by Kim Snarr | May 5, 2016 | EPIC Feed, Health & Wellness, HIV, Nursing, Prevention, Special Events, Uncategorized
As more people are living with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), support for care, education and prevention services is needed now more than ever. On May 19, you can help make a difference to those impacted...
by Candyl Eyster | Jan 28, 2016 | EPIC Feed, Health & Wellness, HIV
High Rates with African Americans HIV/AIDS is taking a monumental toll on the African-American population in the U.S. There’s a major disparity with the disproportionate numbers of those who are infected and die. “Blacks account for more new HIV infections, people...
by Candyl Eyster | Dec 8, 2015 | EPIC Feed, Health & Wellness, HIV, Prevention
HIV/AIDS Growth in Hispanic Communities While HIV/AIDS continue to affect all communities, Florida’s Hispanic population faces extreme growth rates and additional barriers to care. The Florida Department of Health reports, “The proportion of all newly reported adult...
by Candyl Eyster | Jun 10, 2015 | Announcements, Donations, EPIC Feed, HIV, News, Partnership
By William Harper, ASAP Executive Director We’re so pleased that Empath Health’s AIDS Service Association of Pinellas (ASAP) and BayCare Health System’s Pinellas Care Clinic (PCC) have partnered to create HOME 3050 – the Tampa Bay area’s first-of-its-kind medical...
by Candyl Eyster | Apr 2, 2015 | EPIC Feed, HIV
HIV/AIDS continues to impact communities around the world, and there’s still a great need for care, education and prevention. Women are uniquely challenged by the disease. “Today, about one in four people living with HIV in the United States are women 13...