In this episode of Unwrapping ObamaCare , cohosts Suraj Madoori and Lucy Baglin discuss the importance of waiting.
Since the first reported cases of HIV in the United States, AIDS activists have been asking for a more just health care system--one that doesn't discriminate against people based on pre-existing conditions. That system is finally...
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Obama cares and we do too! The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) and HIV advocates were on a mission at this year’s AIDS Run & Walk to make sure the HIV community “Gets Covered” with new health care options through Obamacare.
HIV advocates took to the starting line at Soldier Field to educate the community about new health care options and encourage people...
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Ryan Singleton (312) 334-0913
WORLD OF CHOCOLATE: The Sweetest Event of the Year
Annual Holiday Gala Benefit Raises Funds for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Tantalize your taste buds with sweet...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is publishing this story in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6 – 12, 2013), an opportunity to deconstruct labels that stigmatize people with mental health diagnoses. Destigmatizing mental illness and promoting the benefits of life-giving treatments is part of AFC's comprehensive approach to ending HIV/AIDS.
Sharon admits...
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November 2012 marked Meaghan Divane’s 25th birthday, but she wasn’t in the mood to celebrate, having just ended a significant—but unhealthy—relationship a few weeks prior.
Still, she toed the starting line in the Hot Chocolate Chicago 5k race without too much expectation. And then she learned what she wanted to do—what she needed to do—for the next 365...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has made headlines well beyond health reform because eradicating HIV is not simply a policy matter. It involves housing and care and prevention and research and development and human rights.
That’s what this report is about: It unpacks our comprehensive approach to ending this epidemic and shows that these past six months will help guide us in...
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Trial Design Significantly Enhanced By Strong Community Input
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Media contact: Jim Pickett, IRMA
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October 2, 2013 – IRMA applauds the launch of the world’s first-ever Phase II rectal microbicide trial. The Microbicide Trial Network’s study, called MTN-017, will test a reduced...
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Annual event raises over $408,000 for life-saving HIV/AIDS care, prevention, and housing programs. Fundraising continues until October 31.
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Jillian Braun
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CHICAGO – Nearly 5,000 people turned out for the 12th annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Saturday, September 28. The event...
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Since the first official U.S. report of AIDS in 1981, the HIV community has worked to reform our health care system to increase access for those who need it. Today--after three decades of advocacy--it’s finally beginning.
Thanks to Obamacare, which begins enrollment today, people in Illinois and across the nation can see how much health plans will cost, explore coverage options,...
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September 27, 2013 Marty Hansen, (312) 334-0947
AFC PUBLISHES REPORT ON HOUSING AND HEALTH
More than 40 Agencies Help Create a New Strategic...
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