Need2Know HIV campaign to spread word about importance of early, ongoing and accurate testing.
More than 20,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS in Chicago – three times the national prevalence rate.
In some Chicago neighborhoods, HIV rates have climbed to a staggering 53 percent in recent years.
That’s why the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is marking...
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World AIDS Day is here!
Every year, World AIDS Day is a time of reflection and action.
World AIDS Day, observed every year on December 1, is an opportunity to celebrate the gains made in ending the epidemic, embrace those living with HIV/AIDS and honor those we’ve lost to AIDS throughout the years.
Here are some things you can do this World AIDS Day to...
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It's almost World AIDS Day!
Here's are a few important events going on in Chicago to honor the occasion.
First, the basics: This Saturday is World AIDS Day, observed every year on December 1.
World AIDS Day is an opportunity to celebrate the gains made in ending the epidemic, embrace those living with HIV/AIDS and commemorate those who have died of AIDS throughout the...
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You've heard about it. It's coming. And it sounds scary. But what does the "fiscal cliff" really mean for people living with HIV?
According to a new analysis by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the impact of the automatic budget cuts will be prove to be both deleterious to public health and costly for taxpayers in the long run.
On January 2, 2013, absent any change in federal law,...
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November 23, 2012
MEDIA CONTACT
Greg Trotter, 312-314-0913
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) welcomes the appointment of Nanette Benbow as the new Deputy Commissioner for HIV and STI Services at the Chicago Department of Public Health....
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Dr. Kamiar Alaei, on left, and his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei, at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, November 2012.
By Sara Semelka
For more than a decade, Dr. Arash Alaei and his brother Dr. Kamiar Alaei made quiet but revolutionary changes in Iran’s healthcare system, focusing on harm reduction practices for people forced into the shadows of society, including LGBT...
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The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is considering options for the Medicaid benchmark Medicaid benefits (pdf) package that will be extended to the new health care reform Medicaid expansion population.
The Medicaid benefits package defines the baseline of services covered by the state for the newly eligible Medicaid recipients under health care reform. ...
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Why does HIV have a disproportionate impact on communities of color?
The SHINE Conference, a two-day affair hosted by the University of Chicago, aims to get to the root of that question. All are invited to attend what promises to be rousing discussion on the social determinants of HIV.
“SHINE Conference: Social and Structural Determinants of HIV Infections Among...
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Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid poses with her family. From left to right, daughter Lorelle, son Taylor, Dr. Henry-Reid and her husband Samuel.
To many, the debate over comprehensive v. abstinence-only sex education is one of cultural values and political leanings.
But it’s much more for Dr. Lisa Henry-Reid. She has dedicated her professional life to adolescent medicine. She’s...
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Photo credit: Charles le Brigand
By Julie Davids, Director of National Mobilization and Advocacy for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago
“People who didn’t evacuate are stupid … careless … a danger to others…”
Ringing any bells?
“They were in denial … selfish… thought they were invulnerable.”...
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