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Desert AIDS Project -
Community Action Newsletter
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Election Day is November 2... are you ready? |
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David Brinkman
Chief Executive Officer
Barry Dayton
Director of Marketing and Communications
Alexis Ortega
Interactive Marketing
Specialist
Rick Vila
Volunteer Co-editor
John Lewis
Volunteer Co-editor
Larry Gibson Volunteer Co-editor |
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Saturday, October 23, 10:00 AM
Palm Springs AIDS Walk & 5K Run
Follow this link for more information. (jl)
Every Friday from September 24 to November 19
Vaccine Clinics at Desert AIDS Project
See below for more information. (jl)
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| |  Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Wednesday 9:00 - Noon
Community Center Computer Lab
The D.A.P. Computer Lab is always staffed by a knowledgeable volunteer who is there to assist you with all your computing needs. Check your e-mail, search job openings, or just surf the Web.
Let's log on!
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Wednesday, October 27, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
D.A.P. Community Center and The Living Desert present -
"Zoo to You" - BATS
Please join us in the D.A.P. Community Center for this fun and informative presentation on these fascinating creatures. Lunch will be served immediately following the presentation. Please RSVP to Ed at 760.323.2118, ext. 295 or escarry@desertaidsproject.org
Don't be scared!
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Thursday, October 28, 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Community Center Presents - HALLOWEEN PARTY!
Please join us in the D.A.P. Community Center for our annual Halloween costume party. Lunch will be served at 1 PM followed by costume judging at 2:00 PM. Prizes will be awarded in different categories. For more information contact Ed at 760.323.2118, ext. 295 or escarry@desertaidsproject.org Booooooooooooooooo!
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 Wednesdays, 2:00 PM, 11/17 and 12/15/2010
Community Center presents - Diabetes Education
The D.A.P. Community Center is pleased to announce this workshop on all aspects of diabetes treatment with certified diabetes educator Mary Knipe MS RD CDE. The class meets in the Walgreen's Room on Wednesday 11/17, and 12/15 at 2:00 PM. Be well!
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|  Last Tuesday, every month, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Community Center presents - Hepatitis C Therapy Education
The D.A.P. Community Center is pleased to announce this workshop on the basics of HEP C, overview of therapy, side effect info, pregnancy / contraception guidelines, storage of medication, and self-injection instructions. The class will immediately follow the HIV/HEP-C Support Group in the Walgreen's Room. Please contact Laura Coleman, Pharm.D at 760.219.4183 for more information and pre-registration. Take control!
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| |  Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Wednesday 9:00 - noon
Community Center presents - Lending Library
The Community Center is proud to announce the expansion of our lending library. We have new bookcases filled with books, music CDs, VHS and DVD movies, and lots of games and puzzles. Stop by during drop-in hours and check something out. We also welcome any donations to our expanding collection. It's your community center!
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| Every Thursday, 1:00 PM
Community Center presents - Let's all go to the movies!
Please join us in the D.A.P. Community Center for movie screenings every Thursday starting at 1 PM. Free pizza, salad, sweets, and drinks provided.
NO MOVIE October 28 - HALLOWEEN PARTY!
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 Palm Springs AIDS Walk & 5K Run
The Palm Springs AIDS Walk & Run season is officially underway with exciting news! For the first time ever, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will be Presenting Sponsor of the 2010 Palm Springs AIDS Walk and inaugural 5K Run! We thank the Tribe for their generous support over the years and for once again demonstrating their commitment to our community with this incredible gift! There is a full day of fun in store for you! Follow this link for more information. (jl)
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Vaccine Clinics at Desert AIDS Project
Flu Season is coming! Every Friday from September 24 to November 19, Desert AIDS Project will offer flu shots, as well as vaccines against Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough), Hepatitis A and a three-round vaccine against Hepatitis B. All vaccines will be available from 9:00 AM - noon at Desert AIDS Project for clients and staff, at a cost of $25 for each vaccine. While receipts will be provided, the cost of all vaccines may or may not be covered by insurance. Appointments are strongly encouraged - please call 760.323.2118, ext. 223 - but walk-ins will be seen as quickly as possible. (jl)
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D.A.P. Special Events Information Line
Desert AIDS Project has created a Special Events Information Line. Now you can call 760.969.4514 to get recorded information about upcoming special events happening at D.A.P.! The message will be updated every Friday and will include information on events scheduled for the upcoming week(s). As always, you can also read about upcoming events in DAPCAN or visit the D.A.P. website. (jl)
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New Label Changes for Invirase
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that new safety information has been added to the label for the HIV antiviral drug Invirase (saquinavir), describing potentially life-threatening side effects on the heart when used with Norvir (ritonavir), another HIV antiviral medication. Follow this link for more information. (jl)
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Meth use is a factor in HIV infection
