Abstracts for workshops, roundtables and poster sessions are now being accepted for the 2019 National Sexual Health Conference to be held July 10 to 12, 2019, in Chicago. Abstracts should highlight innovative programs, efforts and/or research related (or relevant) to …
Getting to Zero Illinois (GTZ-IL) has developed a draft plan for 2019-2023, detailing a path toward virtually eliminating new HIV transmissions and improving overall health care access in Illinois by 2030. Getting to Zero means virtually zero new HIV infections …
IDPH encourages vaccination for people at greatest risk
SPRINGFIELD – Dec. 13, 2018 — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has reported six recent cases of hepatitis A among individuals at high risk for infection. On average there are …
For World AIDS Day 2018, Illinois HIV Care Connect emphasizes that “good health is more than health care.”
For people living with HIV, regularly seeing a doctor and taking your medications is very important. But research shows that the social …
Springfield, Ill. – Nov. 15, 2018 – As part of a continuing effort to assist people living with HIV who are affected by social determinants of health, Illinois HIV Care Connect today introduced “Good Health Is More Than Health …
Report by Joe Astrouski, WAND-TV, Central Illinois
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By Dean Olson, State Journal-Register
After James Charles was diagnosed with HIV more than 20 years ago, a federally funded program in Springfield helped him afford medical care and eventually gave him access to private dental insurance.
His mental health …
By Matt Simonette
SPRINGFIELD — Jeffery Erdman and Michael Maginn, both officials with the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA), are working hard to make sure that providers, advocates and community members across the entirety of Illinois know about PrEP …