Tennessee AIDS Advocacy Network

08/24/2020

National Rural Health Service Providers COVID-19 Resources Survey

Help us understand the resource needs of RHSPs

Do you operate an RHSP? Please consider participating in this 10-minute, voluntary, and confidential survey to share your experiences. Findings from this survey will be summarized in a brief report and will inform planning and policy conversations. This survey will close on September 7, 2020.

National Rural Health Service Providers COVID-19 Resources Survey.

08/20/2020

Coming up at 1pm, after the Lunch Plenary!

During this session, we will focus on the lives of immigrants, people living with HIV, Trans and Black communities who are taxpayers but are systematically left out of federal, state, and local relief and aid during the COVID-19 pandemic and disasters. that often impact the health status of our communities. Being in the Southeast, we also experiment with policies that harm the daily lives of those most impacted and affected by HIV such as homelessness, lack of resources, and stigma.

This session will be conducted in Spanish with interpretation available in English.

08/19/2020

We're participating in , a nonpartisan initiative encouraging EVERYONE to get out and VOTE EARLY this fall! Early voting is the best way to ensure the voting process is safe, healthy, and effective for all Tennesseans. Stay tuned for more!

Who We Are: We’re excited to introduce VoteEarlyTN, a nonpartisan public information initiative created by Congressman Jim Cooper designed to educate and excite people about early voting. This initiative allows participants to engage their community by “adopting” one of the 14 days of early vo...

08/08/2020

Council Lady Sharon W. Hurt, it's time to reexamine the HIV criminalization laws.

VIDEO: Metro Councilwoman compares people who transmit COVID-19 without wearing a mask, to those who transmit HIV; asks for them to be similarly charged in the criminal court system - asking if Metro Council can create such legislation. She's visibly disappointed when she learns she doesn't have tha

07/28/2020

The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in 2013, allows organ transplants from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV in approved research studies in the United States.

Kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and end-stage kidney disease is feasible and safe, investigators supported by the National Institutes of Health have found. Their study demonstrates that the pool of available kidneys for people with HIV can be expan...

06/27/2020

Today is National HIV Testing Day, and the theme for 2020 is “Knowing” — knowing your status and knowing your options.

Due to COVID-19, getting tested for HIV is not as accessible as it used to be, but there are safe and innovative options available, such as FDA approved self-test kits.

Check out this blog to learn more about the struggles of HIV testing during COVID-19 and how you can get tested now.

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If you flashback to the beginning of 2020, receiving an HIV test was easy as picking a clinic, walking in, answering a few questions and having your blood drawn

06/27/2020

Today is National HIV Testing Day. Learn about self-testing options that don’t require going to a clinic or a provider’s office! https://bit.ly/2AhexD6external icon

Today is National HIV Testing Day. Learn about self-testing options that don’t require going to a clinic or a provider’s office! https://www.cdc.gov/stophivtogether/hiv-testing/index.html

06/19/2020

Join Tennessee AIDS Advocacy Network, Nashville CARES, Nashville Black Pride, Street Works, Friends For Life Corporation, and The PAIGE TOMORROW for Virtual "A Taste of Summer - Care with Pride Celebration".

Join us for music, games, and giveaways via Zoom, Facebook Live, and/or YouTube TV from 11:00AM - 2:00 PM tomorrow Saturday, June 20th

06/15/2020

The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Head over to http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week.html for more information on Men’s Health Week.