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Apr 20
Homeless measures take center stage in Mayor Garcetti's 2016 budget proposal
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday released his proposed budget for the final year of his first term, pushing for significant boosts to anti-homelessness programs as part of a 2% increase in overall spending.
The $8.76-billion budget proposal, up from $8.58 billion last year, asks for no radical changes to most areas of city government. It would slightly increase Los ...
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Apr 15
LAHSA Houses 1,500+ Families in 18 Months Via Homeless Family Solutions System
Agency Shows Strong Housing Placements and Retention in Increasingly Tough Housing Market
Los Angeles, CA (April 15, 2016) - The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the City-County agency tasked with addressing homelessness in Los Angeles County, released its second quarter results of the Homeless Family Solutions System (HFSS), a seamless, cooperative system of service delivery for homeless and at-risk families throughout Los Angeles ...
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Apr 11
$28-billion L.A. County budget proposal aims to address homelessness, improve jails
Los Angeles County officials on Monday released a proposed $28.5-billion budget for the next fiscal year -- a plan that would boost overall spending by about 1% but does not spell out how shortfalls in the coroner’s office and some other key programs will be solved.
In presenting the budget, county Chief Executive Officer Sachi Hamai said leaders are committed to ...
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Apr 10
National Youth HIV, AIDS Awareness Day Quotes: 10 Inspirational Sayings For 2016 Annual Observance
More than 20 percent of all people diagnosed with HIV in 2014 in the United States were 13-24 years of age. But only one in five sexually active U.S. high school students gets tested for HIV. In all, about 156,300 young people living with HIV are unaware of their infection.
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day on Sunday was created to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS ...
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Mar 24
HIV vaccine trial set for next year
A trial of a new HIV vaccine is expected to begin late next year. It's based in part on a study led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).
The preliminary trial aims to start preparing the immune system to produce antibodies that neutralize a broad ...
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Mar 22
What Is the Difference Between PrEP and PEP? Both Drugs Are Used to Combat HIV Exposure
PEP and PrEP are two types of medications used to combat exposure to the HIV virus. PrEPstands for pre-exposure prophylaxis, whereas PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis. As the prefixes imply, the application of each type of medication is different in terms of preventing HIV exposure.
PEP
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a PEP regimen should be started within 72 ...
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Mar 21
New Ultra-Sensitive Test Up to 10,000 Times More Effective In Detecting HIV, Cancer
Identifying a certain disease early on is important for doctors to immediately implement effective treatment options. A team of scientists developed a new technique that has shown promise in detecting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and cancer.
This new test, dubbed as antibody detection by agglutination-PCR (ADAP), is super-sensitive because it can detect these diseases 10,000 times more effectively than current diagnostic techniques. ...
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Mar 14
Bernie Sanders to Unveil HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who criticized opponent Hillary Clinton for her recent comments on former first lady Nancy Reagan and AIDS, will propose his own platform Monday to spur development of drugs that treat the disease.
Mr. Sanders, who is advocating a single-payer health system, will propose establishing a $3 billion annual fund to reward developers who come up with new treatments ...
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Mar 10
20 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE GAINED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, NEW ESTIMATES SHOW
More than 6 million uninsured young adults have gained health insurance coverage since 2010
A new report released today finds that the provisions of the Affordable Care Act have resulted in an estimated 20 million people gaining health insurance coverage between the passage of the law in 2010 and early 2016—an historic reduction in the uninsured. Those provisions include Medicaid expansion, ...
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Mar 8
HUD AWARDS $1.6 BILLION FOR LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today awarded $1.6 billion in grants to provide funding to 6,400 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. View a complete list of all the state and local homeless projects awarded funding.
The Tier 1 Continuum of Care ...
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