July 07, 2021
APLA Health Launches AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2021 Hosted by Ongina of RuPaul’s Drag Race
“The Walk Show” is the theme for AIDS Walk LA 2021 Today, AIDS Walk Los Angeles 2021 is officially off and walking! APLA Health opens registration and fundraising for AIDS Walk LA at aidswalkla.org APLA Health has partnered with Ongina to host our new weekly online video talk show, The Walk Show. Every week Ongina...
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June 03, 2021
APLA Health Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the AIDS Epidemic
Five cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia were the first documented cases of AIDS-Related infections Forty years ago this month, the first sign of the HIV/AIDS epidemic appeared as a 527-word report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on June 5, 1981. The report’s lead writer, Dr. Michael Gottlieb, described five previously healthy, young...
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June 02, 2021
Senate Passes Comprehensive Bill to Address California’s STI Epidemic
Joint Statement from SB 306 cosponsors APLA Health, Black Women for Wellness Action Project, Essential Access Health, Fresno Barrios Unidos, Los Angeles LGBT Center, San Francisco AIDS Foundation APLA HealthBlack Women for Wellness Action ProjectEssential Access HealthFresno Barrios UnidosLos Angeles LGBT CenterSan Francisco AIDS Foundation Sacramento, CA – Today, the California State Senate passed SB...
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June 01, 2021
APLA Health Celebrates Pride Month by Applauding LGBTQ+ Activists and Allies
This June, APLA Health celebrates Pride Month by applauding LGBTQ+ activists and their allies, who are working to ensure that every individual, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, receives the full protection of the law. Pride began as a series of protests, led in large part by transgender women of color, resisting police brutality...
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May 22, 2021
APLA Health Proud to Continue Work of LGBTQ+ Rights Leader Harvey Milk
Today, APLA Health released the following statement on Harvey Milk Day. Today we honor the life and legacy of LGBTQ+ activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician in California. As a supervisor, Milk spearheaded a bill to ban discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation. He was also instrumental in...
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May 21, 2021
APLA Health Commemorates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Today, APLA Health celebrates Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the United States and calls for more concrete steps to end discrimination against AAPIs. “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are integral to the cultural history of Los Angeles County and the nation as a whole. We are all enriched by the contributions and successes of countless activists, business owners, artists, elected officials, and...
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May 21, 2021
APLA Health Applauds Passage of COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Today, APLA Health released the following statement regarding the passage and signage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. “After a year in which we have seen over 6,600 reported incidents of anti-Asian hate, APLA Health applauds the bipartisan action Congress and President Joe Biden have taken to pass and sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law....
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April 20, 2021
APLA Health Statement on the Conviction of Derek Chauvin
While today’s verdict may seem like justice, it is not. Justice would have been George Floyd never dying in the first place. “It has been less than a year since the life of Mr. Floyd was ended beneath former police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee over 9 minutes and 29 seconds while in Minneapolis police custody....
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April 18, 2021
STD Coverage + Care Act Passes Senate Health Committee
Yesterday, SB 306 advanced out of Senate Health. Joint statement from SB 306 Co-Sponsors on the need for California to adopt comprehensive STD prevention strategies. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2021Contact: Amy Moy, 415.518.4465amoy@essentialaccess.org APLA HealthBlack Women for Wellness Action ProjectEssential Access HealthFresno Barrios UnidosLos Angeles LGBT CenterSan Francisco AIDS Foundation “STD prevention is an equity issue....
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March 22, 2021
APLA Health and the Alliance for Housing and Healing To Merge
APLA Health and the Alliance for Housing and Healing (AHH) announced today that the organizations have agreed to merge. The two will join forces on July 1, 2021, to improve the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and focus on the needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles County. Founded in...
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March 18, 2021
APLA Health Congratulates Becerra on Confirmation as Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
March 18, 2021 – APLA Health congratulates Xavier Becerra on his confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: “APLA Health is proud to congratulate Xavier Becerra on his confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), making history as the first Latino person to run...
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March 18, 2021
APLA Health Congratulates Becerra on Confirmation as Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
APLA Health congratulates Xavier Becerra on his confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: “APLA Health is proud to congratulate Xavier Becerra on his confirmation as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), making history as the first Latino person to run this department. We have...
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