NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NoiseFilter — an educational platform that addresses health and wellness topics through creative storytelling — in conjunction with Access Health Louisiana ...
Black Pride New Orleans is hosting “Shake the Stigma,” encouraging the community to tested for HIV and help break the stigma.
The AIDS crisis of the 1980s and ‘90s was a dark time in queer history, but since then, medical advances have been made, and the stigma against HIV continues to dwindle every year. While there are ...
In 2023, The National Association of People with AIDS created Zero HIV Stigma Day to be observed on July 21. The observance serves as a call to action, encouraging people to get tested, learn their ...
Studio shot of a young woman with a hand painted on her mouth posing against a black background Combatting HIV stigma also requires courageous and honest conversations about sources of stigma, which ...
Shadawn McCants, of Houston, was diagnosed with HIV at 17-years-old. Now 46, she says back in 1995 when she was diagnosed, it was a death sentence, and there was a lot of fear surrounding her ...
SAN ANTONIO – Science has come a long way since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the U.S. 40 years ago. There are now medications taken once daily which not only prevent HIV, the virus that ...
HIV stigma, rooted in the 1980s, persists, affecting care and prevention efforts despite treatment advancements. Stigma manifests as discrimination and isolation, impacting those at higher risk due to ...