Improve HIV/AIDS Outcomes in the FY 12 State Budget:
Tie Budgeting for Outcomesto the National HIV/AIDS Strategy,
Overhaul Grantmaking, and Sustain Public Health Programs for Former Inmates with HIV
Testimony presented by John Peller, Director of Government Relations, AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Before the Illinois House Human Services Appropriations Committee,...
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On March 15 in Springfield, Senate Bill 1619, the Illinois Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Act , passed out of the Senate Public Health committee. This is a great first step towards comprehensivein Illinois schools. SB 1619 is moving to the full Senate; we need your help to make it a reality for Illinois youth.
Take action now and send your state senator a letter urging...
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CHICAGO March 7, 2011 — The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) announced today its appointment of Keith Green, founding member of the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus and former director of Project PrEPare, to the newly-created post of Director of Federal Affairs.
"We are excited and proud to have Keith join our organization," said AFC President/CEO David Ernesto Munar. "Keith's energy,...
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Facing a grim fiscal environment despite the recent state tax increase, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proposed February 16, 2011 a $26.9 billion state general fund budget for Fiscal Year 2012 that cuts state HIV programs by 11%.
The Governor’s proposal consolidates four separate Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) HIV funding accounts into one, and cuts overall state funding by...
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CROI: Blacks More Likely to Have HIV Virologic Failure
By Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today
Published: March 01, 2011
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus , MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and
Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
BOSTON -- A meta-analysis of five clinical...
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The 2011 Illinois state legislative session started with a whimper on Tues. Feb 8, when the Amtrak train carrying the AIDS Foundation of Chicagos’ crack Springfield lobbyist, John Peller, rolled into town two hours late. Not to fear… six legislators were stuck on the train too, giving Peller extra time to advocate for their support for key HIV issues. Although the House stayed...
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There are two important changes to Illinois ADAP that will benefit people with HIV who get their medications from either private insurance or Medicare. In addition, a third change may make it possible for people on ADAP to afford comprehensive health insurance under the new Illinois Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
1. More help with co-pays and premiums if...
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Red ink blots Black AIDS Day
By David Ernesto Munar
Last week, the Federal Reserve chairman gave a stern warning to Congress not to play politics with an impending vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
"It's not something you want to play around with -- the United States would be forced into a position of defaulting on its debt," Mr. Ben Bernanke said at the...
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The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) Board of Directors announced its appointment of AFC Vice President David Ernesto Munar to the post of President/CEO, effective February 1, 2011.
After 20 years at AFC and 12 as its chief executive, President/CEO Mark Ishaug left the organization in February 2011 to become President/CEO of AIDS United, a new Washington, DC-based national organization...
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Hundreds of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Chicago will now receive local, high-quality care, thanks to a new grant awarded to the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) by AIDS United. The grant to AFC is one of 10 awards granted to communities across the country by AIDS United to support its Access to Care (A2C) initiative. The awards are all supported by a federal grant to AIDS United from the...
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