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Why is the rate of HIV not declining in our state?

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Yesterday (November 7th), I asked Virginia’s Community Planning Group to talk with me about why the rate of new HIV infections is not declining in our state?  As you read these responses, remember the question - Here is what they said:

“It’s about attitude.  There is still a strong stigma around HIV.  People in committed relationships [...]

General Assembly Schedules Budget Public Hearings

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

SCHEDULE OF REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS
Section 2.2-1510 Code of Virginia requires the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees to conduct regional public hearings on the proposed state budget prior to each regular session of the General Assembly. Shown below is the schedule of hearings to be held prior to the 2009 session of the General [...]

AIDSinfo / infoSIDA #39

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have published the latest editions of their email newsletters AIDSinfo and infoSIDA. Interested parties can subscribe online and get new editions delivered to their email. infoSIDA is the spanish language counterpart to AIDSinfo, a newsletter “offering information on HIV/AIDS Treatment, [...]

VORA’s Fourth Annual Meeting is Sept 29

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

RSVP to INFO@VORAonline.org The ANNUAL MEETING promises to be exciting as VORA unveils a new campaign to promote HIV prevention in Virginia!
The Annual Meeting is from 2:30 to 4:00 pm and follows “POWER TALK” - an advocacy training open to advocates of any issue - at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond.
We are [...]

Lazy Days of Summer …

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

This is the PERFECT time to visit your Delegate and Senator — right in your home district! When we make our visits to Richmond during the General Assembly Sessions, we make the very best impact with our messages when each Delegate and Senator can recall a visit from someone at home who cared [...]