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May 16, 2012
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(Washington, D.C., May 16, 2012) The National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA) salutes the FDA Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee for recommending approval of OraSure's OraQuick In-home HIV Test kit. We urge the FDA to follow the Advisory Committee's recommendation and approve the kit for over-the-counter sale.
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 During the week of April 23rd, AIDS Healthcare Foundation and ACCESS AIDS Care toured Hampton Roads distributing free condoms and offering free HIV testing. During the tour, over 55,000 condoms were distributed and 86 HIV tests were conducted.
ACCESS AIDS Care would like to thank AHF and our community partners for participating this outreach effort!
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 ACCESS AIDS Care has been awarded a new grant for Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities in Virginia Beach! This is a great opportunity for ACCESS AIDS Care to provide permanent supportive housing services in Virginia Beach.
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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded nearly $201 million to 731 new local homeless programs across the country. This funding provides critically needed emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent support for individuals and families and is a significant part of the Obama Administration's strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness.
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 Since the start of the Obama Administration, President Obama, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and other members of the Obama Administration have taken important steps to promote equal treatment of LGBT Americans, provide enhanced resources for LGBT health issues, and develop better information regarding LGBT health needs.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a summary update - “Better Health and Well-Being: Making Improvements for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) Americans” – outlining the specific actions HHS has taken through 2011 and summarizing how the Affordable Care Act is improving access to health coverage for LGBT Americans.
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 Last weekend, Secretary for Housing & Urban Development Shaun Donovan spoke before the 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, and announced an important new Equal Access to Housing Rule. Secretary Donovan clearly and unequivocally sent the message that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and couples have the right to live where they choose:
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