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NEWS

September 23, 2022

APLA Health and Congress Call for Increased Funding to Combat Monkeypox

APLA Health and community clinics across California are on the frontlines of the monkeypox (MPX) outbreak. APLA Health has administered…

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September 8, 2022

APLA Health Statement on Texas Judge’s Ruling That Federal Mandate to Cover PrEP Violates Religious Freedom

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September 7, 2022

AIDS Walk Los Angeles Returns In-Person on October 16 in West Hollywood

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September 2, 2022

APLA Health Receives Four HRSA Quality Improvement Awards

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News Articles

September 23, 2022 - APLA Health and Congress Call for Increased Funding to Combat Monkeypox
September 8, 2022 - APLA Health Statement on Texas Judge’s Ruling That Federal Mandate to Cover PrEP Violates Religious Freedom
September 7, 2022 - AIDS Walk Los Angeles Returns In-Person on October 16 in West Hollywood
September 2, 2022 - APLA Health Receives Four HRSA Quality Improvement Awards
August 30, 2022 - California Allocates $41 Million to Support Monkeypox Response
August 18, 2022 - APLA Health Calls for Increased State and Federal Resources to Address Growing Monkeypox Outbreak
July 15, 2022 - APLA Health Demands More Aggressive Government Response to Monkeypox Outbreak
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 - MPX (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
August 27, 2020 - APLA Health Receives Four HRSA Quality Improvement Awards
July 12, 2020 - APLA Health Opens Registration for First-Ever Digital AIDS Walk Los Angeles
July 10, 2020 - PROJECT ANGEL FOOD & APLA HEALTH PARTNER FOR A NEW FOOD PANTRY EVERY SATURDAY BEGINNING JULY 11, 2020
June 19, 2020 - Happy Juneteenth
June 15, 2020 - APLA Health Applauds Supreme Court Ruling on Employment Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ People
June 4, 2020 - Black Lives Matter
May 28, 2020 - APLA Health Celebrates the Life of Larry Kramer
April 20, 2020 - COVID-19 Update
March 12, 2020 - Request to President Trump to Declare a Public Health Emergency Over Coronavirus
March 11, 2020 - APLA Health’s Vance North Necessities of Life Program Now Covers 100% of Weekly Meals
February 5, 2020 - APLA Health: President Trump Wants to End HIV, but New Administration Guidance Undermines Plan to End the Epidemic
January 31, 2020 - APLA Health Calls on County Officials to Address STD Epidemic
January 29, 2020 - Register to Vote in California’s Presidential Primary
January 16, 2020 - NCQA Recognizes APLA Health as Patient-Centered Medical Home in LA County
December 19, 2019 - CDU and APLA Health Host Rare ‘Indoor Ground Breaking’ On New Health Facility
December 2, 2019 - Los Angeles Turns Red to Commemorate World AIDS Day
October 23, 2019 - 35th AIDS Walk Los Angeles Continues Its March to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Park With the Support of Electeds, Celebrities, Advocates, Sponsors & Community
October 9, 2019 - STD Rates in California Reach the Highest Levels in 30 Years
October 7, 2019 - Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Legislation to Increase Access to PrEP and PEP
October 2, 2019 - New Public Charge Rule Becomes Effective October 15th
September 17, 2019 - APLA Health Announces Statewide Strategic Planning Meeting to Address Urgent Needs of People Aging with HIV
August 16, 2019 - New Trump Administration Rule Threatens Immigrants and People Living with HIV
July 22, 2019 - APLA Health Hosts CDC Director Dr. Redfield in Baldwin Hills
June 28, 2019 - Despite Public Health Crisis, California Budget Includes Limited Investments in HIV, HCV, STDs
June 13, 2019 - AIDS Walk Los Angeles Opens Registration for 35th Annual Fundraiser on Newly Launched Website
March 6, 2019 - 133 Organizations Call on Governor Newsom, Legislature to Initiate Bold Strategy to End the HIV, HCV, STD Epidemics
February 7, 2019 - Michael S. Gottlieb, MD, Joins Medical Team at APLA Health-Olympic
February 6, 2019 - National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – February 7, 2019
November 30, 2018 - Leadership and Partnership Important to Ending AIDS Pandemic in Our Lifetime
October 22, 2018 - APLA Health Reaffirms Commitment to Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals
August 13, 2018 - APLA Health Announces Construction of Third Health Center
August 10, 2018 - HRSA names APLA Health a Health Center Quality Leader
February 8, 2018 - Senator Wiener Introduces Drug Co-Pay Bill to Permanently Protect Consumers from Price Gouging