The April 19 Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council (IHIPC) webinar meeting will include presentations and time for questions and discussion on: 1) Demonstrating the linkage between the state’s 2018 Ryan White Care grant workplan and budget to the Illinois Integrated …
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New Maps Show More Than 77,000 People Prescribed HIV Prevention Medicine in 2016
AIDSVu has released the first-ever interactive state-level maps visualizing a 73 percent increase year over year in persons using PrEP across the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, with 77,120 PrEP users in 2016. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is when …
New PrEP Resources Provide Helpful Information on Coupons and Federal Poverty Level
Project Inform recently updated its Getting Yourself Prepared for PrEP flow chart to reflect a few new changes in the information:
- Gilead increased its Co-pay Coupon Card Program assistance limit to $4,800 on January 1, 2018, from the previous amount
Harm Reduction Services Now Available at Lake County Health Department
Services include free HIV and hepatitis C testing; free Naloxone/Narcan, clean needles and condoms; as well as counseling, medical and dental care, women’s health, and more. See flyer.
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Getting to Zero HIV Events Draw Big Turnouts Throughout Illinois
Feb. 19, 2018 — With a goal of “getting to zero” new HIV infections in Illinois within the next 10 years, groups of people living with HIV met with advocates, clinicians, service providers and government officials in a series of …
Take the HIV Treatment As Prevention Quiz! (Even If You’ve Taken It Already)
Review New Treatment as Prevention Web and Video Content, Then Take the Quiz
Springfield, Ill. – Jan. 9, 2018 – To encourage people living with HIV to stay committed to their HIV care regimens, Illinois HIV Care Connect has developed …
On World AIDS Day 2017, Getting to Zero HIV Cases in Illinois is an Achievable Goal
Illinois HIV Care Connect introduces new web and video content and encourages people living with HIV to take the Treatment as Prevention Quiz
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Nov. 29, 2017—Due to treatment as prevention advancements, getting to zero HIV cases in Illinois is
The Southern Features IL HIV Care Connect Lead Agency’s ‘Getting to Zero’ HIV Efforts
Murphysboro, Ill. — Oct. 16, 2017 — A preventative drug now offered by the Jackson County Health Department has the potential to virtually eliminate new cases of HIV in the region within a generation, The Southern reported in a front-page …
City of Chicago and Community Leaders Join U=U Campaign as Part of New Effort to Reduce HIV Transmissions to Zero
Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) Campaign increases awareness of scientific evidence that effective HIV treatment successfully stops the spread of HIV
CHICAGO – Sept. 28, 2017 – The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that both the City of Chicago …
If You’re Living with HIV, Take the Treatment as Prevention Quiz!
HIV treatment can prevent the transmission of HIV to others
Springfield, Ill. – Sept. 19, 2017 – To help people living with HIV understand how HIV treatment can prevent the transmission of HIV to others, Illinois HIV Care Connect introduced …