Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS (IL ASAP)
IL ASAP is a project of AFC to develop, nurture and support statewide policy and advocacy leaders in Illinois.
IL ASAP exists to increase the number of people, both HIV-positive and HIV-negative, involved in HIV advocacy, and to build stronger bonds within and between every region of the state. Through IL ASAP, AFC increases advocacy on behalf of people living with and vulnerable to HIV at the local, state and national levels.
IL ASAP members:
- Advocate for issues affecting people living and communities most vulnerable to HIV
- Empower people to use their voice to make a difference
- Enhance relationships with our elected and appointed officials as well as the media so that we may speak truth to power in intelligent, strategic and effective ways.
- Train leaders in their communities to help recruit and cultivate a new crop of HIV advocates
What do we provide?
- Training on basic local and state advocacy
- Advanced advocacy training for leaders to do national advocacy
- Research tools to stay up-to-date on advocacy progress
- Connection with advocates and other advocacy organizations across the country
Who can apply?
- People that are living with HIV or AIDS
- HIV-negative advocates for people living with HIV
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¡Navegar el Sistema de salud es un dolor de cabeza! AFC y Center on Halsted están cambiando esto con #HIVhub
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HIV HUB provides sexual health and LGBTQ+ health services, regardless of immigration status
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HIV HUB provides sexual health and LGBTQ+ health services, regardless of immigration status
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El HIV HUB ofrece servicios de salud sexual y LGBTQ+, independientemente de estatus migratorio
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Hello world!
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Legislation to Increase Critical Access to HIV Prevention Medications Passes with a House Vote of 72-30
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Legislation that increases access to preventative HIV medications passes 14-2 out of Senate Executive Committee
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Trans advocate and community leader Elise Malary remembered, honored, and gone too soon
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2022 Illinois’ HIV Advocacy Day motivates advocates to make 645 connections with their elected officials
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Legislation to increase access to PrEP & PEP moves through the House with a vote of 71-24
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Peter Toepfer says Center for Housing and Health’s Racial Equity Action Plan is the first step against homelessness in Chicago
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“We Stayed Open.” Project Vida utilizes GTZ-IL’s Community Grant to support Black Gay, Bisexual men in the face of a pandemic
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AFC mourns the passing of Ed Negron
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AFC welcomes four new associate board members
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“Our legacy is our people”: Celebrating the legacy of the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus
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First-ever Getting to Zero Illinois Community Grant Program awards over $350,000 in grants
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Marc reflects on a year working as an ER trauma nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic
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AFC and IL HIV Action Alliance celebrate Illinois Senate voting to end criminal penalties against people living with HIV
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Senators Villivalam and Villanueva commend Illinois Senate for passage of the Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act
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CDC recommits to recognizing and acting on racism as a public health threat
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AFC’s BIPOC associate board members share their COVID-19 vaccine experiences
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We demand justice for the police killing of Adam Toledo
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What it has been like for me to work in a restaurant during COVID
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How telehealth services have made it easier for Milani to attend therapy
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Longtime LGBTQ+ leader, activist Román Buenrostro passes away
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It’s time to end racial inequities in responding to COVID-19
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Advocates and Legislators Introduce Bill to Decriminalize HIV in Illinois
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HB 3653 and the path toward increased community safety
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Proposed state budget misses the mark in addressing racial health disparities
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Flexible Housing Pool helps young families experiencing homelessness find permanent housing
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The Editor’s Desk: Why we created and maintain a community-informed style guide
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Queer Bronzeville: A Short History of Black Queer Chicago and AIDS Activism, 1920-1985
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Lambda Legal Hails Biden Administration Rescission of Ban on Speech about Systemic Racism, Sexism, and Implicit Bias
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AFC program partners with online job platform RiseKit to expand resources for returning citizens
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VICTORY! Judge Halts Implementation of Ban on Speech about Systemic Racism, Sexism, and Implicit Bias
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New HIV cases in Chicago declined in 2019, but racial health disparities must continue to be addressed
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Craig Johnson, longtime advocate for Black and LGBTQ+ communities, appointed as next AFC Board Chair
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Meet the new members of AFC’s Board of Directors
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Here’s why LGBTQ+ Illinoisans should care about this election
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Dramatic shifts in the Supreme Court could upend the legal rights of many Americans
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AFC remembers Timothy Ray Brown
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Big dyke Energy
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AFC remembers longtime supporter, Ron L. Fritz
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AFC launches new hotel project for people living with HIV who are experiencing homelessness
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AFC seeks Board members to help achieve our mission
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Meet Abdul-Aliy Muhammad: a Black Queer Muslim HIV+ activist who has been fighting racism within LGBTQ+ spaces for years
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Counter-conference raises awareness of those left out of National HIV/AIDS Strategy
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AFC helps returning citizens living with HIV shelter in place
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Proyecto Luz
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2020 Public Health Boot Camp canceled due to COVID-19 crisis
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AFC innovates to meet increased need for food, financial assistance amid coronavirus
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Censual Healing: Why LGBTQ+ folks need to get counted in 2020
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AFC embraces Black AIDS Institute’s We the People Plan
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When 150 housing clients faced transition, AFC and people-of-color-led partners provided uninterrupted support
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Viiv Healthcare reports on successes in AFC’s program for cis- and trans- women of color living with HIV
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago Opposes the Trump Administration’s Medicaid Block Grant Plan
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31 organizations awarded $7.35 million to provide HIV care to Chicagoland area
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Tell Your Story! Get Engaged!
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A partnership to help expecting parents living with HIV evolves in 2020
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Do YOUR thing! Sign up for 2020 health coverage before it’s too late!
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Living with HIV and thinking about pregnancy? Start here!
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Over 2,000 HIV advocates “lived true” and raised $440K (and rising) at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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Inspiring action through community
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I advocate because…
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AFC remembers Michael Bauer’s life and impact
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Illinoisans are ensured more accessible lifesaving medications
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Eight leaders bring passion and experiences to AFC’s Board and Associate Board
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City of Chicago receives $1.8 million in new donations for Flexible Housing Pool
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How Open Door helps the HIV community thrive
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PAT issues statement on proposed LGBTQ discrimination against federal contractors
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Public charge rule finalized, harming immigrant families in the U.S.
