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Breakfast Discussion with IDPH Director, Dr. Hasbrouck

November 4, 2013

You're invited: The AIDS Foundation of Chicago is hosting a breakfast discussion with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director, Dr. Hasbrouck to highlight the director’s new initiatives for Public Health in Illinois and his view on current issues relevant to HIV/AIDS programs, service and prevention systems. Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. Breakfast...
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AFC Fact Sheet Summarizes Health Reform Payer of Last Resort Issues for Providers

October 25, 2013

On January 1, 2014, the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Illinois will revolutionize access to health care for thousands of people with HIV in Illinois. While Medicaid expansion and access to health insurance plans through the marketplace provide an opportunity to dramatically improve health care for people with HIV, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program will continue...
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The Normal Heart

October 23, 2013

Chicago, brace yourself. The Windy City is welcoming Larry Kramer’s Tony Award-winning play, The Normal Heart , to TimeLine Theatre Company, and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is selling tickets for Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, December 1 , which is World AIDS Day. Proceeds benefit AFC—but only on these dates, and only if you reserve your seat through...
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Unwrapping ObamaCare: Wait!

October 16, 2013

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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Over 500 AIDS Run & Walk Participants Pledge to "Get Covered" under Obamacare!

October 15, 2013

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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WORLD OF CHOCOLATE: The Sweetest Event of the Year

October 11, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     MEDIA CONTACT: 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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Finding Her Health: Sharon's Journey to Mental Wellness

October 10, 2013

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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Endurance 25: Meaghan's Mission

October 8, 2013

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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Mid-Year Update

October 7, 2013

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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Advocates Applaud Launch of MTN-017, World's First Phase II Rectal Microbicide Study

October 2, 2013

Trial Design Significantly Enhanced By Strong Community Input For Immediate Release Media contact: Jim Pickett, IRMA [email protected] +1 773 600 6407 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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