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Candace Y.A. Montague
D.C. HIV/AIDS Examiner
Condoms Are Tolerable With the Pope but Fine With Local Clergy
November 23, 2010 Recently, HAHSTA hosted a One in the Spirit Symposium where local church leaders came together to discuss AIDS, stigma and sexuality in the church. Many of the leaders in attendance expressed sincere concern about the spread of the virus and stressed the importance of discussing it within the church. Condoms were also discussed as a means of preventing the virus. The key to getting more clergy members on board with condoms is first talking about sexuality (including homosexuality) among youth, adults, and even seniors in the church. Condom use is just one aspect of the discussion that needs to occur sooner rather than later.
Faith Leaders Become "One" Against HIV
November 15, 2010 Faith leaders around the city discuss AIDS. Photo: DC HIV/AIDS Examiner.
D.C. Women's Organization Pushes Safer Sex in the City
November 8, 2010 Move over fellas. MNF no longer stands for Monday Night Football. The Women's Collective have changed the game to Monday Night Females. Ok. That's corny. But last night's discussion on female condoms was definitely focused on women. The Women's Collective hosted a lively and interactive discussion about the FC2 female condom at the cozy Brookland Café in Northeast. The forum and demo is a part of an on-going effort to get female condoms off the shelves and into the bedrooms of DC.
President Obama Confronts AIDS Activists at Connecticut Rally
November 2, 2010 President Obama says enough to protestors. Photo: Getty Images.
The Rubber Revolution Begins in D.C.
October 27, 2010 Big Tigger, Rubber Revolution Ambassador and Acting Senior Deputy Director Nnemdi Kamanu Elias, M.D., M.P.H. Photo: DC HIV/AIDS Examiner
Local Non-Profit Fights for DASH Funding
October 24, 2010 AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families, in Northwest, is sounding the alarm about possible funding loss for The Division of Adolescent & School Health (DASH) at the CDC. DASH provides education to youth in schools concerning various health topics such as asthma, obesity, nutrition, tobacco use, safety, and HIV/STD prevention. It is the only funding stream for school-based HIV prevention. DASH is now in jeopardy of losing its funding because the Senate Appropriations Committee has inadvertently lumped DASH funding into a category focused on support for obesity-related chronic disease prevention. According to AIDS Alliance, the implication is that $40 million in CDC School Health funds used to help states and large urban school districts plan, carry out and evaluate youth HIV prevention programs will be mingled with other funding streams and quite possibly lost in the process. Not good news when fighting an epidemic that is impacting DC youth.
If You Lived Here: HIV and Housing -- The Basics
October 21, 2010 This is the second installment of the series on housing and HIV/AIDS. In this article, we will explore the basic explanation of the connection between housing, medication adherence, programs and why it should matter to you. There are so many layers and obstacles to the housing issue. This article does not cover them all but it's a start.
The Connection Between Domestic Violence and HIV
October 18, 2010 October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic Violence is a pattern of behavior used by someone to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation. It happens between people who are, or have been, in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence often includes the threat or actual use of violence. It happens when one person believes they are entitled to control another. In 2009, 4,796 people were served at the two Domestic Violence Intake Center locations in DC. The way it can lead to HIV infection is commonly through sexual abuse.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Raises Concerns About Funding
October 15, 2010 Today is National Latino AIDS Awareness day. The AIDS epidemic is just as serious in the Latino community as it is in other communities in our country. Since the early 1980's, 85,000 Latino men and women have died from AIDS. According to the CDC, Hispanics represent approximately 16 percent of the U.S. population yet they comprise 17% of annual new infections, 22% of AIDS diagnoses in the latest year of reporting and account for an estimated 18 percent of people living with HIV in the U.S. (These numbers are a correction from my earlier report. A representative from the CDC contacted me via email with the new figures.)
Greetings From the Nation's Capital: The D.C. HIV/AIDS Examiner Has Arrived!
October 14, 2010 Hello out there! I am Candace Y. A. Montague. I am a writer from Washington, D.C., and I cover HIV/AIDS news for the D.C. Examiner.com. I was inspired to write about HIV after learning about how hard African-American women have been hit by the disease, in 2008. Being an African-American woman myself, I felt drawn to this fight from then on.
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D.C. HIV/AIDS Examiner  Candace Y.A. Montague Candace Y.A. Montague has been learning about HIV since 1988 (and she has the certificates from the American Red Cross to prove it). Health is a high priority to Candace because she believes that nothing can come of your life if you're not healthy enough to enjoy it. One of her two master's degrees is in Community Health Promotion and Education. Candace was inspired to act against HIV after seeing a documentary in 2008 about African-American women and HIV. She knew that writing was the best way for her to make a difference and help inform others. Candace is a native Washingtonian and covers HIV news all around D.C. She has covered fundraisers, motorcycle rides, town hall meetings, house balls, Capitol Hill press conferences, election campaigns and protests for The DC Examiner.com and emPower News Magazine. Subscribe to Candace's Blog:
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March 25, 2013 - Candace's AIDS News Update: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague
March 11, 2013 - Three Condoms Rule No More: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague March 5, 2013 - HIV Prevention Strategies for Women Proven Ineffective: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague February 8, 2013 - Black HIV/AIDS Awareness: Eight Points to Keep in Mind December 29, 2012 - Babies Mamas Show Not Rooted Enough in Reality A Brief Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by TheBody.com's bloggers are entirely their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of TheBody.com itself. |
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