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Critical medication assistance programs solidified in Illinois
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Illinois expands protections for LGBTQ older adults
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Illinois approves youth access to PrEP
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AFC denounces use of HIV status to justify family separation
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Illinois increases transparency of prescription drugs in Medicaid
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Governor Pritzker, Please Revise Medicaid Rules for Gender-affirming Care
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Meet our new VP of Policy & Advocacy!
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Wearing History: Nightsweats & T-Cells
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Stop erasing rights for trans and gender non-conforming people!
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You know about PrEP, but have you heard of PEP?
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The State of Illinois, City of Chicago, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago Announce Getting to Zero Illinois HIV Plan
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Mid-session update on bills advancing health equity in Illinois
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Tony Tintinalli is ‘teeing up’ for AFC
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State Representative Lamont Robinson tackles Youth and PrEP in first bill passed out of IL House
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“Setting the Pace: remarks from President/CEO John Peller at 2018 annual meeting
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IL expands Medicaid coverage for trans and gender-nonconforming residents
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Black women in Chicago invited to catch desire while preventing HIV
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How cannabis is helping people living with HIV
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IL Gov. Pritzker proposes level HIV funding in his first budget address
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Gov. Pritzker signs executive order supporting HIV/AIDS services
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Things on our team’s plate in 2019
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Pride Action Tank responds to Supreme Court ruling on trans military ban
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My father’s journey to get his wings
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Policy and legislative wrap up for 2018
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New grant opportunity for “small but mighty” community orgs
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Getting to zero through sex ed
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Join AFC’s Board in 2019!
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What a wonderful World of Chocolate: annual event raises sweet cash for HIV/AIDS support
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Housing is the foundation for better health
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Open Enrollment and what it means for Trans and GNC folks
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HIV on TV: Why representation matters
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AFC demands support for immigrant families
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Intimacy on Trial: The Case of Sanjay Johnson
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[VIDEO] Chocolatiers at Four Seasons Chicago prep for World of Chocolate
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Midterm elections redirect Illinois’ path forward
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Legal Council for Health Justice Statement on Medicaid Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions
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Pride Action Tank: We See You
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Prevention advocates take unprecedented action to save choices for people at risk of HIV
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“After 30 years, what do you look for out of life?”
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Justice has been served — AFC lauds the justice received for the murder of Laquan McDonald but more must be done
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By reclassifying and renaming female condoms, FDA expands possibilities for sexual health
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Immigrant families are under attack! AFC joins the fight against public charge rule changes
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Sept. 23 declared “International Day of Bisexual Visibility in Chicago”
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Seeking treatment beyond medication
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago is shocked and angered by HIV funds being spent on family separation programs
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The national movement to decriminalize HIV right across state lines
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Building the pipeline toward bathroom equity in Chicago
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Seven community leaders join AFC’s Board in 2018
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AFC Statement on Governor Rauner’s veto to protect health equity legislation
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Join us NOW to override the governor’s veto of HB 4096
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AFC Mourns the Passing of Dan Bigg, Founder of Chicago Recovery Alliance
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A day in the life of a case manager
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HIV Prevention Justice Alliance says “farewell for now”
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This ‘magnetic couple’ runs to end stigma
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AFC issues FOIA request to support Medicaid recipients
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“One little prick of the finger determined my life”
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Paying the Price: the truth about HCV treatment on Medicaid
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AFC Statement Against Trump Administration’s Policy Banning People living with HIV from Military Service
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His Lifelong Journey to Being Poz and Proud
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Supporting my uncle means supporting a community
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More than a call
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AFC Statement on the Trump Administration’s Zero Tolerance and Family Separation Policy
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Mr. Goode Goes to Springfield
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These eight organizations are the top HIV case management providers in Chicago
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Turning a personal story into a platform for action
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10 movies about HIV/AIDS recommended by AFC staff
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The end of an impactful session
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Trans-affirming tips for health care providers from a nonbinary social worker
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Finding a safe haven
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This new insurance loophole could affect people on HIV meds, including PrEP
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Taking control of your health as a trans/gender non-conforming individual
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Meet AFC’s new community organizer, Coleman Goode!
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“The truth about the 7,000″: a response (and some lingering questions)
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The impact of sexual health on your mind, body and spirit
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Healing through art
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Social workers can make excellent grant writers
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What to say/what not to say: Gender Identity
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QUIZ: Do you know the facts about women and HIV?
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Six reasons work requirements are a bad idea for Medicaid
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The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself on the Inside and Outside
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago Applauds Gov. Rauner’s Proposal for Level HIV Funding in FY19 Budget, Advocates for Increased Funding
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AFC disappointed in Rauner administration’s withholding almost $10M of approved HIV funds
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The Bigots Are Right: The HIV Epidemic Among Black, Gay Men is from Immorality
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AFC announces 2018 Ryan White award recipients
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Too focused on survival to be sick
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[UPDATED] State health department refuses to release HIV spending information
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Solving one challenge for people leaving jail or prison: connecting to HIV health care
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Making the most of your Marketplace health insurance
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The Conscience and Religious Freedom Division is about protecting providers who discriminate
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AFC and PAT Statement on Health and Human Services creation of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division
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Chicago is ready to get to zero
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Hey, America: your high rents are hurting people’s health
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My voice represents millions more
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Your voice matters! Join our Board in 2018
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Finding a place to call home
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2017 Policy and Legislative Victories
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When a caregiver cares for herself, too
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Federal Budget Resolution and Health Care Update
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What does Getting to Zero mean?
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5 things you didn’t know about aging with HIV
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Taking PrEP? Thinking about it? Find an Illinois health plan that works for you – and get help paying for it!
