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I am Life™ is a health awareness campaign involving real people with real stories about their goals, interests and careers and their determination to live healthy and live longer by maintaining a daily PrEP regimen or treatment as prevention (TasP)

How HIV experiences can help you cope with COVID-19…⁠⠀⁠⠀- 1st Post Copy: Discuss with your network of family and friends...
10/06/2020

How HIV experiences can help you cope with COVID-19…⁠⠀
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- 1st Post Copy: Discuss with your network of family and friends how to support each other in the event that social distancing measures are put in place.⁠⠀
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- 2nd Post: Help ensure that others in your community also have an adequate supply of essential medicines.⁠⠀
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- 3rd Post: Make sure you know how to reach your local network of people living with HIV by electronic means.⁠⠀
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FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HoustonIAmLife.com ⁠⠀
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How HIV experiences can help you cope with COVID-19…- 1st Post Copy: Discuss with your network of family and friends how...
10/06/2020

How HIV experiences can help you cope with COVID-19…

- 1st Post Copy: Discuss with your network of family and friends how to support each other in the event that social distancing measures are put in place.

- 2nd Post: Help ensure that others in your community also have an adequate supply of essential medicines.

- 3rd Post: Make sure you know how to reach your local network of people living with HIV by electronic means.



FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HoustonIAmLife.com

Persons in Treatment for HIV should... - Follow all CDC recommendations such as social distancing and proper hand hygien...
09/17/2020

Persons in Treatment for HIV should...

- Follow all CDC recommendations such as social distancing and proper hand hygiene

- Keep at least a 30-day supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs on-hand

- Make certain all vaccinations – i.e., influenza, pneumococcal – have been updated

- Establish a workable plan for clinical care if isolated/quarantined

- Ask your pharmacist or provider about possible mail order delivery of medications

- For routine counseling, phone or virtual visits may replace in-person visits

- Maintain a social network, but remotely

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source: aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines

The same behaviors and circumstances that may put you at risk for getting an STD can also put you at greater risk for ge...
05/05/2020

The same behaviors and circumstances that may put you at risk for getting an STD can also put you at greater risk for getting HIV. In addition, having a sore or break in the skin from an STD may allow HIV to more easily enter your body. STAY SAFE and GET TESTED.

Source: .gov


Among trans women, HIV prevalence is 34 times greater than among cisgender adults.— from HHD PrEP Expert Sheryl Malone-T...
04/28/2020

Among trans women, HIV prevalence is 34 times greater than among cisgender adults.
— from HHD PrEP Expert Sheryl Malone-Thomas

COVID-19 has had an intense impact in a very short time. The only certainty is that people living with HIV, like everyon...
04/23/2020

COVID-19 has had an intense impact in a very short time. The only certainty is that people living with HIV, like everyone else, should adhere to all recommendations provided by health care experts on how to reduce the likelihood of acquiring the virus. Basic tips below...

- The COVID-19 risk is highest for PLWH with a low CD4 cell count.

- The risk of COVID-19 risk is also highest among PLWH without any HIV treatment.

- You need at least a 30-day supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs on-hand

source: aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines

Key Fact about TasP (Treatment as Prevention)!The risk of HIV transmission from a person living with HIV who is on Antir...
04/20/2020

Key Fact about TasP (Treatment as Prevention)!

The risk of HIV transmission from a person living with HIV who is on Antiretroviral Therapy and has achieved an undetectable viral load in their blood for at least 6 months is negligible to non-existent.

Two Facts About Sexually Transmitted Infections1. Women are more susceptible to STIs than men because of their anatomy.2...
04/15/2020

Two Facts About Sexually Transmitted Infections

1. Women are more susceptible to STIs than men because of their anatomy.

2. It’s easier for men to transmit infections to women than vice versa

Let’s all remember to support our youth!
04/10/2020

Let’s all remember to support our youth!

The Difference Between HIV & AIDS...- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the human immune system...
04/06/2020

The Difference Between HIV & AIDS...

- HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the human immune system

- AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a condition that arises after HIV has seriously damaged the immune system

Know Your Status.. GET TESTED
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Facts About and HIV...⁠⠀⁠⠀1) If you are living with HIV and are quarantined due to COVID-19... You and your provider n...
04/04/2020

Facts About and HIV...⁠⠀
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1) If you are living with HIV and are quarantined due to COVID-19... You and your provider need to have a plan for proper HIV clinical care.⁠⠀
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2) If you are living with HIV… You need at least a 30-day supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs on-hand.⁠⠀
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