Author Archive: Drew Nannini
Could you be quarantined for being HIV-positive?
Kansas House Bill 2183 is currently being considered that would allow people with HIV or AIDS to be quarantined: “The secretary of health and environment is authorized to issue such orders and adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent the spread and dissemination of diseases injurious to the public health, including… the [...]
No Glove, No Love: D.C. Officers Reform Controversial Policy on Condoms as Contraband
Condoms as a form of contraband have been one of the many obstacles hindering efforts to stop the spread of HIV. In such scenarios, individuals may choose to risk their health by not using condoms, and thus increasing their risk of contracting HIV, just to avoid arrest from the police. It is a general standard [...]
Jim Eigo: AIDS Activism Has Always Meant Caring Across Generations
“How bitterly ironic it would be if the first generation of HIV-positive seniors, a generation that, through unprecedented community effort, has managed to survive the plague, should in their last and most vulnerable years fall victim to a system that is utterly unprepared to care for them.” Jim Eigo, an early member of ACT UP [...]
WEBINAR VIDEO: New $$ For HIV Prevention – Constructing CAPUS
DOWNLOAD WEBINAR SLIDES (PDF): 2-22-13 HIV PJA Webinar – CAPUS Project As you may know, eight state health departments are to receive funding for the three-year “The Care And Prevention in the United States (CAPUS) Demonstration Project.” CAPUS, which is led by the CDC, seeks to reduce HIV and AIDS-related morbidity and mortality among racial [...]
More HIV Prevention Funding Should Be Shifted to Gay Men
“We must redouble our efforts to prevent HIV among gay men by shifting prevention funding to more closely match the incidence data.” While the number of HIV infections have stabilized over recent years, new infections among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with me have increased by 12%. However, prevention funding for gay men is at half [...]
