NAPWA congratulates presenters and participants in the first annual National Healthy Living Summit (NHLS), April 10-14, 2012, in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas! Originally scheduled August 7–10, 2011, the Summit promoted healthy living for people living with HIV. The new National Healthy Living Summit continues the work of NAPWA’s popular Staying Alive national conferences in a new environment of not just surviving with HIV but living productive and fulfilling lives.

For more than 25 years NAPWA has been the oldest, most trusted voice for saving and improving the lives of people impacted by HIV/AIDS, and this year’s event built upon that tradition.

The Healthy Living Summit was held in the award-winning American Airlines Training & Conference Center in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. Nearly 200 PLWHA attended the event to learn how to become involved in advocacy work in their respective regions and receive useful information about government subsidized housing and medication.

“The Healthy Living Summit welcomes all who are interested in improving quality of life for and addressing issues that affect people living with HIV/AIDS,” said Stephen Bailous, Senior Vice President for Treatment Advocacy and Community Affairs. “Sponsors, including pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and supplement manufacturers are offered a unique opportunity for visibility among hundreds of leaders in the HIV/AIDS community.”

2012 National Health Living Summit photo gallery

NHLS Program Book
Plenary and Special Session Speakers
Mens Institute
Women's Institute
Positive Youth Institute
SABER Skills Building Institute

Presentations:

     Plenary Session presentations
          Kevin Fenton, CDC - Keynote Address
          Rashad Burgess, CDC - Prevention with Positives
          Cornelius Baker - From Denver to Dallas (HPTN 052)
          David Vos, HUD - Meaningful Dialogue on Housing & Health
          Robert Bennett, Collaborative Soutions - Meaningful Dialogue in Your Town: Telling Your Housing Story
      

     African American and urban concerns
          Britni Mitchell - Response to HIV/AIDS in Arkansas
          NAPWA's Bayard Rustin Project
          Linkage to Care - the NYC After Hours Project
          The NYC Subway Testing Campaign


     Latino/Hispanic concerns, SABER, and the Skills Building Institute
          Jill Stowers, Indiana University Health - Bienestar
          Andi Zaverl, CBA Evaluation Expert - How to Evaluate Your Coalition Efforts
          Andi Zaverl - National Skills Building Institute: Logic Models
          Jasmin Minaya-Nunca, MPH, CDC - The Future of HIV Prevention among Hispanic/Latino-serving Organizations
          Melissa Faith Ramirez, Director, NLAAD - National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
          Step Up, Inc. & The Bethlehem House - National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Indianapolis, IN
          David Posart, Access Community health and Research Center - NLAAD Detroit
          LCATF, Inc. - Proyecto comUNIDAD
          PILLAR - Community Mobilization: Addressing the HIV Epidemic in Laredo through Community Conversations
          Sandra Estevez - Florida Latino Initiatives 2012
          Stephanie Rosales, Watneshaw County (MI) Public Health - 2011 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
          Yvonne Torres, Wake County (NC) Human Services - Linkage to Care: Bridge Counseling, Our Experience in North Carolina

For more information, contact Stephen Bailous, sbailous@napwa.org.