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Stonewall Strong (excerpt) By John-Manuel Andriote
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Open Enrollment in 2018
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How your clinic can resist unlawful ICE activity
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Trump Sabotages the Affordable Care Act shattering health care coverage for low-income Americans
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Family love overcomes HIV stigma [VIDEO]
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Legal Council for Health Justice Statement on Medicaid Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions
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Get ready for Health Insurance Open Enrollment: 6 things to do before you enroll
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Experimental housing programs change lives and prove their worth
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Trump ends ACA subsidies for insurers, shattering health care coverage for low-income Americans
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Providers Unite: Protect the Undocumented Community
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2,500 health equity advocates band together to raise $480K (and rising) at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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ViiV Healthcare and AFC partner to improve women’s health
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Surviving a personal tsunami
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What you need to know about Getting to Zero in Illinois
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After homework, a young fundraiser fights for her communities
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Five ways to take control of your love life
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How much can your public health knowledge expand in 5 days?
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Advocacy organizations celebrate results as UnitedHealthcare swiftly reverses discriminatory PrEP practices
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United Healthcare discriminates against vulnerable populations by denying PrEP access
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Soaring into stability with people who care
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Trump’s shadow lingers over affordable health care
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HIV, hepatitis C and the hope for health equity
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Beyond a campaign, a testing program that elevates young women of color
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We finally have a budget!
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After three-year stalemate, Illinois legislature increases revenue and passes state budget
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Get your HIV status at these AIDS Run & Walk Chicago beneficiaries
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Ending gun violence means recognizing it as a public health threat
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Living with HIV — and without stable health insurance
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Quest Diagnostics employees experience a day-to-day connection to the HIV epidemic
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AFC secures legislative wins despite budget impasse
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From past to present: HIV advocates leading the future at AFC’s Advocacy Days
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250 Fewer People with HIV Identified During Illinois Budget Impasse
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago Condemns the Trump Administration’s Heartless FY18 Budget
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Which Health Care Superhero Are You?
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Harmony Health Plan teams with AFC to support community-based services
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Four new voices for change added to AFC board
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SHAME: AFC denounces House Republicans’ eleventh-hour push to repeal the ACA
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Gallery: AFC shames Illinois House Republicans and their votes for the AHCA
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BudgetWatch: House’s Lifeline budget moves to Senate and several AFC backed bills move out of the House
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“We don’t always have the choice of being sexperts.”
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Ava’s Change4Youth collects votes to raise visual awareness of youth homelessness
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LGBTQ aging summit to address advocacy and service needs in Chicago
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Anton X: Finding community through advocacy
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BudgetWatch: Health care repeal blocked and the state House in session
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Quiz: How screwed are we with the new health care plan?
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BudgetWatch: Several bills move out of committee and to the House floor
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Pregnant, Homeless and HIV-positive
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Choosing Life: How and Why to Disclose Your Status
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AFC’s case management trainings equip case managers for a unique, one-on-one client experience
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Amplified: Bold voices for change speak out
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Amplified: Spreading tingle, taking calls for PrEP
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Amplified: Out of the ER and into stable housing
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Amplified: Reinforcing vital organizations in the HIV community
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AFC releases policy priorities for 2017 and 2018
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Two AFC voices reflect on Women’s March movement
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Pharoh empowers youth experiencing homelessness
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Feminism means I matter
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A Reflection on the Women’s March in Washington
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One year later: youth housing advocate Kasey White on Trump, self-care and the Sleep In
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With national health care under threat, Gov. Rauner’s state budget further endangers Illinoisans
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Tracking AIDS in 2016: a year in the epidemic
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BudgetWatch: The Senate’s attempt at a Grand Bargain takes a hit
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Associate Board boosts fundraising, services and membership in 2016
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BudgetWatch: Gov. Rauner’s State of the State
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Trump’s first week: executive orders contrary to HIV policy and human rights
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AFC responds to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2017 State of the State Address
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Illinois’ state government: “A case of governmental dysfunction”
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ICYMI: Some of your favorite AFC stories from 2016
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BudgetWatch: Transition from 99th to 100th General Assembly
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Seven ways that Chicago embraced World AIDS Day
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A vital link to HIV care and so much more
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Next to – or better than – normal
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AFC releases statement on mistrial in shooting death of Walter Scott
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AFC releases IL Medicaid guide to HIV coverage
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BudgetWatch: End of Veto Session wrap-up
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So sweet: Chicagoans commemorated World AIDS Day at World of Chocolate gala
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2017 PrEP assessment compares IL Marketplace plans
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Loud, proud and HIV+
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In conversation: AFC’s housing leadership shifts in a promising moment for housing and health care
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HIV and mass incarceration: How Black lives are impacted
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AFC releases position statement on gun violence and community violence
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These runners and walkers ‘grammed for the cause – and won!
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Empowerment En Español
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More than $471K raised to help HIV+ Chicagoans thrive at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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AFC provides support, guidance on changes to Medicaid in IL
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Rep. Robin Kelly recognizes National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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Seven reasons to volunteer at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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The metamorphosis of recovery
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From the darkness of loss, new love emerges
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AFC and national partners file complaint against Humana and other discriminatory insurers
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AFC thought leaders to present at nine health conferences this fall
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#TeamJessica walks toward hope and away from stigma
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Elevating dancers and the cause through 25th Dance for Life production
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AFC and Howard Brown Health laud Illinois Medicaid for expanding access to HIV treatments
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Band together, Illinois: AIDS Run & Walk Chicago unites thousands in the HIV community on Saturday, Oct. 1
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DNC includes landmark statement on HIV/AIDS in 2016 platform
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BudgetWatch: Springfield passes bill to fund the state through December
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“Que no estas solo”: Beto comes out as an undocumented person living with HIV
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Stopgap budget passed in Illinois – but is it enough?
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Quiz: Think you don’t need an HIV test? Think again.
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Pride at Montrose forced to end early
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Chicago City Council overturns discriminatory bathroom provision
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A different type of homeless
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We are saddened. We are angry. We demand change.
