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DAPCAN
Desert AIDS Project - Community Action Newsletter
December 29, 2011
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Happy New Year from Desert AIDS Project!
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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
Steve Bolerjack
Volunteer Co-editor
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| Tuesday, January 3, 6:00 PM - A Positive Life - The Series
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The Client Community Center hosts regular activities and events every week (listed below). Community Center special events and other activities can now be found on the main D.A.P. website. Click here for the complete list of upcoming special events.
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, Noon - 12:45 PM
Community Center Presents - GUIDED MEDITATION & AFFIRMATIONS
 New sessions starting using guided imagery and affirmations as narrated by Belleruth Naparstek. You'll gain deeper relaxation, healing and wellness. Just show up to the Meditation Room on designated days and time. Lower anxiety, stress and depression.
Every Friday, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Community Center Presents - EMOTIONAL WELLNESS GROUP
 Discover the gifts of your emotions and how to turn the negatives into positives. This group is ongoing and you may join at anytime. Curriculum will repeat at the end of each cycle. For more information please contact the group's facilitator, or just show up. Ray Robertson at 760.323.2118 ext. 295 or by email, rrobertson@desertaidsproject.org.
Embrace your feelings!
First and Third Tuesday Every Month, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Community Center Presents - POZITIVELY POSITIVE
D.A.P. Community Center is pleased to support this peer-led group for HIV+ men striving to live a more empowered and healthier life. Discussion topics are chosen by group members. For more information please contact the group's facilitator, Tim Neuman, @ 323.854.3248. Stay strong!
Every Thursday, 1:00 PM - Movie & Pizza
Community Center Presents - LETS GO TO THE MOVIES
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Life of Brian (1979)
Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese.
Ongoing Client Community Center activities include:
- Support groups
- Spiritual Living 101
- Hepatitis C Therapy Education
- Diabetes Education
- Stitch in Time (needlecraft), Wednesdays, 10:00 AM
- Community Center Computer Lab
- Lending Library
- Free films, Thursdays, 1:00 PM
Follow this link to see the recurring activities on the Community Center Calendar.
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Holiday hours
Desert AIDS Project offices will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2012 for the New Year holiday. LabCorp will also be closed. Walgreens will be open normal business hours. (jl)
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CEO David Brinkman invites you to read D.A.P.'s new Annual Report
 D.A.P. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Brinkman invites clients, staff, volunteers, donors, and other members of our community to view D.A.P.'s 2011 Annual Report, where you will learn more about what has happened at D.A.P. over the last 18 months. Once you open and begin reading the electronic Annual Report document, you can run your mouse over the pages and see hyperlinks pop up on most of the pages. Once you click on any of them you will get greater detailed information about what D.A.P. has provided to its growing list of clients. Paper copies of the 2011 Annual Report are also available at the front desk at D.A.P. (rv)
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D.A.P. Resources: website and toll-free number
 Remember that the Desert AIDS Project toll-free phone number is always available at 866.331.3344 as well as the website at www.desertaidsproject.org. (jl)
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Treatment as Prevention - The Health Breakthrough of 2011
 This year has seen monumental advances in HIV treatment and prevention, but some health experts say the most important advance is the discovery that antiretroviral treatment cuts down infection rates by more than 95%. The theory behind Treatment as Prevention is that antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission of HIV in serodiscordant couples. It's been known since the 1990s that antiretroviral medications save lives of those with HIV. But the results of recently-published studies show HIV-positive people on proper treatment have a very small chance of infecting HIV-negative partners. Read more here. (jl) Back to top
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The five things needed to cure AIDS
There is much discussion in the HIV community about the possibility of a "cure" for HIV/AIDS. While the debate continues, a recent article published at TheBody.com outlined the five things needed for a safe, effective, feasible, and scalable cure for HIV. You can read more about this here. (jl)
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2011 HIV/AIDS Year in Review
Exactly what did the year 2011 mean to the HIV/AIDS community? TheBody.com has compiled a collection of articles reviewing the past year including a look at the good news, the not-so-good news, clinical developments, and people who made a difference. Check out their review of the year here. (jl)
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Long-term use of HIV drugs is safe
 Good news! A large international study has provided persuasive evidence of the long-term safety of antiretroviral therapy. Writing in the online edition of AIDS, investigators from the EuroSIDA study report that prolonged use of antiretroviral therapy did not increase the risk of death from non-AIDS-related illnesses. You can read more about this here. (jl) |
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Top Ten New Year's Resolutions
 As the holiday season comes to a close it is time for many of us to compile our annual list of New Year's Resolutions. Why does it seem that the same resolutions appear every year... could it be because they're just so hard to keep? Here is the current Top Ten list... how many of yours are on this list?
1. Stop smoking
2. Get fit
3. Lose weight
4. Enjoy life more
5. Stop drinking
6. Get organized
7. Learn something new
8. Get out of debt
9. Spend more time with family
10. Help others
Here's wishing you good luck with your resolutions and to a wonderful New Year! (jl)
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SIN Palm Springs/PSPozabilites - helping you make social connections
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to get out of the house and socialize? Think about joining SIN (Strength In Numbers) an online volunteer-based network of social groups for HIV+ gay men. Known locally as PSPozabilities, the goal of SIN is to empower HIV+ guys to build better, healthier relationships and learn more about HIV related issues from each other as peers. SIN has 34 local chapters across the United States as well as groups in Canada, South America, Europe, and Australia. SIN Palm Springs/PSPOZabilities work together in the Coachella Valley area to provide activities for the local HIV+ community. They currently have weekly matinee movie outings and periodically meet for dinners in local restaurants, pool parties, etc. If you are interested in joining you can find more information here. (jl)
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Discounted gym memberships for clients of Desert AIDS Project
 Maybe your New Year's resolution involves getting back to the gym. Did you know that several of the area gyms offer discounted memberships to D.A.P. clients? World Gym in Palm Springs and WorkOUT Gym ( A new gay men's gym located behind Toucan's) both offer D.A.P. discounts. Keep this in mind when choosing where you will work out and be sure you ask about the discount when signing up as the savings can be significant. (jl)
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Medically Indigent Services Program (MISP)
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
For those who qualify, medical care and help paying for your medications are available through the MISP and ADAP programs. You can find out if you qualify by scheduling an appointment by calling the numbers below. You can schedule your MISP and ADAP appointments together for Moreno Valley office ONLY. If you qualify for ADAP only, there is a local ADAP office right here at Desert AIDS Project. Specify the Palm Springs office when you call to make your appointment. Here are the numbers:
877.501.5085 Toll Free
951.486.5375 English
951.486.5400 Spanish
951.486.4635 FAX
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Faxed MISP applications can get lost in the process. Most persons who have faxed their application have had to re-apply later. It's best to apply in person in Moreno Valley, and get a "receipt of application", and use that as proof that you applied to avoid any uninterrupted services with your DAP medical doctor visits. (rv) (jl)
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ADAP may pay Medicare Part D premium
ADAP-eligible clients who have to purchase Part D prescription drug coverage may qualify to have their Part D premium paid by the State of California. Follow this link to the Part D Premium Payment Program Application. You can also call the State of California at 916.449.5900 for more information. (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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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." ~Theodore Roosevelt
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To contact state and federal officials click on name:
President Barack Obama
Senator Diane Feinstein
Senator Barbara Boxer
Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack
Congressman Jerry Lewis
Governor Jerry Brown
State Senator Bill Emmerson
State Senator Juan Vargas
Assembly member Brian Nestande
Assembly member Manual Perez
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