News About HIV/AIDS Support & Care in Washington, D.C.
 What's New in HIV-Related News: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (January 11, 2012)
"A few noteworthy events have popped up on my radar over the break so I have compiled them into one list here."
From The Body
- D.C. Students Get a Taste of "Shuga": A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (December 5, 2011)
"Love. Sex. Money. Friendships. Lies. Regrets. Drama. These are the ingredients of Shuga. And it's an addictive mix. MTV International and BET joined forces to host a live bi-coastal broadcast of the drama series Shuga on World AIDS Day."
From The Body
- Washington, D.C.: Turning Bitter Experience to Better Treatment (November 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington, D.C.: Nonprofits' Merger "Feels Like a Marriage" (November 3, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Us Helping Us Lands $1.5 Million Federal Grant (October 28, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- District of Columbia: Catania Introduces AIDS Bill for Medical Professionals (October 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nine Ways to Get Involved in the Fight Against AIDS Right Now: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (September 12, 2011)
"Ready to make a fourth-quarter resolution? How about resolving to get involved in social action to fight HIV? There are oodles of opportunities to get you started or help you continue your work."
From The Body
- Reaction to the AIDS Funds Strip Club Scandal: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (September 5, 2011)
"As if the 'Hurriquake' experience wasn't enough to rock the metro area, now there is another force that has shaken us up. ... Miracle Hands, [an ASO] located in Northeast, has been accused of using nearly $330,000 of grant funds to open up a strip club."
From The Body
 D.C. HIV/AIDS Organization Charged With Taking Federal Money and Opening Exotic Dancing Club (September 2, 2011)
From The Body
- HIV Drugs at the Center of a Local Pharmacy Battle: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (June 30, 2011)
"Is another big box retailer trying to stomp out a local 'mom and pop' shop? Cathedral Pharmacy seems to think so."
From The Body
- D.C. Health Center to Offer Expanded Free HIV Testing This Week (June 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Washington Post: D.C. Residents See AIDS as City's Biggest Health Problem (June 22, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- District of Columbia: Amid AIDS Crisis, Some Hope (June 20, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Washington Post: Real Progress in Washington, D.C.'s Fight Against HIV/AIDS (June 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- START at Westminster Celebrates 3 Years of Service: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (June 10, 2011)
"START (Syringe, Treatment, Advocacy, Resources and Training) is a harm reduction initiative that ... began as just a brainstorm from a small group of comrades talking around a kitchen table. Now it has bloomed into a full service program that has helped hundreds of citizens in the city get help and protection from HIV and Hepatitis A, B, and C."
From The Body
- D.C. Commits to Its HIV/AIDS Program (June 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Whitman-Walker Drops "Clinic" From Its Name (April 27, 2011)
In The Washington Blade
- D.C. Mayor's Proposed Budget Leaves Very Little for People With HIV: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (April 21, 2011)
"The budget shows that many of the cuts that were made a few years ago will stay in place and deepen in some areas where people with HIV are most dependent."
From The Body
- Whitman-Walker Clinic Wins Clinic of the Year Award: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (April 12, 2011)
"It's no wonder Whitman-Walker was selected to receive the clinic of the year award. The clinic has been at the forefront of LGBT care in D.C. since its inception in the 1970s."
From The Body
- AIDS Activists Arrested Protesting Global Funding Cuts and D.C. Syringe Exchange Ban (April 11, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- D.C. Gospel Singer Teams Up With NBLCA to Promote AIDS Awareness: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (April 11, 2011)
"The announcement comes after a recent AIDS conclave involving local church leaders and city leaders. [Local rising gospel star Tre] Thomas will be working with the DC affiliate of NBLCA [National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS] on reaching younger generations to inform them about AIDS."
From The Body
- United Medical Opens Infectious Disease Center in D.C.'s Ward 8: A Blog Entry by Candace Y. A. Montague (March 13, 2011)
"The center is a welcomed addition to Ward 8 where new HIV infection rates in 2006 alone topped more than 1,000 people."
From The Body
- What Can Women and Girls Do to Take Action Against HIV/AIDS? (March 8, 2011)
Washington HIV/AIDS group spearheads national partnership to empower women and girls.
From Black AIDS Institute
- The Washington Post: D.C. Backsliding in Efforts to Fight AIDS, Study Finds (March 8, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Dr. Hader Has Her Say: Part Two -- An Exclusive Interview: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (February 1, 2011)
"Part two of the interview reveals what [former D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration director Dr. Shannon Hader's] last day at HAHSTA was like and the advice she offers her successor."