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BudgetWatch: End of session and still no budget
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Kasey White: A leader and advocate for youth experiencing homelessness
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Legendary same gender-loving pride celebration returns; powered by Black, HIV and LGBTQ agencies
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11 months without a budget, AFC says Governor and General Assembly hold HIV services hostage
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BudgetWatch: As the legislative session ends today, the budget situation is a bit of a mess
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Jeanette seeks a place to call home
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Her win, Illinois’ loss
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“I made it through the storm”: George Scroggins and the act of moving forward
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AFC, Howard Brown Health commend IL Medicaid’s plans to review HIV therapies
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AFC joins human and social service agencies in lawsuit against Gov. Rauner and state agencies
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BudgetWatch: Some progress on FY 16 human services and higher education budgets
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AFC, Howard Brown Health denounce IL Medicaid’s removal of HIV drug from approved formulary
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Representing the South Side in Springfield at HIV Advocacy Days
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Meghan Williams: Giving her peers a voice
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CommunityLinks: the program, the people, the purpose
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BudgetWatch: Important bills pass out of committees, little budget news
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In Plain Sight: shining a spotlight on women living with HIV
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BudgetWatch: Advocates take to digital media to fight for #PositiveBudgetIL
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AmeriCorps teams unite to support HIV prevention work in Flint, MI
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BudgetWatch: What the AFSCME ruling means for humans services in IL
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BudgetWatch: $3.8 billion spending bill authorized by Senate
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago and The AIDS Institute Recognize Ambetter for Increasing HIV Medication Coverage
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Retiring AFC Board member blazed trails for Black women in health care and academia
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PrEP: One woman crosses the gender divide
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BudgetWatch: The lead-up to IL primary and spring break
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago lauds Get Covered Illinois for reducing the uninsured rate in Illinois
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Salud y Orgullo Mexicano: Exploring the territory between HIV and identity
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Five #PrEP4Love ways to improve PrEP awareness in Chicago
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AFC denounces Gov. Rauner’s proposed cuts to HIV and related programs and services in budget for FY 2017
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2016 legislative agenda seeks bold steps toward HIV prevention, treatment
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AFC applauds IDPH for adding hepatitis C medications to ADAP formulary
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s response to President Obama’s federal budget proposal
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Tiny Home Summit to address youth homelessness in Chicago
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago Applauds Passage of HOPWA Program Formula Change
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6 Things You Can Do for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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Citywide campaign transmits love and shows the sexier side of HIV prevention
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AFC offers capacity building micro-grants for HIV direct service organizations
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Top three things missing from Governor Rauner’s state of the state address
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Joint statement on stopping discrimination against transgender students
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#WTSWNTS when discussing condomless sex
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10 tweets that tell the story of HIV in 2015
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Harvard and AFC identify best IL health care plans for people with HIV
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Fighting for Black liberation in Chicago
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Envisioning health equity: Bhuttu Mathews’ story from rock-bottom to redemption
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US Congress strengthens HIV/AIDS services in new budget
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Section 1557: a tool in the fight against HIV discrimination
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Cost and coverage of HIV and hepatitis medications in the Illinois health insurance marketplace
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World of Chocolate jazzes Chicago residents for 14th year
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AFC commits to fulfilling goals of White House HIV/AIDS strategy
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AFC releases PrEP coverage guide for IL health marketplace plans
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We stand with Black lives
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#SleepOutCHI in 10 tweets
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No day but today: RENT cast sets stage for HIV awareness
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AFC announces 2016 Ryan White award recipients
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AFC and partner organizations raise awareness at World AIDS Day events on Dec. 1
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“A shared vision is a vision shared”: Caprice Carthans discusses trans health care
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Federal HIV funds are in peril. Take four actions to save them!
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Amid state budget woes, AFC partners with two community organizations
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#WTSWNTS: When discussing STIs and HIV via dating apps
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Pride Action Tank launches to foster collaborative LGBTQ work
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What to say // What not to say: STIs and dating apps
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More than 2,500 participants raise over $386,000 for 36 HIV/AIDS organizations
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#AIDSRUNWALKCHICAGO in 10 tweets
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Mayor Emanuel proposes changes to city of Chicago HIV funding
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Quiz: What’s the future of HIV, STI and pregnancy prevention?
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The right shade for changing the HIV epidemic
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A mIRAculous athlete will make a victory lap at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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Governor Rauner signs federal pass-through budget
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Are you a #PrEP know-it-all?
