Posts Tagged HIV/AIDS

Florida AIDS drug waiting list longest in U.S.

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.27.12 | 10:14 am | More from The Florida Independent

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Advocates launched a campaign to urge the Florida legislature to secure funding for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program, the same week it was announced that almost 1,100 Floridians who live with HIV are on the drug assistance programs waiting list.
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors,

As waiting list grows, Fla. governor seeks to run AIDS drug program “more efficiently”

By Marcos Restrepo | 02.17.12 | 2:53 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting list increased to 949 people as of Thursday, according to the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (aka NASTAD).
NASTAD data More… (.pdf) also indicates that Florida’s ADAP waiting list ranks third in the U.S., with 22 percent of the 4,300 individuals on

Report: Florida women face high rates of HIV and unplanned pregnancies

By Ashley Lopez | 01.31.12 | 3:06 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A women’s health report released by the Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates this week shows that women, particularly women of color, in Florida are facing mounting health problems related to unintended pregnancies and HIV. More…

Michigan receives millions for HIV prevention, has not invested in treatments for those exposed to virus

By | 01.25.12 | 12:58 pm

The Michigan Department of Community Health has received More… more than $6 million for HIV prevention from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and still has a pending request for $1.2 million in additional funding. And while the money will be used to increase testing and assist those who test

Sex-ed advocates launch ‘Future of Sex Education’ project, propose national sex-ed standards

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.11.12 | 1:02 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The first-ever national standards for sexuality education in K-12 schools, part of the ongoing “Future of Sex Education” project, was released this week. More…

Florida receives federal dollars for new HIV-prevention approach

By Marcos Restrepo | 01.09.12 | 5:47 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week awarded funds for HIV/AIDS programs that will be used to implement high-impact HIV prevention (.pdf), also known as test and treat, a new “approach to reducing HIV in the United States.” More…

Media analysis: Grand Rapids HIV criminal case spurs ‘sensationalist’ reporting

By | 01.09.12 | 6:00 am

An alleged admission by a 51-year-old Comstock Park, Mich., man that he attempted to infect hundreds of people with HIV through unprotected sexual activity and needle-sharing has sparked a media feeding frenzy, which HIV activists and legal experts have roundly censured as “sensationalist.” More…

(VIDEO) American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer comes out as AIDS denialist

By | 01.06.12 | 9:05 am

Adding to an ongoing list of controversial statements, American Family Association President Bryan Fischer is now claiming that HIV is not the cause of AIDS or the AIDS epidemic. More …