African Americans represent 13% of the US population (2017), 42% of people living with HIV (2016) and 44% of all new HIV diagnoses (2017). The national 2020 theme is “We’re in This, Together” and OACF is on a mission to fight for all Oklahoman’s...
Read a blog post in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Day: “Black Communities: Facing HIV Together by Harold J. Phillips the Senior HIV Advisor and Chief Operating Officer of Ending the HIV Epidemic. http://ow.ly/254450yfPnQ Black Communities: Facing HIV TogetherFor African Americans, HIV awareness is...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is this Friday! Use the hashtag #NBHAAD to follow along and join the activities and celebrations. We’re in This, Together. Learn more: http://ow.ly/HkoV50yeGHh [from_thumb] ...
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Today is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a reminder to #StartTalkingHIV in our community. There are more HIV prevention options than ever before. National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC)'s Executive Director David Johns encourages us to consider using PrEP, which minimizes the risk of HIV...
RAIN Oklahoma in TheBody.com today. Organizations making it possible to continue our work include; the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, private foundations and individual donor support. Oklahoma HIV Service...
Why are so many long-term survivors living in poverty? Because we tend to forget that some people diagnosed before the treatment drugs were released still contend with the psychological and financial toll of having spent much of their youth expecting to die. Many didn’t finish...
In honor of Mental Wellness Month, HIV.gov is sharing tips on how to live healthfully, both mentally and physically. Today’s tip: daily exercise can help boost your mood and manage symptoms of depression. Run. Dance. Walk. Play. What's Your Move? Learn more more ways to...
Have you heard? You may be able to get #PrEP medication at no cost through the #ReadySetPrEP program if you qualify. Find out at: GetYourPrEP.com [from_thumb] ...
HIV transmissions drop 71% among gay and bisexual men thanks to PrEP pillThe government has been criticised for so far refusing to fully offer the drug in England. [from_thumb] ...