African American women and Latinas suffer disproportionately than others with HIV/AIDS and given the statistics it is important to address the unique issues of these women.


On average women survive a shorter time from AIDS diagnosis to death than men due to later HIV testing, and less access to care and less service usage.  As research has shown, women seem to have more difficulty accessing and navigating HIV services than men.  They also have less services specific to their needs.  Housing being among those services that are in much need.

Ashton Bennett

Trisha Hicks

Tina B. Henderson, Ph.D.

Why we do what we do

In the beginning of the HIV epidemic men were identified as most at risk for HIV infection.  However, recently the face of the HIV epidemic has changed and most at risk are women of color.  Since 1985, the proportion of estimated AIDS cases diagnosed women has more than tripled, from 8% to 27%, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2009.  Although men continue to represent the highest number of those infected, if new HIV infections continue at their current rate, women with HIV may soon out-number men.


Racial/ethnic disparities in the disease are most apparent among women, with at least six our of every ten female HIV cases occurring in African American women who comprise of just 13% of the female population in the united States.



The Best of Professionals

Ashley Henderson