A Division of Cornerstone Family Healthcare
Thanks to everyone who walked, ran, volunteered, supported and sponsored the 2016 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk and 5K run on Saturday, May 7th! It was a great day despite a little rain with plenty of music, food, and outdoor fun. We also had a very special afterparty, “Heels for Hope,” later on at the Firemen’s Exempt Association.
Here’s a look back at the big event, thanks to videographer Nijinsky De La Cruz and photographer Tracey Buzzanco.
The National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP) sponsors a half-day forum called “Hepatitis C Cure: New Treatments & Breakthroughs” on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Weill Cornell Medical College’s Uris Auditorium. Dr. Ira Jacobson and Dr. Kristen Marks will present.
2.8 Nursing CEU & 4.5 CASAC hours available.
To attend, contact NATAP at (888) 266-2827 or at register@natap.org.
We’re turning up the springtime heat with two amazing events to bookend the Big Event (our Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run, which happens on Saturday, May 7, 2016).
One week before the Wall/Run, join us for “Get Your Shirt Together!” a new pre-registration party at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon. Wear your funniest t-shirt (it’s OK if it’s inappropriate!) to enter the Funniest T-Shirt Contest, with prizes for the overall funniest, best duo or group shirts, and most vulgar. Your fellow guests will be the judges so go with your most crowd-pleasing tee!
Plus, if you’re a registered Walker or Runner you can pick up your official 2016 t-shirt in advance, or register on the spot and get your tee and fundraising packet all at once. Donate $5 and have access to the Shirt Decorating Bar, which will be stocked with paint, markers, stick-on jewels, and other fun items.
DJ duo Prephab plays fun dance music and classics, and a portion of your bar tab will be donated to the AIDS Walk/Run. There is a $5 suggested donation at the door.
After the Walk/Run, join us at River Station, a waterfront restaurant in downtown Poughkeepsie, for Heels for Hope, the official AIDS Walk/Run afterparty featuring a drag showcase and a new dinner buffet! For $40, enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet and reserve your seat for the cavalcade of drag performers. Stick around after the show for dancing with Prephab and Superior Sounds. Seating is limited and there will only be a few standing-room show-only tickets available at the door, so head on over to http://heelsforhope2016.eventbrite.com for advance tickets!
Scheduled to perform:
Katarina Mirage
Valkirie Hall
Victoria Precise
Coco Caine
Max Pleasure
with hosts Ryan Doughty and Kiley J. Winn!
The CDC recently released an updated estimate of lifetime risk of being diagnosed with HIV in the United States. The good news: overall lifetime risk in the US dropped from 1 in 78 in 2005 to 1 in 99. If you live in New York State, the risk is 1 in 69.
However, the study showed very stark disparities among certain risk groups and race/ethnic groups.
Gay and bisexual men have the highest overall risk, but risk varies severely by race and ethnicity, too.
To ensure that things don’t go this way–and so we can reverse these trends–make sure you know your status and get the help you need to stay as healthy as possible. Talk to our Regional Prevention Initiative or CHAPS to see how we can help.
The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988.
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) 
, the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day.
Find NLAAD resources at http://www.nlaad.org/ , including posters, graphics, PSAs and themed materials.
In 2008 the National Association of People with AIDS launched this observance day.
National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27, 1995.
The annual theme is Take the Test. Take Control.
The AIDS Institute launched this day in 2008 and is the lead. The 2015 theme for NHAAAD was Aging is a part of life: HIV doesn’t have to be.
Learn more about HIV and aging here.
The National Planning Committee convened by Caribbean People International Collective, Inc. is the lead for the Day.
www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com provides Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day facts, and other resources.
Find local events here.