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NEWS

July 5, 2022

Meningitis Frequently Asked Questions

  What is meningococcal meningitis and how is it transmitted? Meningococcal meningitis is a bacterial infection that attacks the brain…

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July 5, 2022

State Budget Includes Critical Funding to Address the STD Crisis

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June 24, 2022

APLA Health Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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June 2, 2022

Monkeypox: What the LGBTQ+ Community Needs to Know

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News Articles

July 5, 2022 - Meningitis Frequently Asked Questions
July 5, 2022 - State Budget Includes Critical Funding to Address the STD Crisis
June 24, 2022 - APLA Health Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
June 2, 2022 - Monkeypox: What the LGBTQ+ Community Needs to Know
April 14, 2022 - APLA Health Commemorated STD Awareness Week With a Grand Opening Celebration of Its Brand New Out Here Sexual Health Center, Baldwin Hills
April 8, 2022 - APLA Health congratulates the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic appointment to the United States Supreme Court
April 1, 2022 - APLA Health Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Health Equality Index
March 16, 2022 - APLA Health Joins Coalition to Urge Governor and Legislature to Allocate $105 Million to Tackle the HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis and Overdose Epidemics
January 25, 2022 - LGBTQ+ Organizations Join California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to End FDA’s Discriminatory Blood Deferral Policy Against Gay and Bisexual Men
December 1, 2021 - APLA Health Announces Production On “Commitment To Life”
November 24, 2021 - APLA Health Celebrates 35 Years of the Vance North Necessities of Life Program
November 18, 2021 - All-Digital AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2021 Continues to Fight the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Los Angeles County
November 10, 2021 - APLA Health Announces $250K Gift From The Murray/Reese Foundation to Expand Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services Across Los Angeles County
October 4, 2021 - Governor Newsom Signs Comprehensive Bill to Address Skyrocketing STI Rates
August 30, 2021 - California’s recall election on September 14th is a Very Big Deal
August 12, 2021 - APLA Health Dental Clinic, DTLA Virtual Ribbon Cutting
July 27, 2021 - APLA Health Celebrates Historic Actions to Improve the Health of Older People with HIV
July 7, 2021 - APLA Health Launches AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2021 Hosted by Ongina of RuPaul’s Drag Race
June 3, 2021 - APLA Health Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the AIDS Epidemic
June 2, 2021 - Senate Passes Comprehensive Bill to Address California’s STI Epidemic
June 1, 2021 - APLA Health Celebrates Pride Month by Applauding LGBTQ+ Activists and Allies
May 22, 2021 - APLA Health Proud to Continue Work of LGBTQ+ Rights Leader Harvey Milk
May 21, 2021 - APLA Health Applauds Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
May 1, 2021 - APLA Health Commemorates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
April 20, 2021 - APLA Health Statement on the Conviction of Derek Chauvin
April 8, 2021 - STD Coverage + Care Act Passes Senate Health Committee
March 22, 2021 - APLA Health and the Alliance for Housing and Healing To Merge
March 18, 2021 - APLA Health Congratulates Becerra on Confirmation as Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 1, 2021 - APLA Health Announces $20 Minimum Wage
February 26, 2021 - APLA Health Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Former Board of Directors Member Ivy Bottini
February 18, 2021 - APLA Health Launches PrEPexpress.org to Help Community Access PrEP and PEP
February 5, 2021 - APLA Health Commemorates National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day with Conversation on Ending the Epidemic
January 27, 2021 - APLA Health Mourns the Death of Former Board of Directors Member Rabbi Allen Freehling
January 21, 2021 - APLA Health Chief Executive Officer Craig E. Thompson issued the following statement on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris:
December 1, 2020 - APLA Health Asks Community To Recommit To Ending HIV Epidemic
September 30, 2020 - Landmark Legislation for LGBTQ and HIV Communities
September 25, 2020 - APLA Health Condemns Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
September 19, 2020 - APLA Health Mourns the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 17, 2020 - First-Ever All-Digital AIDS Walk Los Angeles Continues to Fight the HIV/AIDS Epidemic with Innovative Event
September 4, 2020 - APLA Health earns LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader Designation in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index