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APHA 1996 Abstract: Fighting for our Lives: Women of Color
Confronting HIV/AIDS Building a Prevention Agenda
Presented at: American Public Health Association 124th Annual Meeting, November 1996
Fighting for our Lives: Women of Color Confronting HIV/AIDS Building a
Prevention Agenda
Belinda Rochelle, Edna A. Viruell, Jennifer Smith, and Leslie R.
Wolfe. In 1996, women remain the fastest growing group of people with AIDS, and women of
color have been most affected. Yet, women's needs for care as well as prevention are not
adequately addressed. The best hope for stemming the rapid spread of HIV disease among
women in the near future is prevention. Despite this, federally sponsored prevention
research and development efforts are scattered and uncoordinated, and very few focus on
women. Indeed, most materials and programs still ignore the reality that asserting
dominance in their sexual relationships may be dangerous for many women. This paper will
report on research in building a National HIV prevention Policy Agenda for Women. We will
discuss the principles included in the agenda and report on current knowledge about
effective outreach and education strategies for women.
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