World AIDS Day 2012 – Getting to Zero
World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1st around the world. Since December 1, 1988, World AIDS Day is a day to honor the millions who have died of AIDS but also for the future generations. This day is also an opportunity for people to worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, raise awareness and celebrate the victories such as: increased access to care and prevention services.
The theme for this year and through 2015 is Getting to Zero. The theme is about Getting to Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination, and Zero AIDS Related Deaths. According to UNAIDS estimates, there are 34 million people living with HIV around the world. In 2010, 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus including 390,000 children. Despite a decline in the estimated AIDS-related deaths, there were still an estimated 1.8 million AIDS-related deaths in 2010.
World AIDS Day is important for reminding people that HIV has not gone away. There are still many things to be done. On December 1 and every day, DO SOMETHING! Get inspired, Get educated and most importantly, Get tested!
W.O.M.E.N. Goes to Prison
W.O.M.E.N. is bringing P.O.W.E.R. to the prisons. Through a partnership with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), W.O.M.E.N. has been granted access to incarcerated women in a Metropolitan Davidson County Detention Facility. W.O.M.E.N. will be Providing Our Women with Education upon Release (P.O.W.E.R.). This curriculum- based education intervention will increase HIV prevention education, treatment and awareness among incarcerated women, increase community linkages and networks to ensure care and social services are available for incarcerated women upon release, and increase the availability of HIV testing to high risk incarcerated women. This program is the first of its kind allowed in a correctional facility in Nashville.
According to the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC); as of July 2012, there are 2,506 women incarcerated in Davidson County. Through P.O.W.E.R., W.O.M.E.N. is helping to give these ladies the tools they need in order to have the self-esteem, self awareness, and self efficacy needed to make positive choices and change their behaviors so that they become productive citizens upon release.
This new partnership allows W.O.M.E.N. to bridge critical gaps in the community by educating and preparing these women for pre-release.
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