In This Issue

Evelyn Ullah, the director of STD/HIV AIDS Prevention Program for Broward County, Florida, brings us up to speed on the progress that community is making toward ending the epidemic in the Fort Lauderdale area.

As we close in on the 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (November 15, 2014 – February 15, 2015), we share a Quick Reference Guide published in plain English by the Ryan White Affordable Care Enrollment (ACE) Technical Assistance Center so that grantees can terms and explain them to their clients.

We have the tools to end the epidemic, but not everyone has access or using them. One of the most important tools is PrEP. Matthew Murguia shares his reasons for taking pre-exposure prophylaxis and his experience trying to access it.

The FDA recently approved a new combo pill to treat Harvoni to treat chronic hepatitis C infection. And our friends at Colorlines call out the underlying racism of the world's coverage of the Ebola virus.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill