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Desert AIDS Project - Community Action Newsletter
November 24, 2010
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Desert AIDS Project
wishes you
a very happy
Thanksgiving!
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Editorial Staff
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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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| Save the Date |
Tuesday - December 7, 2010 - 6:30 PM
Positive Life Series - HIV cure and healthy aging. Sinatra Auditorium, lite dinner served (lg)
Saturday - March 12, 2011
Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala (lg)
Jueves - Diciembre 2, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Grupo Latino de DAP Presenta - Un Viaje Personal- ATRIPLA El Grupo Latino de D.A.P. los invita a que nos acompaņes a una noche informativa y educativa sobre el viaje personal viviendo con VIH. Incluye cena y platica muy informativa. Para reservar su lugar llama a Rafael Gonzalez at 760.323.2118 ext. 703 (rv)
Thursday - December 2, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
D.A.P. Latino Group presents - A Personal Journey: ATRIPLA The Latino group at D.A.P. invites you to join us for an informative and educational presentation about living with HIV. This informational presentation will include dinner, and you must RSVP. The presentation is in Spanish. To RSVP call Rafael Gonzalez at 760.323.2118 ext 703. (rv)
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| Community Center Events | |
There are special events happening in the Community Center each week.
For an in depth view, just click GO
There are also recurring Community Center activities each week including; + Healthy Relationships Workshop + Community Center Computer Lab + Reconnective Healing Energy + Chair Massage + Diabetes Education + Hepatitis C Therapy Education + Lending Library + MOVIES - every Thursday* To see the Community Services Wing calendar of support groups and events. GO
*NO MOVIES November 25. FIVE movies in December! See you then! |
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Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala, Saturday March 12, 2011
For 16 years The Steve Chase has raised millions of dollars for direct client services at Desert AIDS Project. First organized by and named for famed interior designer Steve Chase, these galas are a prime highlight of the desert community's social season! Honorees, award presenters, and entertainers in the past years have included: Carol Channing, Dr. Donald Francis, Tom Hanks, Sam Harris, Jim and Jackie Lee Houston, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Patti LaBelle, Angela Lansbury, Judith Light, Shirley MacLaine, Barry Manilow, Harold Matzner, Liza Minnelli, Debbie Reynolds and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Cohosts for 2011 are George Hamilton Jr. and Joan Collins. (lg) | |
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DAP 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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| H.I.V. News | |
Daily dose of HIV drug reduces risk of HIV infection
A daily dose of an oral antiretroviral drug, currently approved to treat HIV infection, reduced the risk of acquiring HIV infection by 43.8 percent among men who have sex with men. The findings, a major advance in HIV prevention research, come from a large international clinical trial published online Nov. 23 by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, titled "Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men," found even higher rates of effectiveness, up to 72.8 percent, among those participants who adhered most closely to the daily drug regimen. GO (jl)
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Positive Life Series - Tuesday, December 7, at 6:30 PM. (lg)
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| HCV News | |
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HRSA awards $1.6 million to improve HCV/HIV treatment
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $1.6 million in grants to support the HCV Treatment Expansion Initiative. The funds will aid organizations implementing effective, focused interventions designed to increase access to and completion of HCV treatment for HIV-positive patients. About one quarter of HIV-infected persons in the U.S. are also infected with HCV. The grants were awarded to 15 demonstration sites and one Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (ETAC), to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions to deliver HCV treatment among HIV-positive populations. (lg) GO
HCV: Top 10 Treatment Centers (lg) GO
Achillion's 'very promising' new HCV drug (lg) GO
Combos Suppress HCV without Interferon, resistance a concern. (lg) GO
Excellent HCV online forum. Check it out. (lg) GO
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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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Call 211 for essential human services in Riverside County
2-1-1 is a toll-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! (jl)
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| Quote of the Week | |
"If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily."
--Gerald Good
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