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Pride & Prevention
We talk with David Lopez about the connection between LGBTQ Pride and HIV testing & prevention. It’s chock full of interesting stats and important information. [powerpress]
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We launch Swallow This
Swallow This was our award-winning campaign to educate our communities about PrEP, a pill you can take daily to prevent HIV. PrEP is remarkably effective at preventing HIV and through a study we conducted, we determined that the people we serve would benefit from it and when they learned about it were very interested in starting,…
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Swallow This
Did you know that there is a pill you can take daily to prevent HIV? If you didn’t, you’re not alone. We surveyed 1,347 men who have sex with men in New York City and less than half had heard of PrEP, but once we told them what PrEP is — a daily pill that is…
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Harlem United awarded two new grants to expand our health care and HIV prevention programs
We have exciting news to share! Harlem United is the recipient of two new exciting and important grant awards, one in our Prevention department (or PESS, which stands for Prevention, Education and Support Services) and one in our Health Services department. In PESS, Harlem United’s application to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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Harlem United’s Dr. Vera Antonios Calls for Universal Access to Hepatitis C Medications
The following testimony was delivered by Dr. Vera Antonios at a meeting of the New York State Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board on April 27, 2016 in Albany. Since its founding in 1988, Harlem United has grown to serve over 16,000 clients per year by providing quality healthcare, housing, and social services. The vast majority…
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Harlem United Praises New York State Attorney General Schneiderman for Ensuring Access to Hepatitis C Cure
Settlement Announcement Preceded Harlem United Testimony in Albany for Universal Access to Hepatitis C Medications For Immediate Release April 27, 2016 Contact: Jason Cianciotto I 347-703-3865 I jcianciotto@harlemunited.org New York, NY — On Tuesday New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with seven commercial health insurance providers, requiring them to cover Hepatitis…
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Dr. Vera Goes to Albany to Advocate for Hepatitis C Treatment
Did you know that since new medications became available in 2014, Harlem United has cured over 50 clients living with Hepatitis C? Yet according to Dr. Vera Antonios, Harlem United’s Director of Adult Medicine, many clients are repeatedly denied access to these life-saving medications by their health insurance providers: Our biggest challenge is procuring authorization…
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International Overdose Awareness Day: 7 Things to Know
Every year on August 31, people around the world observe International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). IOAD is a time to educate yourself and others about drug overdose, to learn how to prevent overdose-related deaths, and to remember those we have lost. There are also IOAD events taking place around the country and around the world. Here…
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PrEP Marketing Campaign expands to include women
A common misconception is that PrEP is only for gay and bisexual men, which means that women who are also at high risk for HIV may miss out on this effective tool to help keep them HIV negative. To address this, we expanded our award-winning PrEP marketing campaign to include women, both cisgender and transgender.…
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Swallow This — Again: Our PrEP Campaign Is Back!
A little over a year ago, Harlem United launched Swallow This, our innovative campaign to educate New Yorkers about PrEP. PrEP is a daily pill that’s highly effective at preventing HIV infection. Over the past year, we’ve had a blast teaching people about PrEP, hearing your stories, and getting to know our community even better. In…
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