August 14, 2017 – A series of events are scheduled in various Illinois locales in support of people living with HIV and their care providers.
On August 29, a Summit of Hope will be held at the Oakley Lindsay Center …
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“Real Talk, Youth Speak” Free Community Forum To Be Held On July 19
Chicago — “Real Talk, Youth Speak,” a free community input forum for Chicago area youth, will be convened from 6 to 9 p.m., July 19, at the Access Center for Discovery and Learning, 5139 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago.
The forum …
Injectable PrEP Clinical Trial Begins at U of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Chicago – July 6, 2017 — Are you sexually active and at risk for HIV? If you are 18 years old or older and are a man who has sex with men (MSM), or a transgender woman who has sex …
On World AIDS Day, Illinois HIV Care Connect Encourages People with HIV to #StayinCare
HIV+ Illinoisans can view new web content, then take #StayinCare Quiz
Springfield, Ill. – Dec. 1, 2016 – Illinois HIV Care Connect published new text and video content on its website today, on World AIDS Day, to encourage people living …
IDPH Announces Approved Illinois Marketplace Insurance Plans for 2017
If you enroll in an Illinois Marketplace health insurance plan and want to receive all the Ryan White Part B, ADAP Medication Assistance and CHIC Premium Assistance benefits for which you qualify, you must enroll in one of the plans …
#StayinCare Quiz Featured on Illinois Public Radio
Amanda Vinicky from Illinois Public Radio interviewed Illinois HIV Care Connect’s Michael Maginn and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Don Hunt about the importance of staying in HIV care, or retention in care. They discussed the new #StayinCare …
Take the HIV #StayinCare Quiz — Get in care, stay in care, live well
Illinois HIV Care Connect has introduced the HIV #StayinCare Quiz to raise awareness of the topic of staying in care, also known as “retention in care.” By taking this seven-minute quiz, you will help us measure the offhand awareness and …
Illinois Convenes Group to Develop a Plan to Get to Zero HIV Infections
Illinois Group to Devise Plan to Achieve Zero HIV Infections
On July 26, 2016, a small group of people living with HIV met with advocates, service providers and government officials at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) to begin planning …
Illinois HIV Planning Group Seeks Applicants for Youth Advisory Group: August 19, 2016 Deadline
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois HIV Planning Group (ILHPG) has issued an application flyer and application for ILHPG’s Youth Advisory Group. The application must be submitted no later than 5 p.m., August 19, 2016. When …
Gay, Bisexual, MSM Men: Get Vaccinated Against Meningitis
Two New Cases of Meningococcal Meningitis Confirmed
In February and March 2016, two new cases of meningococcal meningitis have been identified, both caused by the same serogroup as seen in the outbreak that began in 2015. Seven cases of Neisseria …