AIDS AWARENESS DAY is Wednesday, February 15, 2006! Why come? Because NOW IS THE TIME TO STOP AIDS IN VIRGINIA Why come? Because the Virginia 2006-2008 Biennial Budget does not include any increases in state funding for HIV prevention or treatment services. We must tell our legislators why that strategy can only cost Virginia more [...]

This program announcement calls for research studies on the relationships among social environments, individual behaviors, and the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in populations. For the link to the full announcement, go to grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-110.html

Glaxo Smith Kline and VORA worked together on Monday, December 12th to create a “Faces of AIDS” brochure. There were five volunteers who were photographed for this campaign that will be used for education and advocacy efforts across the state. Glaxo Smith Kline wants to do this for every state and Virginia joins about 10 [...]

It is on this day that I remember one person that I met about twelve years ago now. He was a person on one of those HIV/AIDS groups in which many of us participate. Important groups, but oh so tiresome sometimes …. The process and the bureaucracy … He was quite sick when I first [...]

Community Services The Division has awarded $445,000 for 2006 under a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Community HIV Testing Services. This replaces the OraSure Testing and Intensive Outreach Services grant program that was funded from 2001-2005. These funds were made available through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The [...]