Thousands Descend on Lakeshore to Walk, Run and Raise Money Toward Ending the AIDS Epidemic and Helping HIV-Positive People Live With Dignity
Annual event raises $375,000 for life-saving HIV/AIDS care, prevention and housing programs.
CHICAGO – More than 4,500 Chicago-area residents laced up their running shoes for the 11th annual AIDS Run & Walk Chicago on Sunday,...
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The 2012 AIDS Run & Walk Chicago isn’t just about raising money.
It’s also about raising awareness.
To that end, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) will provide HIV testing, education and safer sex kits at the annual event at Soldier Field on Sunday, Sept. 30. It wouldn’t be possible without funding from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), said...
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A young refugee in Botswana. UNHCR photo.
By Lorraine Ma
Seeking refuge in a Botswana camp, a Somali woman found no peace.
Known to be HIV-positive, she was subjected to ridicule and threats from her refugee camp neighbors. Stones rained down upon her roof at night.
It was but one striking example of how HIV-positive people...
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The Quinn administration recently announced that the benchmark plan for Illinois’ Essential Health Benefits (EHB) package will be chosen by September 30, 2012 in order to meet the Federal deadline for selecting a plan.
The EHB package defines the baseline of services covered by health insurance plans offered to individuals and small businesses in the state. The plan will have...
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UPDATE: AFC will be live tweeting the discussion with Dr. Hasbrouck. To follow the conversation, follow @AIDSChicago on Twitter and pose your own questions for Dr. Hasbrouck using the hashtag #hasbrouck . See you there!
On Public Health and HIV: Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck Joins HIV/AIDS Advocates and Community Leaders for Breakfast Talk on the Future of HIV Services in Illinois...
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The acclaimed documentary, "How to Survive a Plague," is slated to open in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre on Friday, Sept. 21.
We expect it to be both a powerful reminder of the past and a clarion call to action for today. The film depicts the dark early days of the AIDS epidemic, the callous disregard of the government to respond...
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Paula Foster, founder of Moments in Frames, has partnered with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) in her pursuit of doing meaningful work for a just cause. For every picture frame purchased with the AFC promo code, $5 goes to lifesaving HIV prevention, care and housing services. Foster contributed this blog to Inside Story to explain how she got into this line of work.
By Paula Foster...
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Jeff Berry is editor of Positively Aware, a Chicago-based magazine for people living with or affected by HIV.
By Jeff Berry, editor of Positively Aware , “A Day with HIV” co-founder
Last September, a collection of 120 online photographs gave a face to hundreds of thousands of people in North America who live with HIV every day. This portrait of people...
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Chicago Female Condom Campaign Helps Lead the Way on Sept. 12 Day of Action, Calls for Greater Access to and Increased Education on Importance of Female Condoms
For the first time ever, people from all over the world will observe Global Female Condom Day on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
The purpose of this dedicated day of action is to demonstrate the need for these important underutilized...
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By John Peller
Although summer is in full swing, Illinois health care providers have an unprecedented opportunity to re-examine their routine HIV testing practices, thanks to new regulations and information provided by the state of Illinois.
First, the Illinois Department of Public Health released after a nearly four-year delay final regulations implementing updates to...
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