Friday, November 30, 2012
Former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard tapped as interim executive director for Midtown organization that works to save and transform lives with a continuum of care that provides access, linkage, and retention to HIV care.
World AIDS Day is held on December 1st each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988. In observance of World AIDS Day, Mayor Kasim Reed and the City of Atlanta has partnered with (RED)™ to illuminate City Hall red throughout he month of December. For the third consecutive year, Atlanta will join more than a dozen cities around the world to illuminate landmarks red for World AIDS Day and raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. A harrowing stat is that Fulton County comprises 10 percent of Georgia’s population, but accounts for…
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Several events will be held in Decatur in recognition of World AIDS Day.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
In recognition of World AIDS Day, Fulton and DeKalb County health agencies will hold events encouraging people to get tested for HIV and AIDS. The events run Nov. 28-Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. They coincide with the World AIDS Campaign, which focuses on “Zero AIDS Related Deaths.” Planned events include: In January 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $4.5 million grant to Fulton County to implement high impact HIV prevention programs in both Fulton and DeKalb Counties. The overall goal of the grant is to identify more residents who are HIV infected but are unaware of their status and to link those individuals with medical services and treatment. The CDC estimates that over one in five HIV infected persons …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Ride marks 30th anniversary of AIDS epidemic
A 30-mile bike ride to mark the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic will be held at Emory University this week. The Remembrance Ride will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, which is also World AIDS Day. The ride is co-sponsored by Action Cycling and the Emory Vaccine Center. A reception will be held after the ride to recognize the progress made in developing a vaccine for AIDS and HIV. If you go: RSVP to ridedirector@actioncycling.org and note whether you are riding and/or attending the reception. The ride begins at 1 p.m. at 1390 Oxford Rd. The reception is set to begin at 5 p.m. and will be held in the University Living Room, located on the 3rd floor of the Oxford Road Building.
