FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: pr@twgstrategies.com

August 11, 2006

WASHINGTON, DC –The Wright Group (TWG) was sole sourced and contracted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health (OWH) to provide strategic planning, content development and technical writing support for the grant review process of five HIV/AIDS programs to include: 1) HIV Prevention for Women Living in the Rural South, 2) Prevention and Support for Incarcerated/ Newly Released Women, 3) HIV Prevention for Young Women Attending Minority Institutions (e.g. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities), 4) HIV Prevention for Women Living in the US Virgin Islands and 5) Prevention and Support for HIV Positive Women Living in Puerto Rico,

The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Under the direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health, OWH provides leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through gender-specific approaches.

OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and offices involved in women's health. OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women in the United States through its innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.

Established in 2004, TWG (www.twgstratiges.com) is a health and human services research and consulting firm, bringing “theory-to-practice” based solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing health care and nonprofit organizations. TWG’s mission is to help organizations grow by developing solutions that will amplify the impact of their practices within the communities they serve- “Providing Health Care Solutions that Matter.”