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Photos from the Movement for Black Lives Convening
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AFC announces request for proposals for Ryan White Part A and B
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Top 10 Tweets about the Rally for a Positive Budget
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Queer, Ill, & Okay artists share their truths about navigating taboo topics
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Season of Concern raises money for HIV – and has an awesome time doing it
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Put your foot down to support 36 HIV/AIDS organizations at 2015 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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Program equips future public health leaders to impact the HIV landscape
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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of federal health care subsidies
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Roy’s fight against cuts to HIV funding in IL
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Declare ADAP an essential service ahead of government shutdown in IL
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Beverly elevates young women and transwomen in new youth-led STI prevention campaign
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Five HIV advocacy victories in Springfield in 2015
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Moral Mondays demonstrations call for a fair budget in IL
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Stigma in the situation
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How a community leader eliminates stigma, one client at a time
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Staying afloat – and helping others tread water as they manage their HIV status
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Playoff hopefuls AFC Sirens hit home runs and plug PrEP
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Next stop: success
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Media-driven stigma continues with new HIV criminalization case
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Corporate supporter Walgreens finds innovative ways to engage with HIV-positive community
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“It is hard being positive”: An AFC client makes the most of every day
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Helping clients learn new ways to navigate through obstacles
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Gaining trust is the first step toward helping post-incarcerated clients
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For Northern Trust, there’s more than one way to give to the cause
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15 ways we’re changing the HIV epidemic in 2015
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Dramatic shift in AFC’s work, thanks to decades of change
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After the rescue, a new housing program targets HIV-positive youth
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Harmony and AFC partner to bring awareness to testing, treatment and holistic health needs in Chicago
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June marks National HIV Testing Day – and a spectrum of events for Chicago
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Partisan gridlock, Gov’s Turnaround Agenda keep HIV funding uncertain in IL
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Threatened supportive housing cuts could displace thousands – and raise state health care costs
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AFC raises big money for PrEP and HIV services at 30th Year Gala
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Budget cuts target organizations supporting Black gay men including a vital link to care
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Governor doesn’t make the grade in 100 Days HIV/AIDS Report Card
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Governor Rauner meets with advocates about HIV funding
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Revolutionary PrEP program in Illinois halted by governor before launch
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A year of triathlons
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HIV advocates hail Coventry Health Plan change that improves HIV drug access
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A home for Nancy means more than a door and floor
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Gilead gives significant gift to AFC as the inaugural member of AFC’s Corporate Partnership program
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AFC testifies on Medicaid redetermination in Springfield
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Female condoms take a new spotlight among peer-to-peer health educators
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“This is me; this is who God created.” An interview with Rev. Charles Straight
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AFC lauds Illinois for including HIV in the Health Home Model
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Women and girls the focus of HIV awareness days throughout March
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AFC releases 2015 – 2016 legislative policy priorities
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Advocates oppose 25% cut to HIV funding in 2015 budget
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HIV advocates find discriminatory HIV drug pricing by Illinois insurance companies
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AFC honors Black History Month with seminars, town hall and more
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Youth Expert Advisory Board applications now accepted
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Two new vice presidents at AFC strengthen connections to Illinois’ HIV/AIDS community
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Elimination of lifetime FDA blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men good – but not good enough
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New CDPH commissioner replaces departing Dr. Bechara Choucair
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AFC welcomes (back) new VP of Policy
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AFC responds to Medicaid Health Homes proposal for people with HIV
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Sweet success: 13th annual World of Chocolate event dishes up decadence
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Cost of HIV medications in the Illinois health insurance marketplace for 2015
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago announces 18 award recipients of its 2014 Challenge Grants
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AFC commemorates World AIDS Day with new website, World of Chocolate and more
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Largest and longest-running HIV/AIDS coalition calls for scale-up of PrEP; AIDS Foundation of Chicago leads locally
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AFC awarded second year of funding to help people register for health insurance through Affordable Care Act
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AFC congratulates Governor-Elect Rauner, urges policy and funding continuity
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A Chat With Jim Pickett as the First HIV Research for Prevention (HIV R4P) Conference Looms
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Keeping stars like Glenn bright through HIV fundraising
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New ad campaign urges Mexican men to seek HIV testing and care services
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We Are Here blog tour: “When Resilience Isn’t Enuf: Black Lives Matter”
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AFC thanks Rep. Mike Quigley for introducing bill to modernize federal AIDS housing program
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Unique program brings public awareness, STI testing to young women, transwomen of color
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Two public events celebrate HIV awareness day through monologues, workshops and more
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Letter from AFC Board Chair
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago names John Peller president/CEO
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More than 3,000 runners, walkers, volunteers raise over $380,000 for 32 HIV/AIDS organizations
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Health and rights advocates mobilize across the globe to demand female condoms
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T2’s Ironman 70.3 Steelhead finisher achieves huge fitness and fundraising goals
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A T-shirt represents one artist’s commitment to end AIDS
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Through performance art, new narratives emerge about chronic illness
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Gaining a holistic understanding of HIV to help protect vulnerable communities
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“You’re not a second-class citizen because you’re HIV-positive. You’re a human being.”
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Advocacy groups report to UN on US failures to address the HIV epidemic in communities of color
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Illinois advocates hail great first step to end discrimination against transgender individuals in health insurance coverage
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Insights, AFC’s monthly newsletter
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Kicking stigma to the curb through AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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What can internet search engines reveal about STD trends and risk?
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Better red (or green or yellow or grape-flavored) than dead
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Community-based testing programs link newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals with care
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Ten years after HIV-positive diagnosis, AIDS Run & Walk marks a new chapter in one runner’s life
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HIV testing project serves people where they are, when they’re there
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Illinois General Assembly Votes to Protect HIV/AIDS and Supportive Housing Services
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Getting on board with PrEP: “It all starts with making one choice”
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Illinois governor’s office warns ACA health insurance plans against HIV/AIDS discrimination
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HIV medication coverage guide released for Medicaid and other ACA plans
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CDC recommendation on PrEP use endorsed by AFC and other AIDS health organizations
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago to state legislators: don’t cut $4 million from HIV/AIDS services budget
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An advocacy update from a peer educator
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AIDS Run & Walk Chicago invites community partners to gain exposure and donations at 2014 event
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Subject Matter Hearing Testimony Supporting SB2670 (Hepatitis C Screening Bill)
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Igniting our 30th year of service by honoring two long-time supporters
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HUD grants $3 million to AIDS Foundation of Chicago to continue two housing programs
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HIV/AIDS support from the ground up at Advocacy Days event in Springfield
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Update: AFC on Medicaid plan to address HIV
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Governor Quinn’s Budget Supports Vital HIV/AIDS Services
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Medicaid Plan to Address HIV
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Illinois HIV Care Connect: Reaching Out to Changing HIV-Positive Population
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HIV/AIDS Illinois District Fact Sheets
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Medicaid Managed Care is Coming – What You Need to Know to be Ready Webinar
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Munar Stepping Down Following Two-Decade Career at AFC
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AFC Releases 2013 Annual Report
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Comments on the Draft Medicaid 1115 Waiver
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HIV Health Summit Kicks off 2014!
