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New and Improved HIV Test!

Today a new HIV test was approved for usage in the United States.  Although the test is already widely used in Europe as the primary test used to detect HIV, it has just been approved on expedited review by the FDA.
ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo, the new test released by Abbott Laboritories, tests for HIV antigens and antibodies [...]

Too Fat to Fight? What Personal Fitness and Homeland Security Have In Common

 
20 years ago everyone was, on average, smaller. But the new millennium is an age of big things;big cars, big houses, big bills, and big butts. We consume way more than we should, more importantly we consume way more than we NEED. And in 2010, Mission: Readiness, a non-profit made up of retired senior military [...]

Whatever Floats Your Boat!

During May 2010, the District of Columbia’s health and government officials began distributing Trojan brand condoms to area schools, community centers, and other locations. In the District, where 3% of residents are HIV positive, condoms have been widely distributed to youth and young adults since 2005. However, the switch from Durex condoms from Trojan condoms [...]

MLK Day Breakfast/Rally/March

Please come out and join us this Monday beginning @ 10 a.m
For more details, contact Craig Washington at 404-870-7760 or by email.

 

Hand Washing Awareness Week

December 6th - 12th is Hand Washing Awareness Week.
Nearly 22 million school days are lost annually due to the common cold alone; help youth avoid the common cold.  Prevent the spread of infection & illness by encouraging youth to wash their hands regularly—at home and at school!
For more information, facts, and tips about hand washing, [...]

WAD 2009

Today is World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009. It is a human right to have access to care: talk about it! Get tested! Get involved! Most importantly, start today to make healthier decisions to save your life!

Empowering Your Community Workshop

On September 26, 2009 there will be a training from 10a-2p for all new volunteers with Youth Outreach — ASK US @ AID Atlanta, Inc., 1605 Peachtree Street, N.E.,  Atlanta, GA 30309. RSVP is required to lacy.wilson@aidatlanta.org by September 24th!
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STAND UP AGAINST BULLYING

SATURDAY
AUGUST 15, 2009
12:00PM – 2:30 PM
HYATT REGENCY ATLANTA
265 PEACHTREE STREET, NE
ATLANTA, GA 30303
Georgia’s Coalition Against Bullying
For more information, please call
678.732.0405

To The Atlanta Community:
Georgia’s Coalition Against Bullying would like to invite you to a Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at [...]

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Let’s make ourselves visible…

In the wake of the suicide of Jaheem Herrera, the 11-year-old Decatur boy who hung himself on Thursday, April 16th after enduring relentless bullying in school based on his perceived sexual orientation and ethnicity, there will be a vigil in his honor on Tuesday, April 28th.
Vigil for Jaheem Herrera:
Tuesday, [...]