From The Body
- Dr. Hader Has Her Say: Part One -- An Exclusive Interview: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (February 1, 2011)
"As I stated once before, if [former D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration director] Dr. Shannon Hader ever wanted to tell her side of the story I would be listening. Well the time has come."
From The Body
- Report Shows D.C. LGBTQ Youth in Need of Urgent Support: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (January 26, 2011)
"A report released this week by Southeast based SMYAL (Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League) shows that the needs of DC area LGBTQ youth are not being met."
From The Body
- Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive: At Home Base -- A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (December 29, 2010)
"Aside from being snubbed by the community, sex workers are ridiculed, beaten, raped, and robbed. ... HIPS does not exist to condone the act of solicitation but simply protect their workers from crime, injustice and sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV."
From The Body
- Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive: On the Van -- Part Two: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (December 28, 2010)
"Sex workers can make anywhere from $500 to $1,500 dollars a night and more if they choose. Working at a minimum wage job will render $7.25 an hour. ... 'It's hard to find work and people need to survive. It's an economic choice.'"
From The Body
- Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive: On the Van -- Part One: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (December 27, 2010)
"This article is a journal entry of sorts. A first hand glimpse at how a small-scale organization ... goes out into the red light district of DC after hours and distributes the tools that sex workers need to stay safe."
From The Body
- D.C. Women's Organization Pushes Safer Sex in the City: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (November 8, 2010)
Blogger Candace re-introduces readers to the new FC2 female condom -- and describes the D.C. women's group that spent a recent evening discussing it.
From The Body
 The Rubber Revolution Begins in DC: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (October 27, 2010)
The campaign is the product of a collaborative effort to promote the actual use of condoms.
From The Body
- Local Non-Profit Fights for DASH Funding: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (October 24, 2010)
DASH [the Division of Adolescent & School Health] 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 ...
From The Body
- District of Columbia: Rapid, Discreet Care for Those at Risk of HIV (September 14, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- D.C. Pushes Female Condoms to Fight HIV Epidemic (August 3, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vacuum Feared at Top of DC HIV/AIDS Agency (June 14, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- D.C. AIDS Director Abruptly Resigns (June 9, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- District of Columbia: Young African-American Women Talk About HIV/AIDS (May 24, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- D.C. AIDS Czar Gives Strongest Support Yet to D.C. AIDS Strategy (April 27, 2010)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
- D.C. Agency Takes on City's HIV/AIDS Crisis (April 12, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- District of Columbia: Georgetown's Lack of Condoms (March 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- District of Columbia: Dining Out to Help Others Eat (March 8, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- D.C. Rushing to Fix AIDS Records Snag (March 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Obama Budget Allots Millions to D.C. Area (February 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- NIH and D.C. Department of Health Team Up to Combat District's HIV/AIDS Epidemic (January 12, 2010)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- D.C. AIDS Office Ordered to Answer HUD (November 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- D.C. Officials to Scrutinize Spending by AIDS Groups (October 21, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington, D.C., HIV/AIDS Administration Is Badly Mismanaging Medical, Housing Services, Report Says (October 18, 2009)
In The Washington Post
- District of Columbia: Newly Opened Clinic to Offer Hundreds Free HIV/AIDS Care (September 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington, D.C., HIV Health Care Providers Prepare for Expected Swine Flu Surge (September 2, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- D.C.'s Ex-Dealers Back on Streets -- Saving Lives (August 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington, D.C., Program Recruits Former Drug Dealers to Promote HIV Prevention (August 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- District of Columbia: Raising Awareness in Washington About HIV (August 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Washington, D.C., Makes Improvements on HIV/AIDS Efforts, but More Work to Be Done, Report Finds; District Expands STD Testing Pilot Program for Students (August 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington, D.C., Church Addresses HIV Stigma, Teaches Safe Sex to Black, Gay Congregation (July 27, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington Post Examines Northern Virginia Clinic That Serves People Living With HIV/AIDS (July 9, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Recent Criticism of Washington, D.C.'s Whitman-Walker Could 'Undermine' Clinic, Editorial Says (May 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington Post Examines Issues Surrounding Washington, D.C., Clinic's Efforts to Expand Services (April 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington, D.C., Homeless Center Offers More Than Just Shelter to People With HIV (December 2, 2008)
In The Washington Times
- Washington, D.C., Health Dept. Director Announces Plan to Assure City Pays Not-for-Profits Serving HIV/AIDS Patients on Time (May 27, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Washington, D.C.: Food and Friends Begins Construction (October 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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