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Illinois Cascade of Engagement in HIV Care
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Munar: Illinois Medicaid Must Harness Existing Infrastructure to Turn Tide on AIDS Epidemic
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World AIDS Day in Chicago
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Reaffirming Our Commitment to the Denver Principles
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Comments on the “Path to Transformation” 1115 Waiver Concept Paper
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Reaching the Summit
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Illinois Paves the Way for Organ Donations between HIV-positive Patients
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T2 Celebrates Strong 2013 Season, Looks Forward to Racing in 2014
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Cutting Sequestration
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The Affordable Care Act: An Enrollment Story
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The Future of CountyCare
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Breakfast Discussion with IDPH Director, Dr. Hasbrouck
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AFC Fact Sheet Summarizes Health Reform Payer of Last Resort Issues for Providers
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The Normal Heart
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Unwrapping ObamaCare: Wait!
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Over 500 AIDS Run & Walk Participants Pledge to “Get Covered” under Obamacare!
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WORLD OF CHOCOLATE: The Sweetest Event of the Year
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Finding Her Health: Sharon’s Journey to Mental Wellness
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Endurance 25: Meaghan’s Mission
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Mid-Year Update
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Advocates Applaud Launch of MTN-017, World’s First Phase II Rectal Microbicide Study
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We’ve Waited 32 Years for Today, and a Shutdown Won’t Stop Us!
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Thousands Descend on Lakeshore to Walk, Run, and Raise Money in the Fight against HIV
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AFC Publishes Report on Housing and Health
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Unwrapping ObamaCare: A Necessary Perspective
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What Could Be More Important than October 1, Right?
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AFC Announces Entertainment for 2013 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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AFC Announces Participants in Sustainable Strategy Program
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Health Insurance Marketplaces: Answering Your Questions
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Confession of a Spectator: Dance for Life in Review
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AFC Welcomes New Senior VP; Names First Director of Housing Subsidiary
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Unwrapping ObamaCare: Medicaid Expansion
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Fly with Us: Your Health Care Reform Passport
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AFC Awarded Grant to Assist ACA Outreach and Enrollment
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Unwrapping ObamaCare: Who, What, When, & Why
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Governor Signs Medicaid Expansion Bill into Law
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Understanding HIV Health Reform and Youth
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Mapping Pathways: Approaches to Preventing HIV
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AFC Receives ADAP Community Organization of the Year Award
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A Supreme Q&A with AIDS Legal Council’s Ann Fisher
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Learn How Health Care Reform Will Help You.
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AFC Celebrates Pride
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A Glass Half Full: The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Marriage Equality and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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AFC’s Hollendoner Set to Become City’s First Deputy Commissioner
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LGBT Advocacy Groups Stand with Civil Rights Counterparts on the Voting Rights Act
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Lion’s Pride of AFC: Junior Board Member Wins Award
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Statement from AFC about a U.S. Supreme Court Decision
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Policy Matters Podcast: Spring in Springfield
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New International Report on HIV Prevention Urges Localized Consideration of Antiretroviral Strategies
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AFC Announces CommunityDirect Partners for 2013 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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Broadway Meets Michigan Avenue
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Over 500 Endorsers Demand Answers on Lubricant Safety
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We Need to Talk About ObamaCare
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Recognizing a Champion of AIDS Housing
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Important Announcements from Illinois ADAP about CountyCare and Illinois Pre-Existing Condition Program
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May 2013: A Big Month for HIV/AIDS Advocates
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Smooth Transition: TEAM TO END AIDS Continues to Make Strides with New Leadership
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And the Winner Is: AIDS Run & Walk
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International Female Condom Film Contest Announces Winners
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Illinois Senate Approves Medicaid Expansion Bill with Concurrence Vote
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General Assembly Budget Supports Vital HIV/AIDS Services
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Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Illinois House
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Illinois Budget 2013
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Testimony before the Illinois House Human Services Committee Supporting SB26 (Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion)
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Illinois Senate Passes Comprehensive Sex Education Bill
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Illinois Senate Passes Bill to Repeal HIV Student Notification Law
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ObamaCare Is Here – But Is It Working for People with HIV?
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New Report: CountyCare Offers Historic Opportunity to Improve Care for People with HIV
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Strength of a Thousand Cranes
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State Session Updates
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State-Run Health Insurance Marketplace: Why AFC Opposes HB 3227
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VIDEO: Chris Wade Speaks at Rally for Human Care
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Inside Story Wins Two Silver Awards of Distinction
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Give OUT Day: A Spotlight on Rectal Microbicides
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National Task Force Recommends Universal HIV Testing
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AIDS Housing Soars on Report Card Day
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Lobby Days 2013: A Correctional Health Care System
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Pioneer of the One-Third
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AFC’s Spring Dinner: We Laughed, We Celebrated, We Made a Difference
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IL House Passes Bill for Comprehensive Sexual Health Education
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The Evany Factor: Impact of an Advocate
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AFC’s Cynthia Tucker Receives Woman of Excellence Award
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President’s Budget Preserves Essential HIV/AIDS Programs, Removes Sequester
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Doing Right by Her Family Name
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A Double Anniversary: Ten Years Running
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Comprehensive Sex-education Bill Gains Momentum in Illinois House
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AFC to State Insurance Dept: Heath Plans Must Provide Solid HIV Benefits
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Creating a Culture of Coverage
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Media-Driven Stigma Surrounding HIV Criminalization Case
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AFC Hosts Forum on Innovative Patient-Centered Medical Homes
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Illinios HIV/AIDS Advocates Bring Three-Point Message to Capital Hill
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IDPH leaders brief community on FY 14 state budget
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Illinois Governor Reduces State HIV Funding
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Finding a Place for Carlos
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AIDS Advocates Praise Illinois House Vote to Repeal Discriminatory HIV Law
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Register for Upcoming Webinars
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Illinois Governor Reduces State HIV Funding
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Behind the Miracle Child a Broken System Lurks
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“Queen of Indie Soul” to perform benefit concert at House of Blues
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The Stories That Don’t Get Told
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Dancing for Life, a Chicago Choreographer is Honored
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Remembering Rosa Rufus
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AFC Board Member Turns Loss into Hope
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Lube is Slippery, but is it Safe?