In a recent article, Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, stated that although we most commonly think about injection drug use as a risk factor for the transmission of "blood-borne" viruses like HIV and Hepatitis C, there is also an increased risk for HIV infection for people who use non-injection drugs, such as methamphetamine or "meth." Stimulant drugs like meth reduce inhibitions, which can lead users to engage in increased and risky sexual activity−often with multiple partners - greatly increasing their risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Multiple scientific studies have proven the link between meth use and increased HIV risk for a variety of different groups, including: men-who-have-sex-with-men, heterosexual men and women, and young people. In addition, meth has negative effects on the brain and the central nervous system, and long-term use can lead to stroke and heart attack. See the full article here. (jl)
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New guidelines for treating HIV-Infected women, infants
A recent news release from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) noted that two studies appearing in the October 14, 2010 New England Journal of Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health helped influence the World Health Organization (WHO) to change its guidelines this year for the treatment of HIV infection in certain women and children. Studies demonstrated that a single dose of nevirapine used to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV can hamper the drug's effectiveness if it is also used later as part of a regimen to treat these same individuals. You can read more here. (jl) | |
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Reid Staffer Meets with Women AIDS Advocates
Faced with the threat of a group of angry women AIDS advocates protesting outside his door on Friday, Sen. Harry Reid sent a staffer to discuss the group's concerns, forestalling the protest. The women, who had gathered in Reno for the first Women's Advocacy Leadership Summit, held Oct. 14 to 17, had planned a loud demonstration outside the senate majority leader's office, urging him to end the nation's growing AIDS drug access crisis. In lieu of the demonstration, Susan Lisagor, a regional representative in the senator's Reno office, met with 35 women who asked the senator to push Congress to approve $101 million in funds for the country's struggling AIDS Drug Assistance Programs. (jl) | |
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Will YOU let the moment pass?
In this age of Facebook and Twitter, time moves so fast and information comes at us so quickly that it's often impossible for what's truly important to get through all the static. One message that must get through is that AIDS is not over. Don't let another second tick by without watching this message. You could save a life. (jl) | |
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Medicare Advantage 2011 Data Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums
This Medicare Advantage Data Spotlight provides an overview of recent changes made to the Medicare Advantage program and examines trends in plan participation, premiums and certain benefits. About 12 million people, or nearly a quarter of the Medicare population, are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, the privately administered plans that are an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program. The analysis was conducted by a team of researchers at Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and the Kaiser Family Foundation. You can read the report here. (jl
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| AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) phone numbers
You can contact the County of Riverside directly at 951.486.5400 to make an ADAP appointment or ask questions regarding the ADAP Program. (jl)
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Facial lypodystrophy resources
Facial lipodystrophy (LDS) is a localized loss of fat from the face, causing an excessively thin appearance in the cheeks. In some cases, facial LDS may be a side effect of certain kinds of medications (antiretroviral therapies) that individuals receive as part of an HIV infection treatment regimen. The facial LDS can leave people living with HIV looking gaunt and seriously ill, which may stigmatize them as part of their HIV-infection status. Facial Wasting.org is a website devoted to this issue and offers information on LDS, products to treat it, along with other resources including information about Medicare coverage for treatment. This is a great resource for those affected by LDS. Check it out here. (jl) | Back to top
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Call 211 for essential human services in Riverside County
2-1-1 is a toll-free free service for residents looking for information about essential human services such as affordable housing, food pantries, help for an aging parent, free or low cost health services, addiction prevention programs, employment, support groups, volunteer opportunities, and 1,700 additional services! (ga) (jl)
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Desert AIDS Project support groups
D.A.P. has numerous support groups available to clients. See the Community Center schedule for days and times. There is a Spanish social support group the first and third Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM. Contact Ralph Gonzalez at 760.323.2118, ext. 703 for further information. (jl)
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Quote of the week
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"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)."
Ayn Rand (Russian born American Writer and Novelist, 1905-1982)
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To Contact State and Federal Officials Click On Name
President Barack Obama
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Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack
Congressman Jerry Lewis
Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger
State Senator Bill Emmerson
State Senator Denise Ducheny
Assembly member Brian Nestande
Assembly member Manual Perez |
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