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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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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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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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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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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