State and Local Updates
Three activists from the Treasure Coast region have teamed up to promote awareness of events during the week of World AIDS Day that speak about HIV/AIDS, rape and sexual abuse.
Activists launch A Day with HIV in America campaign to break down disease stigmas
Source:
The Florida Independent
Date:
November 8, 2011
Obama Administration Reversal Will Help Keep Florida AIDS Patients on Medications
Source:
The AIDS Institute
Date:
August 1, 2011
In reaction to concerns raised by The AIDS Institute and members of Florida's congressional delegation, the State of Florida will now be eligible to receive additional funding to maintain beneficiaries on its struggling AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), but not enough to make a serious reduction to the waiting list, which now stands at 3,682 people.
VGTI awarded $25 million for HIV research. Institute calls it boon for Port St. Lucie area.
Source:
TC Palm
Date:
July 12, 2011
Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida will receive federal grants totaling $25 million to team up with the University of California, San Francisco, to research where and how HIV hides inside cells.
ADAP Beyond the Numbers campaign puts a face on a funding crisis
Source:
The Florida Independent
Date:
July 9, 2011
The National Minority AIDS Council on Thursday launched a new website as part of its ADAP Beyond the Numbers campaign, an effort to put a face on the ongoing AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) funding crisis.
This time last year, Keith Woulard of Gifford frequented his favorite fast-food restaurants like McDonald's, KFC and Burger King almost every day. After attending the inaugural Man-Up summit last year at the Gifford Youth Activity Center, which had a workshop dedicated to high blood pressure and associated diseases and health issues common in the black community, Woulard vowed to live a healthier lifestyle. Now he only eats fast food on weekends.
Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network (FHAAN) Program
Date:
May 11, 2011
The Florida HIV/AIDS Advocacy Network (FHAAN) is a statewide effort comprised of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA’s), community advocates, HIV/AIDS and industry professionals, and anyone wanting to be involved to coordinate HIV advocacy efforts for all Floridians living with HIV and AIDS.
AIDS advocates say Florida narrowly avoided a catastrophe this month that would have left thousands of patients, including hundreds in Palm Beach County, without their medicine for nearly two months. But they fear that the same financial crisis will return next year - potentially leaving thousands scrambling to get the cocktail of drugs needed to keep their deadly illness in check.
Man Up: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Florida Men
Source:
The Florida Department of Health
Date:
January 25, 2011
This report seeks to mobilize men to eliminate their risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV/AIDS. The report also seeks to encourage men to “man up” and take responsibility for the consequences of their sexual actions and other HIV risk behaviors, for the benefit of themselves and their partners. The goal is to stimulate the development and implementation of community action plans to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS
among Florida’s men and their partners.
