Articles, News & Updates

A Damn Shame!

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:12 -0600

Updated fact sheets, Kaiser Family Foundation: The fact sheets provide information about the impact of HIV/AIDS on blacks, Latinos and women in the U.S. Each fact sheet includes data about trends and current cases, as well as population-specific information on HIV transmission patterns and access to care (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 5/12).

Pos or Not

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:19:36 -0600

Pos or Not is an online viral game developed by mtvU, MTV Networks' Peabody & Emmy Award-winning 24-hour college network, and the Kaiser Family Foundation, in partnership with POZ Magazine. Think you can tell if someone has HIV? The game desires to challenge your assumptions about HIV. Play the game and see if you can tell who is Pos or Not.

http://posornot.com/

History of STDs

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:03:46 -0600

"In the United States, more than 65 million people are currently living with an incurable STD. An additional 15 million people become infected each year."
—Center for Disease Control

Center for Disease Control (CDC) study finds 1 out of 4 Teenage Girls has an STD

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:44:56 -0600

Startling government research on teenage girls and sexually transmitted diseases sends a blunt message to kids who think they’re immune: It’s liable to happen to you or someone you know. In the first study of its kind, researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found at least one in 4 teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:49:32 -0600

Get the word out: "PREVENTION is POWER"

GET EDUCATED. GET TESTED. GET INVOLVED. GET TREATED.

Favorite Quote
"Let the choices you make today be choices you can live with tomorrow."

It's imperative that you know your status and GET TESTED TODAY!!

World AIDS Day - December 1, 2007

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:31:45 -0600

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. Throughout the world, events will highlight the HIV/AIDS epidemic, give the statistics, and remember those who have lost their lives to this disease. The EvanCole Foundation, Inc. is committed to spreading the word about the devastating impact HIV/AIDS has on human beings regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation. We must all unite to fight this disease. We can start the process by taking personal responsibility to get tested and know your status. Knowledge is power! Education is key to obtaining a greater understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Many People Don't Think AIDS Is Fatal: Survey

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:47:07 -0600

While most respondents to a nine-country survey said AIDS is always a fatal illness, many incorrectly believed a cure is available. The research project involved 4,510 interviews conducted in the United States, United Kingdom, Russia, France, China, India, Mexico, Brazil, and South Africa. It was commissioned by the MAC AIDS Fund, a philanthropy established by Estee Lauder's MAC cosmetics company.

HIV Prevention and Risks

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:15:58 -0600

There are many steps you can take to help protect yourself against and prevent HIV and AIDS.

Sexual Prevention
One of the main ways HIV transmission occurs is through vaginal, anal, and oral sex. Therefore, the best way to prevent being infected with the HIV virus is by practicing abstinence. This means to refrain from having sex. Having sex within a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with someone who has tested free of HIV is also considered to be safe.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Trichomoniasis

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:00:52 -0600

Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that affects both women and men, although symptoms are more common in women. Trichomoniasis is the most common curable STD in young, sexually active women. An estimated 7.4 million new cases occur each year in women and men.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Genital Herpes

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:46:28 -0600

What is genital herpes?
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years.

Today is National HIV Testing Day

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:10:18 -0600

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign produced by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) to encourage at-risk individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 180,000 to 280,000 people nationwide are HIV-positive but are unaware of their status. HIV counseling and testing enables people with HIV to take steps to protect their own health and that of their partners, and helps people who test negative get the information they need to stay uninfected.

How safe is it to have sex with my HIV-positive boyfriend?

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:35:49 -0600

Question (The following Question/Answer is provided by HIV InSite.)

I am HIV negative, I have been tested twice, I am thinking about dating a guy with AIDS who was diagnosed seven years ago and has been doing well physically for 3 years. His T-cell count is 202. How safe is it to open mouth kiss, french kiss, to deeply kiss him? Also how safe is it to have vaginal sexual intercourse? I heard if you use 2 condoms that it is safe. I really like this person a lot but I am scared to death to kiss him or have intercourse with him.

Negotiating Safe Sex

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:49:24 -0600

Negotiating safe sex is a process in which two or more people with different needs interact in order to reach an agreement around sex that both people are comfortable with. This, however, can be a very tricky thing to do. Especially if one person wants to use a condom while the other person insists on not using one. So what do you do? Here are guidelines from www.stayinformedsonoma.net which are intended to encourage you to think through the process of negotiating safe sex and only do what you are comfortable with.

NBA Cares Promotes HIV Testing with Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:01:42 -0600

Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah joined together with NBA Cares to promote HIV testing in the U.S. and abroad in new, groundbreaking television and radio public service ads (PSAs). The unique campaign has been developed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), HBO, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC), and the Kaiser Family Foundation, and will have its network premiere in the U.S. during Game 5 of The Finals 2007 on ABC.

HIV Risk Associated with Different Types of Sexual Activity

Thu, 24 May 2007 10:52:03 -0600

Sexual contact is the most common route of HIV transmission. By December 2001, 51% of all HIV infections among adolescents and adults reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were sexually transmitted (35% by male homosexual contact, 11% by heterosexual contact in females, 5% by heterosexual contact in males). Worldwide, heterosexual transmission is the most common route of HIV infection. Given the importance of sexual transmission in the HIV epidemic, many HIV prevention strategies have focused on identifying and promoting safer-sex practices.