Don’t miss the GIFT OF GIVING Exhibit (NOW through December 10th) and all the great exhibits currently showing at the Michener Art Museum! This Exhibition is Co-Sponsored by FACT Bucks County 2013 EDUCATION GALLERY EXHIBITION Annual Celebration of Art and Giving by the Students of the New Hope-Solebury School District FACT is honored to be a part of this event. (see more below) www.MichenerArtMuseum.org
Planned Parenthood Keystone received a grant at the October (2013) board meeting of FACT Bucks County. There are many programs that Planned Parenthood has in place and one of them is Rapid HIV Testing and FACT has given them this grant for the continuation and expansion of this program. The Centers for Disease Control statistics show that 1 out of 5 Americans positive for HIV are unaware of their status. 31% of people tested “conventionally” never return for their results. Rapid HIV Testing gives results in about 20 minutes allowing for improved access and knowledge of the results. The outcome …
More information to follow soon….but here are a few general details… Click here: GET READY FOR FACT AIDS WALK ~Promotional Video (from the 2013 WALK) New Hope and Lambertville Scenic 10K Canal Walk. Meet at the New Hope Solebury High School at 9:00 am to register WALK WITH US. YOU’LL BE AMAZED AT WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN JUST ONE MORNING! All the proceeds raised will help individuals in Bucks, Hunterdon, and Mercer counties. Each and every dollar will provide essential funding for people who have nowhere else to turn for help in paying for medications, utility bills, rent or mortgage …
FACT Bucks County board member, Gary Scibelli has always done great work for FACT in raising funds and awareness. Here he is, in the middle, posing with the men of Well Strung who are all wearing the 2013 FACT AIDS WALK t-shirts. The 2013 New Hope & Lambertville AIDS Walk brought in over $60,000! Gary was instrumental in having Well Strung perform at the Bucks County Playhouse on October 5th for the Music Hall Series. For more information on Well Strung, visit http://www.well-strung.com/ For more information on what’s happening at the Bucks County Playhouse visit www.bcptheater.org A BIG FACT THANK …
It’s often said that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has a woman’s face. The proportion of women infected with HIV has been on the rise for a decade; in sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute 60 percent of people living with disease. While preventative drugs exist, they have often proven ineffective, especially in light of financial and cultural barriers in developing nations. Read more at http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-medical-device-extremely-effective-hiv.html
A study in South Africa and Zambia will assess whether house-to-house voluntary HIV testing and prompt treatment of HIV infection, along with other proven HIV prevention measures, can substantially reduce the number of new HIV infections across communities. Read more at http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-population-wide-early-treatment-hiv.html
A mutant of an immune cell protein called ADAP (adhesion and degranulation-promoting adaptor protein) is able to block infection by HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus 1), new University of Cambridge research reveals. The researchers, who were funded by the Wellcome Trust, believe that their discovery will lead to new ways of combatting HIV. Read more at http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-hiv-infection.html
Our 14th Annual New Hope & Lambertville AIDS WALK is happening this weekend on Sunday, October 6th. This is always an amazing fund raiser with equally amazing people! My heartfelt thanks go to our sponsors, walkers, volunteers, the river towns of New Hope & Lambertville and their police & staff, the High School, all those who have donated to our walkers, those businesses that have donated food and prizes, and especially to our AIDS WALK Committee, headed by our board member, Herb Andrus. Our hard working all-volunteer board also gets a huge thank you, for not only the AIDS WALK, …
HiTOPS was established in 1987 as a youth-focused healthcare and education center to address concerns for the HIV epidemic and requests for reproductive healthcare. Over HiTOPS 25 year history, programs and services have expanded to address the changing health needs of young people, ages 11 to 26, and to serve the increasing number of requests for services throughout the state. HiTOPS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the intended impact of healthy, empowered youth who make health-enhancing choices and avoid long-term negative health outcomes. To accomplish this, HiTOPS implements a 3-pronged model of health education (prevention and risk reduction), healthcare …
Located in Mercer County and expanding to other areas, for 30 years LifeTies has advanced its mission of providing quality care and services to youth in crisis due to sexual orientation, gender, abuse, neglect, homelessness and various health issues. Through their four programs: RAINBOW HOUSE, group home for medically fragile female youth with HIV/AIDS, Lupus and/or Diabetes; TRIAD HOUSE, group home for abused and homeless LGBT youth; T.I.L.T. (Teen Independent Living Training), life skills program for adolescents; and MARY’S PLACE, permanent supportive housing program for aging out youth, many lives have been changed for the better. FACT is honored to …