HIV/AIDS

Mapping Pathways is a multi-national project - led by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago - to develop and nurture a research-driven, community-led global understanding of the emerging evidence base around the adoption of antiretroviral-based prevention strategies to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Announcing Public Health Boot Camp IV: The AIDS Foundation of Chicago and DePaul University are having our next Public Health Boot Camp on July24-29, 2011. We are having an informational session on March 8, 2011 at the DePaul Center, 1 E.

The Chicago AIDS Foundation Director of Government Relations, John Peller, testified at a recent hearing on healthcare reform by The Illinois Healthcare Reform Implementation Council in Springfield.   

December 1st will mark World AIDS Day, an occasion to raise awareness, honor those who have died and inspire action against AIDS.

Here are five things you can do in the spirit of World AIDS Day:

1. Read about the latest scientific breakthroughs that are moving us closer to a world without AIDS.
2. Advocate for sound and compassionate HIV/AIDS policies here in Illinois by joining our Statewide Advocacy Network.
3. Educate yourself and others about the state of HIV/AIDS today.
4. Request information about the TEAM TO END AIDS endurance training program. Consider training to complete a marathon, half marathon, triathlon, or a 100-mile bike ride from Chicago to Milwaukee while raising money for the fight against AIDS.
5. Remember those we’ve lost to AIDS and those who are living with hope.

World of Chocolate is This Thursday! DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS?

Tickets are selling out! Online registration is now closed. To get your tickets, call the AIDS Foundation of Chicago at 312-922-2322. Tickets are $100 each and $125 at the door.

Join us as we sample decadent chocolate creations showcased by Chicago’s finest caterers, chefs, and chocolatiers. The event will feature a savory buffet, open bar, live entertainment, and interactive chocolate creations to delight the senses.

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) regularly surveys candidates on HIV/AIDS-related policies and publishes the results to educate voters and the general public. This year, AFC mailed a request for candidate statements on HIV/AIDS to all 28 candidates running on November 2 for the offices of Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, and United States Senator.

HIV advocates breathed a sigh of relief on October 13 when Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley released a 2011 city budget plan that preserves HIV funding and largely maintains city support for the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The 2011 budget is the last one that Mayor Daley will present.  He announced earlier this year that he would step down after running the city for 21 years.  

CHICAGO – Rejecting funding that mandates abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) instead secured $8.1 million under a new federal program for comprehensive sex education for schools and community programs. The U.S. Dept.

CHICAGO – Thanks to action by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, the state will receive $8.1 million in new federal funding for school and community-based comprehensive sexual health education programs in 2011. 

On this, National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, AIDS Foundation of Chicago calls for more frequent HIV testing among gay men and a re-doubling of efforts to combat the epidemic among this most-impacted population.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on September 23 that approximately one in five gay men in 21 American cities are HIV-positive, and 44% were unaware of their status. Chicago released its data from this study in July 2009 and found that a little more than 17% of gay men surveyed were found to be HIV-positive.