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A New Year, and New Medicaid Awaits Us! 2013 Lame Duck Wrap-Up
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Advocates Take Medicaid Fight to Capitol
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How Same-Sex Marriage Could Help End AIDS
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WATCH: Driving the HIV Story
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AFC Weighs in on New CDC Data
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AFC Statement on New HIV Data
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Groundbreaking New Video on Rectal Microbicides is Released
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AFC Launches Need2Know HIV, a New HIV Testing Campaign
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World AIDS Day
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Your Guide to World AIDS Day in Chicago
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What the Fiscal Cliff Means for HIV Services in Illinois
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AFC Hails New Chicago Deputy Commissioner for HIV/STI Services
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In or Out of Prison, Iranian Doctors Find Way to Help
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Comments on State Medicaid Benchmark Plan
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SHINE Conference Examines HIV and Social Determinants
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Doctor: “Abstinence is not enough.”
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The Stigma of Sandy: Sound Familiar?
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Road to Health: AFC’s New Strategic Plan Moving Forward
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Comments to Illinois Department of Public Health on Proposed Rules of Sexually Transmissible Disease
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AFC Statement on Election Results
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Annual Meeting Provides Inspiration and a Plan
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Hurricane Sandy Victims Need Our Help
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AFC Hails Federal Waiver for Cook County Medicaid Program
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Once Jailed in Iran, Global Health Pioneers Visit Chicago to Talk HIV
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Rooted in the Cause
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Macy’s, a Key AFC Sponsor, Holds Men’s Fall Fashion Preview [UPDATED]
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Thank you – AIDS Run & Walk Chicago 2012
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CDPH Helps Raise Awareness at AIDS Run & Walk
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From Botswana to Chicago, Refugees Fight Stigma
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AFC Comments on Illinois’ Essential Health Benefits Plan
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IDPH Director to Discuss HIV Services on Sept. 27
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From Crunching Numbers to Chasing a Dream
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ACT UP Movie Coming to Chicago
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Illuminating Life with HIV
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Advocates Observe First Ever “Global Female Condom Day”
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Vogueing for Change
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The New 2012 Updates of The Illinois HIV Testing Law
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Illinois Medicaid Continues Access to Life-Saving HIV Drugs
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HIV Testing Fact Sheet 2012
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Transgender Killings Reflect Deeper Injustice
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Expect More Dance at Saturday’s Dance for Life
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Medicaid Cuts are Bad News
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Illinois Red Ribbon Lottery: It’s a win-win!
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What I Learned at AIDS 2012
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AFC Shines a Light at AIDS 2012
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Elvis 5K to Benefit TEAM TO END AIDS
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Q&A: Lambda Legal’s Scott Schoettes on HIV Criminalization
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How Illinois’ HIV Criminalization Law Has Changed
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AFC Comments on Illinois Navigator Program
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The Sobering Truth of HIV among MSM
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From the Sports Desk: Chasing an End to AIDS
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AIDS 2012: A Protest in Photos
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Activists “Act Up, Fight Back”; 12 Arrested
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Turning the Tide Together
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In Search of the AIDS Boson
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Activism Alive and Well at AIDS 2012
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A Prayer for Courage and Unity
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AIDS 2012: Day 1 in Photos
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On Media and HIV/AIDS
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AFC Lauds Obama Administration’s Increase in Illinois ADAP Funding
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago at AIDS 2012
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Turning the Tide Together at the International AIDS Conference
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Rev. Straight to Open AIDS 2012 with Prayer
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Thousands to March for HIV Justice Next Week in D.C.
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AFC Hails FDA Approval of Truvada for PrEP
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“Change My Story” Campaign Unveils New Ads For At-Risk Communities
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Three Years Later, Opt-Out Testing the Norm in Cook County Jail
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AFC Staffer Honored by Newspaper
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AFC Hails Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling
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Help Us Turn the Tide.
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Film Tackles AIDS in Black America
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Every Day is National HIV Testing Day
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Once Neglected in Jail, HIV Advocate Now Seeks Justice
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A Quilt of Memories Lives On
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A Community of Independence
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Sign Up for 6/19 PrEP Webinar!
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Illinois Legislators Gut HIV Funding
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ALERT: AIDS Run & Walk Chicago Changes Date
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Challenge Grant Projects Boldly Move Forward
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Medicaid Reforms Will Harm People With HIV
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A Global Dream for Women’s Health
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Ball Offers Vogueing and HIV Outreach
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HIV-Positive Triathlete Inspires Change
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What’s NATO Got to do With HIV?
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The “Little Campaign That Could”
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From Transgender Life, a Passion for Social Justice is Born
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Keeping Track of HIV Care
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A Powerful Day, a Call to Action
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AFC Joins Other AIDS Groups in Support of PrEP
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In Occupy Movement, AIDS Activists Find Common Ground
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Putting a Face with the Numbers
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Making Our Voices Heard
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AFC Condemns Proposed Medicaid HIV Drug Restrictions
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Plan Unveiled for Rectal Microbicide Research in Africa
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VIDEO: Funding Cuts Will Cost Lives
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Triathlete Looks Back, Races Forward
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Confessions of a Self-Proclaimed Data Geek
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The Ministry of Being There
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Huffington Post: Trapped in a Broken System
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Registration Opens for the 2012 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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An Evening of Angels, Reflection and Looking Forward
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Hip-Hop Cares About HIV. Yes, Really.
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A Doctor Finds Calling in Forgotten Youth
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What will a 50% Cut to HIV Funding do to Illinois?
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At 85, a Mother Walks for Her Son
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Confronting HIV Among Youth
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An Advocate and his Art
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Praying for the End of AIDS
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AFC Presents Day of Female Empowerment on March 10
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Take in a Musical and Fight AIDS!
