NWPC at the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Grantee Meeting
National Working Positive Coalition Hosts a 3-Workshop Institute for the 2012 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Grantee Meeting: “Achieving Health, Housing and Employment Outcomes for PLWHA through Cross-System Coordination”
Session 101 - Click here for the session description.
Panelists describe emerging initiatives and applicable supports targeting health, housing and employment outcomes for PLWHA in the context of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
Wednesday November 28, 2012, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Meeting Room: Washington 3
Moderator: Mark Misrok, National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC)
Speakers: Lauren Deigh, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Kali Lindsey, National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC); Chuck Lobosco, CARES Inc./National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC); Dylan Orr, Dept. of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP); Ilze Ruditis, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Session 201 - Click here for the session description.
Panelists describe barriers to, and strategies to achieve, interdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare, housing and other supportive service providers and vocational and/or employment service providers targeting health, housing and employment outcomes for PLWHA.
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m., Meeting Room: Washington 3
Moderator: Chuck Lobosco, CARES Inc./National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC)
Speakers: Tracy Boff, Catholic Charities Community Services; Kristen Giroux, CARES Inc.; Charles Gonzalez, M.D., NY State Dept. of Health, AIDS Institute; Henry Jones, Sound Shore Health System, Mount Vernon Hospital; Laurie Reid, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), Office of Health Equity (tentative); April Watkins, GMHC, The MATCH Program
Session 301 - Click here for the session description.
Panelists describe barriers to, and strategies to achieve, policy development that would support and promote integration of healthcare, housing and other supportive service providers and vocational and/or employment service providers targeting health, housing and employment outcomes for PLWHA.
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Meeting Room: Washington 3
Moderator: Cheryl Potts, Alexian Brothers AIDS Ministry/National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC)
Speakers: Charles John Gonzalez, M.D., NY State Department of Health, AIDS Institute; Ken Hergenrather, George Washington University; Kali Lindsey, National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) (tentative); Chuck Lobosco, CARES Inc./National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC); Dylan Orr, Dept. of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
For information contact Mark Misrok at 646-407-2342.
Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS Resources
New Tools on Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS
Offered by the U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
ODEP has developed a suite of Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS resources to assist individuals, employers and service providers understand related issues: http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/HIVAIDS/
- A Resource Guide for Individuals Seeking to Enter or Reenter the Workforce (PDF)
- HIV/AIDS Employment Toolkit for Individuals, Employers and Service Providers
- Success Stories — Individual, Employer and HIV/AIDS Service Provider examples
- The Business Case for Employing Qualified Individuals with HIV/AIDS (PDF)
- HIV/AIDS Service Providers with Employment/Training Services (PDF)
About NWPC...
The National Working Positive Coalition is a coalition of individuals living with HIV, service providers, researchers, and advocates who are committed to improving the financial and personal wellbeing of individuals living with HIV and AIDS. To achieve this goal we (a) promote research to better understand the financial needs and complex challenges facing individuals with HIV; (b) promote the development and evaluation of effective practices in employment services and (c) advocate for work options and access to financial resources that are most consistent with the personal and health needs of individuals living with HIV. READ MORE