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February
2012
- Open HIV+ Group* Every Other Wednesday @ 7pm, Sept 14th, 28.....
Call and set up an appointment with your case manager today!
You may be eligle to receive:
Emergency Financial Assistance, Rental Assistance, and/or Food Gift Cards. 203-855-9535
You can donate services and items to people in need.
Can anyone get infected?
Anyone can get infected with HIV regardless of age, sex or race. This includes heterosexual men and women not just gays and IV drug users. click here for more HIV information
How can I be safe from HIV?
The consistent use of condoms for vaginal or anal sex will protect against transmitting the HIV virus.
Where can I get condoms?
FREE CONDOMS are available at the MFAP office or can be purchased at any pharmacy.
Should I get tested for HIV?
Everyone who has had unprotected sex with anyone should get tested for HIV on a regular basis.
What is an HIV Test?
An HIV test involves a simple prick on your finger in which a drop of blood is taken and analyzed. It is a painless process and provides 99% accuracy for the testing of HIV. An oral swab test is a test which requires no blood and results are available in 20 minutes.
Where can I get tested?
Locations Norwalk Health Department (203) 854-7979 Monday - Thursday 9-4pm Norwalk Community Health Center (203) 899-1770 (Must register as a patient) Monday- Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4:30pm - 8pm Saturday mornings 8:30am - 12pm Bridgeport Same Day HIV/STD Testing (203) 873-2035 7am- 4pm Monday - Friday and 8am-12pm on Saturday Fairfield Same Day HIV/STD Testing (203) 418-4326 7:30am- 4pm closed from 12-12:30 for lunch .
Your family doctor can also test for HIV but you will be charged for the visit and the test.
Community News
MFAP Nutritionist Starts New Program
MFAP's new nutritionist Vivienne McVee starts her new program by not only helping you loose weight, but also helping those who need to gain weight.
She will also be dispensing Vitamins and Supplements.
Ensure Food and food vouchers will also be available.
Food Pantry, Vitamins & Supplements
We have funds to pay for vitamins and supplements and our food pantry
is well stocked.
National News
AP Enterprise: War experience aids hostage rescues
(AP)
Feb. 02, 2012'
Feb. 02, 2012'
AP - Roy Hallums was enduring his 311th day of captivity, blindfolded, his hands and feet bound, stuffed into a hole under the floor of a farm building outside Baghdad. He heard a commotion upstairs and managed to get the blindfold off. Delta Force troops broke open the hatch. An American soldier jumped down.
HIV-positive man who sued Atlanta gets new hearing
(AP)
Feb. 01, 2012'
AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a new hearing to a 40-year-old man who claimed the Atlanta Police Department rejected his job application because he has HIV.
Feb. 01, 2012'
AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a new hearing to a 40-year-old man who claimed the Atlanta Police Department rejected his job application because he has HIV.
Study Looks at Possible HIV Drugs-Birth Defect Link
(HealthDay)
Jan. 30, 2012'
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with HIV can prevent passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a new study.
Jan. 30, 2012'
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with HIV can prevent passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a new study.
Pets Help Women Cope With HIV/AIDS
(HealthDay)
Jan. 30, 2012'
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Having a pet helps women with HIV/AIDS cope with their condition and may also help those with other chronic diseases, a new study says.
Jan. 30, 2012'
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Having a pet helps women with HIV/AIDS cope with their condition and may also help those with other chronic diseases, a new study says.
Chicago Health Centers Receive $1 Million for HIV Testing
(ContributorNetwork)
Jan. 30, 2012'
ContributorNetwork - According to the Associated Press, the Chicago Department of Public Health has announced the city will be receiving about $1 million in federal funding to provide routine HIV testing and counseling services to Chicago's community mental health and substance abuse centers. The federal grants come from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration. Additionally, the funding comes after the city was granted $500,000 to provide more psychiatric services at the health centers as well.
Jan. 30, 2012'
ContributorNetwork - According to the Associated Press, the Chicago Department of Public Health has announced the city will be receiving about $1 million in federal funding to provide routine HIV testing and counseling services to Chicago's community mental health and substance abuse centers. The federal grants come from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration. Additionally, the funding comes after the city was granted $500,000 to provide more psychiatric services at the health centers as well.
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV
(AP)
Jan. 27, 2012'
AP - Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births by 2015.
Jan. 27, 2012'
AP - Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births by 2015.