The Parallel Paths and Caminos Paralelos projects seek to increase awareness, knowledge, and collaborations among reproductive health and HIV/AIDS service providers in order to ensure the sexual health needs of women in Memphis/Shelby County are met in a comprehensive manner.

The Parallel Path and Caminos Paralelos Project is possible through the generous support of the MAC AIDS Fund and the Mid South AIDS Fund.

• Integrating Reproductive Health & HIV Testing - January 12, 2012, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Providers Session: Women, HIV, and Reproductive Health - February 17, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00pm
• Clinicians Session: Reproductive Health for Women Living with HIV - February 17, 2012, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

For more information or to RSVP, please e-mail or call Katy Leopard at 901-274-3550.

2011 - 2012 Lunch and Learn Sessions:

• July 27, 2011 - HIV and Menopause
• August 25 and September 1, 2011 - The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and HIV
• October 20, 2011 - Clinic and Community Partner Updates
• November 17, 2011 - Parenting Options for Men Living with HIV

2010 -2011 Lunch and Learn Sessions:

• August 12, 2010 - Long Acting Reversible Contraception for HIV+ Women
• September 9, 2010 - PAP Smear and HPV Guidelines for HIV+ Women
• October 7, 2010 - STD Testing and Treatment for HIV+ Individuals
• November 11, 2010 - Fertility and Pregnancy Options for HIV+ Women
• February 2, 2011 - Transgender Health Care

Project Newsletters:

• June 2011 - HIV and Reproductive Health
• August 2011 - HIV and Reproductive Health
• October 2011 - HIV and Reproductive Health
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Resources

For over 20 years, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS providers have been working on parallel, yet separate paths. Women's needs related to HIV and reproductive health care often inextricably linked. Not only do reproductive health clients need to understand their risks for HIV and take these risks into account when making decisions about their sexual and reproductive health, but HIV-positive women have pregnancy prevention and planning needs as well. The integration of reproductive health and HIV works to fully meet the reproductive health needs of women, and offers them more comprehensive information for decisions making. Reproductive health providers also have access to many women who may never seek the services of an HIV/AIDS provider.

“Challenges of a Hidden Epidemic: HIV Prevention Among Women in the United States,”
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, December 15, 2010
     

“Gender, Race, and Geography: Do They Matter in Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection?,” Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 15, 2011
    

Office of National AIDS Policy, “Implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Overview of Agency Operational Plans,” published February 2011

National HIV/AIDS Strategy Summary on the Twelve Cities Project, October 2010

“Impact of Health Reform on Women’s Access to Coverage and Care,” published by the Kaiser
Family Foundation in December 2010