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Advocates to Gov: Fund HIV in the 2011 State Budget
Today, 66 organizations and over 400 individuals called on Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to fairly fund HIV services in the FY 11 state budget, to be introduced March 10.
Take the Female Condom Survey for Providers!
The Chicago Female Condom Campaign* is surveying area agencies to learn about their purchasing and distribution of female condoms. We are particularly looking for feedback from HIV/AIDS, sexual health, and family planning programs, clinics, and agencies.
Chicago's Public Health Budget Gets The Flu
Ariana was kind enough to include a post from the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's Johnathon Briggs and John Peller about the City of Chicago's proposed public health budget cuts:
Illinois State HIV/AIDS Funding – Not out of the woods yet? Get ready for over $2 million in budget cuts.
Many HIV advocates jumped for joy on July 30 when Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced that he had restored most of the state’s HIV budget cuts. And when I say most, I mean 97.4 percent! In a year when lawmakers entertained budget cuts as deep as 50 percent, this was welcome news. But budget cuts are coming, and YOU need to take action to make sure cuts are f
June 15 -19 is Men's Health Week!
Near North Health Services Corporation Presents:
Men's Health Week, June 15-19, 2009
View the flyer here
Free Health Screenings for:
Diabetes ▪ Cholesterol ▪ Hypertension ▪ Prostate Cancer ▪ HIV Testing
Selling Ourselves: Questioning HIV Prevention Campaigns
Via Wiretap Magazine
By Kirk Grisham
Opinion: Rather than reinforcing stigmas, ads need to promote holistically healthy lives.
Illinois Legislators Leave Budget Unfinished; HIV/AIDS Services Left in Jeopardy
CHICAGO –In the midst of one of the most severe economic downturns in decades, the Illinois General Assembly concluded its spring session on the constitutional budget deadline of May 31 by failing to pass a modest, temporary tax increase.
AIDS Foundation Condom Party!
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Center on Halsted (Sage Room), 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60613
RSVP to Nicole at chicagonicole@gmail.com or 773.516.1790
HIV prevention enters salons, barbershops
by K. Aleisha Fetters and Sheila Dichoso
March 12, 2009
Sitting under a dryer with her hair soaked in red dye, Tameka Jackson, 24, listens to Women’s Collaborative health educator Dorienne Canada talk about the female condom. Jackson watches her demonstrate how to use it.
Chicago Tribune says "Yes, a female condom"
Sometime during the next six months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider approving the FC2, a second-generation female condom. That appears likely, since an FDA advisory panel unanimously recommended the product in a Dec. 11 vote.
