ST. PETERSBURG - Tampa Bay’s own Double M Band will debut a new track from its forthcoming CD at AIDS Walk St. Petersburg on Saturday, Sept. 8.
In its tenth year, Double M Band features lead vocalist Mario Jooste, lead keyboardist Michael Monrad and guitarist Josh Rasmussen. Double M Band will be featured live onstage to kick off AIDS Walk this year, including a performance of “Time to Care,” a song written especially for the event.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Schools chief endorses AIDS curriculum
FORT PIERCE — St. Lucie County Schools Superintendent Michael Lannon recommended Tuesday that the school board adopt a proposed sex education curriculum that puts a greater focus on AIDS and begin using it this school year.
His proposal would call for the school board to vote on the issue in December and, if approved, for the curriculum to be taught in schools by January.
Called Get Real About AIDS, the curriculum would be primarily for high school students, but aspects of it could be used in middle school. Lannon's proposal calls for students to begin learning about diseases such as AIDS in seventh grade. Eighth-graders would be the first to learn about condoms.read more
His proposal would call for the school board to vote on the issue in December and, if approved, for the curriculum to be taught in schools by January.
Called Get Real About AIDS, the curriculum would be primarily for high school students, but aspects of it could be used in middle school. Lannon's proposal calls for students to begin learning about diseases such as AIDS in seventh grade. Eighth-graders would be the first to learn about condoms.read more
Many HIV patients living without access to health care
Barb went two years without treatment for AIDS/HIV because she said she had no insurance and could not afford the drugs.
More than 6,000 people are living with HIV in Wisconsin ?more than at any time in the history of the AIDS epidemic. More than two-thirds live in severe poverty, and 40 percent have no health insurance, said Michael Gifford, chief operating officer for AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
“I wouldn’t be able to afford my drugs if I had to pay the $600 a month premium for insurance,” she said.
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More than 6,000 people are living with HIV in Wisconsin ?more than at any time in the history of the AIDS epidemic. More than two-thirds live in severe poverty, and 40 percent have no health insurance, said Michael Gifford, chief operating officer for AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
“I wouldn’t be able to afford my drugs if I had to pay the $600 a month premium for insurance,” she said.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Applauds Tourism Council for Naugle Removal
US' Largest HIV/AIDS Healthcare Provider Calls Mayor Naugle's
Characterization of Broward County's HIV/AIDS Epidemic 'Misinformed and
Irresponsible'
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today applauded the move by Broward County
commissioners to remove Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle from the Tourist
Development Council over his recent homophobic comments related to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in Broward. Commissioners, upset by the negative impact
the Mayor's comments have had on tourism in the area, ousted the Mayor by
unanimous vote earlier this evening after repeated warnings asking the
Mayor to cease his attacks on the gay community which have included the
unfounded accusation that rampant gay sex in public restrooms has been
fueling Broward County's HIV/AIDS crisis.read more
Characterization of Broward County's HIV/AIDS Epidemic 'Misinformed and
Irresponsible'
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today applauded the move by Broward County
commissioners to remove Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle from the Tourist
Development Council over his recent homophobic comments related to the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in Broward. Commissioners, upset by the negative impact
the Mayor's comments have had on tourism in the area, ousted the Mayor by
unanimous vote earlier this evening after repeated warnings asking the
Mayor to cease his attacks on the gay community which have included the
unfounded accusation that rampant gay sex in public restrooms has been
fueling Broward County's HIV/AIDS crisis.read more
HIV awareness campaign
HUBLI: There are several social and non government organisations working for the welfare of the HIV-affected. And now, a few HIV positive people have joined together to form a community-based organisation (COB) to work for their welfare.
The organisation conducts house visits, personal and family counselling, treatment and adherence counselling. It also conducts nutrition and positive speakers training. The network refers people living with HIV to the Anti-Retrovial Therapy (ART) centres. Recently, Jeevanmukhi conducted ę…˛romote Access to Treatment?campaign in Hubli to promote access for the HIV positive to treatment.
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The organisation conducts house visits, personal and family counselling, treatment and adherence counselling. It also conducts nutrition and positive speakers training. The network refers people living with HIV to the Anti-Retrovial Therapy (ART) centres. Recently, Jeevanmukhi conducted ę…˛romote Access to Treatment?campaign in Hubli to promote access for the HIV positive to treatment.
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WHO unveils strategy to curb AIDS/TB
Brazzaville, Congo - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Tuesday in Brazzaville, Congo, unveiled a strategy to control tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Africa, an official source disclosed here.
The strategy, developed by the WHO Regional Bureau for Africa, highlights key interventions for enhancing the collaboration between tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS control programmes, and for reducing the tuberculosis burden among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
It is based on seven key points, including development of the collaboration mechanism between programmes to control tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, promotion of the prevention, screening and curing these two diseases, greater access of TB patients to HIV/AIDS screening services and integration of control measures in joint interventions between TB and AIDS. read more
The strategy, developed by the WHO Regional Bureau for Africa, highlights key interventions for enhancing the collaboration between tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS control programmes, and for reducing the tuberculosis burden among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
It is based on seven key points, including development of the collaboration mechanism between programmes to control tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, promotion of the prevention, screening and curing these two diseases, greater access of TB patients to HIV/AIDS screening services and integration of control measures in joint interventions between TB and AIDS. read more
HIV AFFECTED CHILDREN
A study was conducted by UNICEF on children affected by HIV in consultation with Government at the state and national level.
The study titled ‘Barriers to services for children of HIV positive parents in six high prevalence states’ focused on the factors that impede the children from acceptance among the community members, limit their access to services like education, health and social welfare. The study also gathered opinion of key services providers in health, education and social welfare departments for solutions to overcome the stigma and discrimination faced by the children. read more
The study titled ‘Barriers to services for children of HIV positive parents in six high prevalence states’ focused on the factors that impede the children from acceptance among the community members, limit their access to services like education, health and social welfare. The study also gathered opinion of key services providers in health, education and social welfare departments for solutions to overcome the stigma and discrimination faced by the children. read more
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