Noticias

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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March 13, 2018 |

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 …

February 19, 2018 |

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 …

January 9, 2018 |

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

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November 29, 2017 |

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 …

October 18, 2017 |

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 …

October 10, 2017 |

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 …

September 22, 2017 |

Illinois Getting to Zero Committee Develops Fact Sheet and Framework

Sept. 7, 2017 — Illinois’ Getting to Zero (GTZ) Framework Committee has developed a one-page fact sheet and 11-page GTZ framework document. Both publications describe practical steps Illinois plans to take to eliminate HIV in Illinois. Many of the …

September 7, 2017 |

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 …

July 6, 2017 |