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June 27th is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). As people across the nation fight for racial justice, it is critical that we continue to shine a light on the health disparities that persist in communities of color, with …
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Update 2: Illinois Ryan White Part B Medication Shipments
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Statewide Partners:
Good Evening! On behalf of the Illinois Ryan White Part B ADAP-MAP Program, I am writing to provide an update related to the ongoing strategies resulting from continued pharmacy closures occurring statewide. Illinois ADAP-MAP and our …
Illinois Ryan White Part B Medication Shipment Update
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Statewide Partners:
Good evening, I hope this email finds everyone doing well and remaining safe during these challenging times. I am writing tonight to provide action step updates taken by the Illinois ADAP-MAP Program and its contracted dispensing …
CDC Guidance on PrEP During COVID-19
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Dear Colleague,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) understands that its partners in HIV prevention are facing unprecedented challenges and demands as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic together. While some clinics and HIV prevention …
Gilead Sciences Statement on Ensuring Continued Supply of HIV Medicine Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
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Foster City, Calif. – March 23, 2020 – For those with potentially immunosuppressing conditions, such as HIV, the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic can be particularly challenging. Gilead remains focused on ensuring that people living with …
Fast Facts – Coronavirus, COVID-19 and People Living with HIV
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By Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago
All people, regardless of HIV status, need to be concerned about coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.
Coronavirus is highly contagious and may cause a lot more sickness and death
IDPH HIV Section COVID-19 Guidance for Ryan White Part B Clients, Providers and Stakeholders
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Health Protection, Division of Infectious Disease, HIV/AIDS Section, and the Ryan White Part B Program (RWPB) has been closely following the COVID-19 outbreak. The Illinois RWPB takes its responsibility …
Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health Announce Historic Decline in New HIV Diagnoses
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While HIV rates are declining, STIs are on the rise across the city, according to 2019 HIV/STI Surveillance Report
Chicago, IL – Dec. 23, 2019 – Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) …
Heads up! New Illinois Medicaid Prescription Drug Policy Coming Jan. 1, 2020
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Are you on Medicaid? Do you have patients, friends or clients who are on Medicaid? If the answer is “yes,” keep reading the important information below!
On Jan. 1, 2020, prescription drug coverage is changing for Illinois Medicaid. …
Illinois HIV Care Connect Encourages All Young People to Take the Y.O.U.T.H. Quiz
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Springfield, Ill. – Sept. 17, 2019 – In an effort to encourage HIV testing and treatment among Illinois youth, Illinois HIV Care Connect today introduced the confidential Y.O.U.T.H. Quiz, with a version for young people living with HIV…