prevention

The Illinois House Appropriations-Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on Friday, January 22, 2010 Time 10:00 AM in Room 16-504 James R. Thompson Center  on ADAP funding. The meeting is open to the public and you are encouraged to attend, but arrive early as space is limited.

VACCINE researchers don’t often find themselves at the center of public controversies. But a storm has erupted over the announcement last month that an experimental AIDS vaccine tested in Thailand proved modestly effective. It was billed as a major scientific advance — the long-awaited hard evidence that it is possible to inoculate people against AIDS.

Unless Congress acts now, the District of Columbia-where one in 20 residents is living with HIV-will be hamstrung in its efforts to fight one of worst HIV/AIDS epidemics in the nation.

On July 31, African-American MSM leaders, service providers, and others attended the prevention and wellness conference called 10- Living the Lifestyle Wellness Conference. Participants networked and gained skills and resources to strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention efforts for the African-American MSM (AAMSM) community.

Via Southtown Star
By Maura Possley, Staff Writer

Not a week goes by that Dr. Matthew Johnson doesn't treat a patient in his Park Forest office for a reinfected sexually transmitted disease.

CHICAGO – The beat and rhyme feels similar to Kanye West’s “Heartless,” a song easily recognized by Chicago youths. But instead of the rapper’s Auto-Tuned lament, we hear a young girl intoning a vital message to her peers: “How could you go unprotected/don’t you feel disrespected/being safe is priceless/you need to go get tested.”

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

Health Departments React with Alarm to New CDC Surveillance Data

STD Rates Higher Than Ever While Funding For Prevention Declines
 

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago thanks Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley for safeguarding essential HIV prevention and AIDS housing services from funding reductions in his 2009 proposed city budget, which was made public today.  The overall proposal reportedly includes $469 million in spending reductions cuts and layoffs designed to balance the budget.