weekdays listed above. An HIV Educator will conduct a brief risk assessment, answer any questions and conduct the test. For more information, contact the MAP AIDSLine, 612-373-2437, or by email at: mapaidsline@mnaidsproject.org.
Drop-in HIV Testing at The Aliveness Project – Minneapolis
Sponsored by The Aliveness Project
Monday through Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Fridays: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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The Aliveness Project
730 East 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
http://www.aliveness.org
The Aliveness Project offers in-house HIV testing at the times and weekdays listed above. For more information, contact The Aliveness Project, 612-822-5433, or visit their web site at: http://www.aliveness.org/.
Saturday Reproductive Health Appointments – St. Paul
Sponsored by Family Tree Clinic
Saturdays: March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
at
Family Tree Clinic
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 205
St. Paul, MN 55104
http://familytreeclinic.org/
Family Tree Clinic will now be open on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. throughout 2013. Rapid HIV testing will be available with results back in about 20 minutes. Other services available include STI and UTI testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, pap smears, annual exams, birth control and emergency contraception. Family Tree Clinic is dedicated to providing quality, affordable, confidential reproductive and sexual health care services to diverse communities. To schedule an appointment, contact the Family Tree Clinic, 651-645-0478, 651-379-5127 TTY, or visit their web site at: http://www.familytreeclinic.org/.
Ongoing HIV Testing Opportunities
Note: several clinics and organizations offer HIV testing throughout the year. Examples include: Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN), Hennepin County Public Health Clinic, Clinic 555 Sexual Health Services, West Side Community Health Services, Teenage Medical Service (TAMS), Face-to-Face Health and Counseling Service, Family Tree Clinic, University Family Physicians/North Memorial, Open Door Clinic in Mankato, etc.
Contact the Minnesota AIDS Project AIDSLine for clinic and organizational locations and office hours at: Metro - 612-373-AIDS; 612-373-2465 TTY; Statewide - 1-800-248-AIDS; 1-888-820-2437 TTY; or online at: http://www.mnaidsproject.org.
The Minnesota Department of Health lists their publicly funded HIV testing sites and supported outreach and HIV testing projects online at: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/hivtesting.html.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a HIV test site locator and you can find out where to get an HIV test online by entering your Zip Code: http://www.hivtest.org/. Also, CDC has launched a new campaign, HIV Screening. Standard Care, to assist physicians in making HIV testing a standard part of medical care:
http://www.actagainstaids.org/provider/hssc/index.html.
African Health Action Corporation (AHA) offers HIV and hepatitis C testing, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. The agency is located at: 3355 Hiawatha Avenue, #202, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Appointments preferred but will take walk-ins. For more information, contact AHA at 612-216-3886, or by email at: africanhealthaction@yahoo.com, or visit their web site at: http://www.africanhealthaction.org/.
Crown Medical Center offers free HIV testing for walk-ins or by appointment, five days a week, Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The clinic is located at: 1925 1st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403. For more information call 612-871-4354 or visit their web site: http://www.crownmedicalcenter.org/.
| TRAININGS |
Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling Training (1 day course)
Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health
Monday, April 29, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
at
American Lung Association in MN
490 Concordia Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
http://www.lung.org/associations/states/minnesota/
This one day workshop has been designed to improve the ability of providers in a variety of settings to support individuals in making behavior changes that will reduce their risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. Skills for administering risk assessments for HIV and STD testing will be learned and practiced. This training is a requirement for staff at agencies that are directly funded by MDH to implement HIV testing. This course will also benefit counselors, nurses, street outreach workers and social workers in a variety of settings such as family planning/community clinics, STD clinics, HIV testing clinics, chemical dependency programs and correctional institutions. Participants are expected to have a basic foundation of knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention.
No cost for MDH funded grantees to attend. If not an MDH grantee, the cost is $35.00. Seven (7) CEUs offered. Please register as soon as possible. To register online: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/training/training.html. For more information, contact Nancy Petschauer, 651-201-4033 or by email at: nancy.petschauer@state.mn.us.
HIV Test Results Training (1 day course)
Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
at
American Lung Association in MN
490 Concordia Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
http://www.lung.org/associations/states/minnesota/
This one day course will benefit staff that perform HIV testing and provide results to clients. This workshop builds on the skills acquired during the “Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling” workshop. The course will discuss the HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral Guidelines and indications for routine and/or targeted testing. In addition, it will address the issues of clients who receive positive and negative HIV test results.
This training is a requirement for staff at agencies that are directly funded by MDH to implement HIV testing. The “Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling” course is a prerequisite. Participants are expected to have a basic foundation of knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention.
No cost for MDH funded grantees to attend. If not an MDH grantee, the cost is $35.00. Seven (7) CEUs offered. “Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling” course is a prerequisite. Please register as soon as possible. To register online: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/training/training.html. For more information, contact Nancy Petschauer, 651-201-4033 or by email at: nancy.petschauer@state.mn.us.
HIV Testing Data and Bloodborne Pathogen Training (4 hour course)
Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Health
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
at
American Lung Association in MN
490 Concordia Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
http://www.lung.org/associations/states/minnesota/
This training provides guidance, instruction, and hands-on experience in filling out the HIV Testing System form required for agencies and providers funded by MDH to conduct HIV testing. Discussion will include information about the different testing technologies that are used in the field today.
Only grantees directly funded by CDC/MDH to do testing may take this training. There is no cost for this training, but participants must have completed the “Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling” and “HIV Test Results” courses. Please register as soon as possible. To register online: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/training/training.html. For more information, contact Nancy Petschauer, 651-201-4033 or by email at: nancy.petschauer@state.mn.us.
| NATIONAL NWGHAAD RESOURCES |
Links for NWGHAAD posters, campaign materials and fact sheets:
For More Information
Office on Women's Health Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW Room
712E
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-7650
(202) 205-2631 FAX
Contact: Valerie Scardino
Valerie.scardino@hhs.gov
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