1. HIV-Positive Women Making National Policy Change April 9 th , 2009

2. Greetings Sara Gould , President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for Women Desiree Flores , Program Officer, Health Programs, Ms. Foundation for Women Rona Taylor , Organizer, National Women and AIDS Collective (NWAC), a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women

3. Background Liz Brosnan, Christie’s Place, San Diego, CA

8. The Inclusion of Women as a Priority Population: Why and What does is mean? Vanessa Johnson, National Association of People with AIDS, Silver Spring, MD

13. 3. Supporting the infrastructure of a national network of women living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. It is imperative that HIV-positive women and the organizations they lead are networked and connected in order to leverage power, learn from each other and decrease isolation.

14. 4. Acknowledging the socioeconomic, biomedical, and behavioral factors that lead to HIV vulnerability among women.

16. HIV Surveillance System Carrie Broadus, Women Alive Coalition, Los Angeles, CA & Precious Jackson, Center for Health Justice, West Hollywood, CA

24. Putting Our Analysis Into Action Rona Taylor, NWAC, Brooklyn, NY

29. Ms. Foundation for Women, Staff Sara Gould, President/CEO Desiree Flores, Program Officer, Health Programs Kira Laffe, Program Assistant, Health Programs Rona Taylor, Organizer, National Women and AIDS Collective National Women and AIDS Collective, Leadership Team Sylvia Britt-Raven, formerly of WORLD, Oakland, CA, student at Spelman College, Atlanta GA Carrie Broadus, Women Alive Coalition, Los Angeles, CA Liz Brosnan, Christie’s Place, San Diego, CA Precious Jackson, Center for Health Justice, North Hollywood, CA Vanessa Johnson, National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA), Washington, DC Naina Khanna, U.S. Positive Women’s Network, WORLD, Oakland, CA Sylvia Lopez, Women Rising, a project of AIDS Services Austin, Austin, TX Jo Schneiderman, Twin States Network, VT Demetra Tennison, Women Rising, a project of AIDS Services Austin, Austin, TX National Women and AIDS Collective, Former Leadership Team Members Maura Riordan, WORLD, Oakland, CA Piper Hyland, WORLD, Oakland, CA Thank You! For more information please visit www.ms.foundation.org . You may also contact Rona Taylor [email_address] or Desiree Flores [email_address] .