Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy & Action Group
PRESS RELEASES & COMMUNITY ALERTS
- Special statement from KHAAG about 1.78 million dollars in relief funds
- 12 Kentucky Organizations Slam Frankfort over KADAP; most have uncertain future
- Special Messages and Updates from KHAAG Leadership
- Oppose House Bill 350 – We want physicians, registered nurses, social workers, etc. with training and education!
- Kentucky Equality Federation and the Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group today condemned House Bill 350 as ethically irresponsible and a crime against anyone living with HIV/AIDS
Allied Organizations:
- AVOL AVOL (AIDS Volunteers, Inc.) provides services to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS as well as HIV prevention education & outreach. AVOL serves 72 counties in central, eastern, and southeastern Kentucky.
- COLAGE – Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Chapter of COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere) is an organization, created in 1989 by the children of several lesbians and gay men who felt a need for support. There are 52 COLAGE chapters in the USA, 2 chapters in Canada,
- Kentucky Equality Federation The Commonwealth’s largest all-volunteer LGBTI civil rights organization.
- Kentucky HIV/AIDS Planning and Advisory Council The Kentucky HIV/AIDS Planning and Advisory Council (KHPAC) is a 30-member body appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth.
- WINGS Clinic Wings provides services including primary care, infectious diseases, nutrition services, support groups, mental health assessments and referral, as well as a liaison to community services for those with HIV/AIDS.
KHAAG in the News:
- Fighting for HIV/AIDS funding in a troubled economy; how much education is enough for medical professionals?
- Plunge in state revenue triggers AIDS funding 'crisis' Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group President Bobby Edelen speaks to D.C. Agenda.
Government Information & Links:
- Kentucky HIV/AIDS Branch The Commonwealth’s Department for Public Health HIV/AIDS Branch promotes the prevention of HIV transmission and associated morbidity and mortality.
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC helps control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities.
- United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS A joint venture of the United Nations family, bringing together the efforts and resources of the United Nations in the AIDS response to help the world prevent new HIV infections, care for people living with HIV, and mitigate the impact of the epidemic.
- United Nations World Health Organization As the directing and coordinating authority on international health, the World Health Organization (WHO) takes the lead within the UN system in the global health sector response to HIV/AIDS.
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