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AFC Opposes Proposed Budget Cuts to HIV Services
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Video: Tony Kushner on Angels
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Angels in America: The Play That Goes Clunk
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A Brother Lost to AIDS Lights the Way
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Black AIDS Day Panel Examines HIV and Aging
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AFC Honors Black AIDS Day with Advocacy
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Illinois Department of Corrections Partners with AIDS Foundation Chicago to Offer New Educational Video
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Kushner in the Here and Now
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ADAP Changes for Better
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Sheltering Our Youth
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Open Letter to FDA Urging PrEP Review
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Housing Chicago’s Most Vulnerable
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The Crime of Being Gay (and Having to Hide It)
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Surviving Addiction, an Advocate Finds Her Voice
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HIV Prevention Justice Alliance Supports Affordable Care Act
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Remembering Fernando Blasco Lagos
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On Faith and HIV
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New Website Explains HIV Health Reform
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The Enduring Power of Angels
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A Life Marked by AIDS (and Hope)
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FDA Considers Truvada for PrEP
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AFC Statement on Federal Funding Ban for Syringe Exchanges
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ADAP Experiences Growing Pains
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Syringe Exchanges Caught in Political Crosshairs
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AFC Remembers John Davis
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Occupy HIV/AIDS!
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Bridging the Gap
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Open Letter to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin
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Alleged Bite Leaves Bitter Taste of Unjust Law
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Watch David Ernesto Munar on PBS
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AFC Hails World AIDS Day News
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Open Letter to President Obama and World AIDS Day Panelists
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All Eyes on Obama on World AIDS Day
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IDPH Budget Webinar
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A Setback in Microbicide Research
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Interview with South African Author Jonny Steinberg
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AFC Makes “The POZ 100”
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Lois Bates, Trans-Activist, Dies
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Crunch Time for Super Committee
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Rectal! Rectal! Read all about it!
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Healing the Prison System
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Mapping Pathways to Prevention
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Glimpsing USCA
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A Revolution of Hope
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Fighting for a More Just World
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A Catalyst for HIV Prevention Justice
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“Creating an AIDS-Free Generation”
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Welcome, United States Conference on AIDS!
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Twenty Years Later, Magic Still Smiling
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CDPH Keeps Funding for HIV Prevention Programs the Same, Despite Economic Uncertainty
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The Many Faces of HIV
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Innovation, Impact and Inspiration
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UPDATE: Drug Overdose Bill Passes House
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Response to Draft Report by the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Legislative Study Committee
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It’s a Strategy! (Well, a draft at least…)
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For HIV counselor, prevention begins with self-esteem
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AIDS Leaders Press Feds for Action on Promising New Prevention Tool
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New WithInSight Resource Enhances Understanding of Public Health Research
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AFC Showcases Best Practices in Prevention and Research at National HIV Prevention Conference
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago Launches “Change My Story” Health Promotion Campaign at Bud Billiken Parade
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CDC Reports HIV Infections Jump Among Young Gay Black Men
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AFC Conducts Redistricting Webinar
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“Wake up!”
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Case management, housing vital for Medicaid success
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Case management, housing vital for Medicaid success
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“Pride Health and Equality 411”: view the presentation
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Free HIV Testing at Select Walgreens Stores, June 22-24
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AFC to Quinn: Expand Medicaid, implement AIDS Strategy to mitigate budget cuts
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Walgreens carries female condoms
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AFC: Finishing Strong in Springfield
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Illinois General Assembly Adjourns, Reduces HIV Funding Cuts
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Making the Fourth Decade of AIDS the Last
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Standing with Mayor Emanuel
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House Budget Ups HIV Funding by $2 million
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Illinois Senate Proposes $3.5 million Cut to Critical HIV Programs
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Illinois Announces Reduced Access to HIV Medication Assistance, Effective July 1
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IDPH House Appropriations Budget Testimony
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Support comprehensive sex education
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Keith R. Green Joins AIDS Foundation of Chicago
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Governor proposes HIV Cuts, Consolidation in FY 2012 budget
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CROI: Blacks More Likely to Have HIV Virologic Failure
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AFC’s John Peller Highlights Budget and Legislative Issues in the Illinois General Assembly
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Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program Update
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David Ernesto Munar Appointed President/CEO
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Black AIDS Day, February 7, 2011
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Virginia Asks High Court To Expedite Review Of Health Law Challenge
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Pay Gap Growing For Women Physicians
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Governors Get Advice From Obama Administration On How To Handle Medicaid
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Blumenthal Steps Down From His Post Leading Obama’s Health IT Office
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AFC Receives Grant from AIDS United to Improve Access to Healthcare for Region
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AFC’s Healthcare Hero-in-Chief, Melanie Paul
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Daley’s 2011 Budget Avoids HIV Cuts
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Obama Administration Unveils National AIDS Strategy
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AIDS Foundation of Chicago in Vienna
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AIDS Community Remembers Lonnie Fulton
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AIDS Community Remembers Lester Ward
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Uninsured? HIV+? Moderate-income? New health insurance option!
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Quinn Budget Highlights AIDS Drug Assistance Program
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What’s up with the state budget, and what’s it mean for HIV services?
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It’s up to you, Governor Quinn
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Stop an ADAP Wait List in Illinois
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Washington Needs to Hear from You!
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Illinois Official: Budget crisis could push 500 people off HIV medication assistance
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Rescue 2010: Illinois’ HIV/AIDS Lobby Days
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Proposed FY 11 State Budget Underfunds HIV Services
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Advocates to Gov: Fund HIV in the 2011 State Budget
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Help Gov. Quinn Build a Responsible Budget
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Mark Ishaug: HIV Services Face Foreclosure: Will Illinois Leaders Come to the Rescue?
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Illinois Legislators Crusade for Adequate HIV Funding
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Spotlight on State HIV Funding Crisis at State Panel
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Fiscal Year 2011 Illinois State Budget Crisis Threatens Health of People with HIV, Could Increase HIV Cases
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Daley Proposes 4% City HIV Funding Trim
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A Tribute to a Legendary Advocacy Dynamo: Hector Hernandez
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HIV/AIDS Community Mourns Passing of Beth Wehrman
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AFC Celebrates the Life of the Honorable Larry McKeon