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A pioneering force in community medicine in the greater Chicago area for nearly 40 years, Dr. Padmanabhan “Dan” Mukundan was a founder and Chief Medical Officer of Access Community Health Network (ACCESS) as well as the Chairman and founder of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago.

Mike Maginn, 54, and his father, Ray, 83, collect old refrigerators, washers, dryers, televisions and beds and deliver them to people pushed into poverty, some to the brink of homelessness, by HIV/AIDS.

The blogs for AIDS Connect, Life Lube, and the International Rectal Microbicides (IRMA) are now on Twitter! Now you can read the blogs and get updates directly from your mobile device via Twitter.

Addressing stigma and promoting community involvement as HIV prevention for Latino gay men.

AFC Congratulates U.S. Senator Roland Burris
Group Urges Sen. Burris to Champion Healthcare Reform and HIV Prevention

The Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) recognizes the potential of young leaders as the best force to address AIDS in their own communities, and empowers them with the knowledge, skills, resources and opportunities they need to scale up and expand their initiatives.

Health Departments React with Alarm to New CDC Surveillance Data

STD Rates Higher Than Ever While Funding For Prevention Declines
 

Join AIDS advocates from across the state on March 3 & 4, 2009 as we boldly go where no state has gone before at State Trek: Illinois HIV/AIDS Lobby Days 2009! This is the HIV/AIDS community's 9th annual Lobby Days, where we join together to discuss curre

This week, the bloggers over at AIDS.gov featured a story about how AIDS service organizations can use photo sharing sites to promote their events, and as a tool to respond to HIV/AIDS issues. The AIDS Foundation of Chicago was highlighted for their use of Flickr. Read more at http://blog.aids.gov/.