Unity Wellness Center

01/12/2026

January 20th at the Lee County LITERACY COALITION!! Check it out and share with those in need.

Shared Threads will join our Food Pantry program on January 20th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

01/12/2026

"It’s incredibly helpful that we see images and pictures of living with HIV in a normal way—when you have the privilege to access health care and medication, what life can look like and that it can look fairly normal. “HIV” can be such a scary word. But when you see it with a person, I think it really says, “No, this is the truth.”

“You can tell people the science until you’re blue in the face. If it’s not their journey to learn that and accept that, then that’s on them,” Kibler said.

01/09/2026

Start the year strong by joining Lee County LITERACY COALITION virtually for their upcoming financial literacy sessions.

Learn practical tools for budgeting, credit building, and making your money work for you—all from the comfort of home. Free to attend - Virtual sessions. Take the first step toward financial confidence and long‑term stability.

Registration required. https://www.leecountyliteracy.org/financial-literacy

Start the year strong by joining us virtually for our upcoming financial literacy sessions. Learn practical tools for budgeting, credit building, and making your money work for you—all from the comfort of home. Free to attend - Virtual sessions. Take the first step toward financial confidence and long‑term stability. Registration required. https://www.leecountyliteracy.org/financial-literacy

01/09/2026

Knowing your status puts you in charge of your s*xual health! And the first step is to get tested for HIV. The more we talk to our friends, partners, family, and community about the importance of getting tested for HIV, other STIs, and mpox, the more we can normalize it. There are many options for getting tested, including HIV self-tests.

HIV Testing Conversation Starters:
“I want to get tested for HIV, but it always makes me nervous. Do you mind coming with me?”
“I’ve been seeing someone, and I really like them. So far, it’s been pretty casual, and I really want to see where it goes. I want to talk to them more about taking our relationship to the next level, but I want us both to get tested for HIV before we get more serious. How do you talk to your s*x partners about getting tested for HIV?”
“I try to get tested for HIV at least once a year at my local community health center. Do you know where to get tested for HIV? If not, I can share some info!”

Call us at 334-528-5782 to schedule your appointment to get tested!

01/09/2026

With the HealthCare.gov Marketplace tax credit renewals being in the news recently, scammers are using this to their advantage.

Watch out for callers asking if you've gotten your Marketplace subsidies, offering financial help, or other unsolicited help with your insurance. AL SMP 1-800-243-5463

With the HealthCare.gov Marketplace tax credit renewals being in the news recently, scammers are using this to their advantage. Watch out for callers asking if you've gotten your Marketplace subsidies, offering financial help, or other unsolicited help with your insurance. AL SMP 1-800-243-5463

01/08/2026

Orisha knows the most important thing around s*xual health is options and the need to have those options shift and grow and evolve just like her as she ages.

Find resources to help you on your HIV journey: cdc.gov/HIVTreatment

01/08/2026

🚨ACTION ALERT!! 🚨

‼️Please take action TODAY AND SHARE ‼️

Health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Alabamians is in jeopardy. We need your help to keep families covered across our state! Please take a moment to urge your U.S. House member to vote YES to keep health coverage affordable.

https://www.votervoice.net/CoverAlabama/Campaigns/132490/Respond

01/07/2026

"At that time, if you had HIV/AIDS, you were left out and talked about because people feared that you might infect someone. The streets made me strong enough mentally so that when I did confront my own status, I knew how to handle it. And I have done so graciously. My journey was hard. In a way, I’m OK with HIV. It has made me more appreciative of life, God and time. I never saw HIV as a death sentence, so I was never afraid. But I do respect it. And I hope that one day, I can speak to others to let them know not to be afraid, that they are not alone."

via POZ Magazine

https://www.poz.com/article/hard-journey

HIV made Giovanni Guzman more aware of how short and fragile life can be.

01/07/2026

Ladies!! Check out this great, free, state-wide resource brought by the Alabama Women's Commission! If you’ve been wanting to make healthier choices but don’t know where to start, make 2026 the year you prioritize your health!

Put your health first this year! The Alabama Well Woman Program offers free screenings, health coaching, and support to help women live healthier lives and catch issues early. If you’re 15–55 and live in a participating county, enroll today: https://bit.ly/4sdKEJx

Put your health first this year! The Alabama Well Woman Program offers free screenings, health coaching, and support to help women live healthier lives and catch issues early. If you’re 15–55 and live in a participating county, enroll today: https://bit.ly/4sdKEJx

01/06/2026

Check out this important + FREE training coming up with the ACLU of Alabama happening in Montgomery at the end of January!!

📢 The Alabama legislative session starts JANUARY 13TH! 📢 Here's what you need to know about how a bill becomes a law in our state.
Want a more in depth look at how a bill passes through the Statehouse? Join us for Werk the Lege on January 24th for a day of learning and community building!

Sign up here: https://www.aclualabama.org/event/werk-lege-2026/

01/06/2026

"She falls. She cries. She doubts. She gets angry.
But she never stays down. NEVER."

Strength and how we identify with it, or how it manifests in our lives, can be as individual as our faces. Some people identify strength as physical power, while others think it is our emotional and mental ability to push through. For blogger Maria Hiv Mejia, strength is in our ability to rise. Read her by clicking the link below or visiting The Well Project - HIV and women's website today.

01/06/2026

A powerful message from U.S. PLHIV Caucus - Marnina Miller.

“Folks living with HIV need to spend more time talking about joy & celebrating each other.

Life is hard but it’s worth living. We can’t forget that or allow anyone to take away our right to happiness & pleasure!”

Marnina Miller
Secretary; US PLHIV Caucus
Co-Executive Director; Positive Women's Network - USA

It’s important to discuss challenges and stigma, but there are times when it feels as if people living with hashtag are only allowed to talk about the next disaster.

The truth is: Survival isn’t enough. On top of medical access and medications, we deserve love, pleasure, happiness, and everything wonderful that accompanies those possibilities.

So instead of asking, “Where is my happy ending?” we are building a world where folks with HIV have happiness ― starting at the beginning and beyond.