Responding to the May 2005 draft report of the New York City Commission on HIV/AIDS, the Center for HIV Law and Policy drafted comments on behalf of SMART, Inc (Sisters Mobilized for AIDS Research and Treatment). SMART and CHLP endorsed many of the Commis ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm
This opinion affirms a holding for an employee living with HIV who brought a hostile work environment claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While the question of whether the ADA allows a hostile work environment claim has not been resolve ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 3/31/2016 10:19am
This study examines the experiences of 50 male U.S. military veterans living with HIV and their perceptions of HIV stigma within health care contexts. Participants described a variety of behaviors performed by health care personnel as stigmatizing, rangin ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm
This study explored patient perspectives on rapid and routine HIV testing among primarily minority patients in an urgent care center at an urban public hospital. The results, broken down by gender, reveal the importance of voluntary testing, counseling, a ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm
In 1992, in response to a CDC directive, the New York State Department of Health issued a policy regarding the practice of HIV-positive health care workers. Three years later, the New York State AIDS Advisory Council Subcommittee on the HIV-Infected Healt ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 2/6/2018 5:06pm
In this statement provided to the Center for HIV Law & Policy, Professor Larry Gostin, an internationally recognized public health lawyer, calls on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to revisit its policy on HIV-positive health care w ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 1/15/2018 4:11pm
This slide presentation demonstrates the need for HIV prevention efforts to fight homophobia and stigma as a contributing factor to rising HIV rates among gay and bisexual American men. It details the rising rates of HIV and syphilis among men who have se ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 4/10/2018 5:57pm
A report based on hearings and meetings with consumers, health care practitioners and social service providers about epidemiologic trends, and successful service models for addressing the needs of women at greatest risk of HIV in New York State. The repor ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 4/21/2018 5:42pm
The International Community of Women living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) provides guidelines for responsible involvement of HIV positive women in medical, socioeconomic and other research concerning women living with the virus. Included are a checklist to measure ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 10/18/2018 5:00pm
This article reports the findings when seven health care professionals, advocates, and HIV-positive women respond to the question, "What do you consider to be the most important treatment or health issues facing women with HIV today?" Their resp ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 10/18/2018 5:04pm