News 2016
BTAN Charlotte: 1 Year Old and Counting
Faye Marshall of BTAN Charlotte
Co-chairs Darrin K. Johnson and Faye Marshall have been involved with BTAN Charlotte since its inception in early 2015. Here they discuss the organization's role in the community and what activities they're planning next.
PrEP Summit in Chicago Sheds Light on the HIV Prevention Pill
BTAN Chicago is stepping up plans for PrEP in the city
As health-care providers and community-based health groups in Chicago continue to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Black community, the demand to include pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in their arsenal grows louder.
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Erica Lillquist: Helping People Live Healthier Lives
Erica Lillquist
The Black AIDS Institute's new senior mobilization coordinator, Erica Lillquist, just completed three years of international volunteer work with the Peace Corps. She credits time spent in Ethiopia as an HIV/AIDS community health volunteer with shaping her career path and drawing her to the Institute.
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Leo Moore, MD: Making a Difference In The Struggle
Leo Moore
When Leo Moore, M.D. relocated from New Haven, Conn., to Los Angeles in 2014, he was looking for a way to become involved in the community. It didn't take long for him to hear about a planning meeting to revive the Black Treatment Advocates Network's (BTAN) Los Angeles chapter, so he decided to check it out.
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BTAN Broward County, Fla.: Forging Forward through Strong Partnerships
Patricia Fleurinord and Krystle Knight-Mobley of BTAN Broward
In 2014, Broward County, Fla., reported 993 new cases of HIV, an infection rate surpassed only by Miami-Dade County in the Sunshine State, and underscoring the importance of the county's BTAN chapter. We ask Black Treatment Advocates Network (BTAN) Broward co-chairs Krystle Knight-Mobley and Patricia Fleurinord about the four-year-old organization.
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