Catherine Wyatt-Morley Visits the Today Show
W.O.M.E.N.’s founder and CEO, Catherine Wyatt-Morley is taking on the Big Apple! Catherine is in town to receive the “Women Doing Good” award from SELF Magazine. While visiting NYC, Catherine had the opportunity to sit down with Kathie Lee and Hoda Kobt of the Today Show to discuss “Women Doing Good” and her efforts to educate women about HIV/AIDS.
Recently, Catherine was selected from thousands of nominations received by SELF detailing exceptional strength and determination as told by colleagues, family and friends. Catherine received a $10,000 award to further her efforts to bridge the service gaps to reduce health disparities and will be honored at an award gala hosted by Hoda Kotb, of the Today Show.
Click here to see Catherine on the Today Show.
Living Beyond..
Living Beyond … will be a personal space for clients, survivors, and anyone with a story to have a voice. This will be their place to express themselves.
COMING SOON….
ZUMBA FOR A CAUSE
Can you outlast W.O.M.E.N. staff??
Join us at ExecuFit Wellness Center for 4 hours of Zumba with Nashville’s Best Zumba instructors!
When: Saturday September 22, 2012
Time: 9AM – 1PM
Where: ExecuFit Wellness Center
3441 Lebanon Road
Hermitage, TN 37076
Admission: $5.00/ hour
Come out and enjoy music provided by DJ Crucial and a chance to win prizes every hour!
This fundraiser is in collaboration with ExecuFit Wellness Center who will also be hosting a Health, Beauty, and Wellness Fair.
Catherine Wyatt-Morley Honored By SELF Magazine
Every year SELF Magazine honors Women Doing Good; honorees are real women doing real things to make a difference despite personal adversity. The women honored have used action to heal and shift their energy into creating something positive and uplifting to benefit others.
Catherine Wyatt-Morley, Founder and CEO of Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition, is among those being honored by SELF for her tireless efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
“My wish is for every woman to be educated about this issue. Married women think they’re immune to the virus. But no one is an exception with AIDS. I want to reach that woman over 50 who thinks she can have unprotected sex or the young girl who is just starting to date”, says Wyatt-Morley.
Catherine Wyatt-Morley, Founder and CEO of Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition is among those being honored by SELF Magazine for her tireless efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Because of this wish, Wyatt-Morley has spent the last 18 years battling HIV/AIDS for not only herself; but for future generations, in hopes that her struggles will prevent others from becoming infected with HIV.
Click here to read the full article.
National HIV Awareness Month
As we commemorate the second anniversary of the release of the United States’ first-ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the return of the International AIDS Conference to the U.S. after 20 years, July is also National HIV Awareness Month! This is the opportunity to re-ignite Americans through awareness and action to change the landscape of the HIV epidemic in the U.S.
The goals of the National HIV Awareness Month are: to create a wide scale public awareness of HIV/AIDS, end HIV stigma and discrimination and engage new stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS with the ultimate goal of ending the epidemic. Throughout the years, many Americans have began to view HIV/AIDS as a global problem with no impact here in the U.S. However, 56,000 Americans are infected with HIV every year.
National HIV Awareness Month is a call to action for Americans to work towards the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and ultimately an AIDS-free generation.
For more information on National HIV Awareness Month, visit http://www.nationalhivawarenessmonth.org.
National HIV Testing Day 2012
Wednesday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, entities across the U.S. will be offering free and confidential HIV testing as well as prevention,education,counseling services. On this day, everyone is encouraged to Take the Test, Take Control.
Currently, there are more than 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S. and an estimated one in five are infected and do not know it. Getting tested and knowing your status is a critical first step to saving a life and getting treatment. HIV testing and treatment saves lives and helps reduce the spread of HIV.
On this day, National HIV Testing Day, decide to take control and responsibility of your health, Get Tested!
Launched in 1995, National HIV Testing Day was developed in response to the growing number of HIV infections in communities of color and other heavily impacted communities. National HIV Testing Day was organized by the National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA) and partners with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS.gov and other entities across the country.
To find a testing site near you or for more information on NAPWA and National HIV Testing Day, visit http://hivtest.cdc.gov.
Your Community Impact Planning Committee Meeting
W.O.M.E.N.’s H.O.U.S.E. News!!!
W.O.M.E.N. hosts Your Community Impact Planning Committee Meeting!
This is your invitation to play an integral role in planning the next phase of W.O.M.E.N.; W.O.M.E.N.ís H.O.U.S.E.
What is your part? We invite your ideas, resources, advocacy, and general support.
When: Friday, October 28, 2011
Where: At W.O.M.E.N.
417 Welshwood Drive
Nashville, TN. 37211
Time: 5:30pm
Light refreshments will be served.
If you are interested in participating in the October meeting, please R.S.V.P. to: [email protected] or by calling: 615-256-3882.
Operation Panty Power (OPP) Benefit Show
W.O.M.E.N. and Luci Lampe invites you to The Listening Room Cafe on Friday, August 12th at 7pm!
Admission is a $5 donation or a new pack of unworn panties!
W.O.M.E.N. was the winner of Luci Lampe’s “Song for You” contest held in the Spring. The winner-inspired song will be performed for the first time at this event. Don’t miss out!
The Listening Room is located at 209 10th Ave. S #200, Nashville, TN.
Also, check out Luci’s website @ http://www.newlucimusic.com/luci/Home.html
**This event is open to the public**
Progress Or Indication Of A Bigger Problem
30 years later about 50,000 Americans still become infected with HIV each year. This number has remained steady for the last 10 years. Currently, more people are living with HIV which translates into more opportunities to transmit the virus. This is why routine HIV testing and prevention is so important.
Dr. Kevin Fenton, chief of AIDS prevention for the CDC says, 50,000 is an unacceptably high level and without better prevention efforts, we’re likely to face an era of rising infection rates.
In fact, if the number of people living with HIV continues to grow, the stability will be short-lived. For most risk groups, infection rates remain stable with 61 percent of cases contracted through gay or bi-sexual sex, 27 percent through heterosexual sex and 9 percent through drug injections. However, the new HIV incidence data show that infections among African- American gay and bi-sexual men has rapidly increased by 48 percent.
The new generation of both men and women must be reached, so that they can learn how to protect themselves from HIV. We cannot become complacent.
Things that you can do to protect yourself and others include:
Routine HIV testing
Change your behavior
Use condoms EVERY time you engage in ANY sexual behavior
Be informed about HIV/AIDS
Source: http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-04/news/29851446_1_aids-prevention-infection-rates-aids-policy
Back To School PAJAMA BRUNCH
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