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On the Importance of Peer Support
One of the things I hear most often from clients is that HIV is an isolating disease. Some clients say they lack a strong support system, especially those who live in smaller rural communities. Often,...
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HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day
HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day is held every year on June 5th. This year’s commemoration marks the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting on June 5th,...
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HIV and the Faith Community
August 27th is National Faith HIV Awareness Day When I think of church, I think of what it has meant to me during the course of my lifetime, and often, what it has not provided me. The church has...
View ArticleNebraska AIDS Project Names New Executive Director
The Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP) is proud to welcome Brent Koster into the role of Executive Director for the organization. Koster fills a role recently vacated by the departure of Interim Executive...
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Night of a Thousand Stars 2018 – Shining Star Recipient
Nebraska AIDS Project is pleased to announce our 2018 Shining Star Recipient, Erin Shafer Fulton. Every year, Nebraska AIDS Project recognizes a community member who has gone above and beyond to...
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Executive Director chats on KIOS
Executive Director, Brent Koster chatted with Mike Hogan on “Live & Local” this morning to talk about the important work Nebraska AIDS Project does, and the event of the year, Night of a Thousand...
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“We Need A Day”: World AIDS Day 2018
The conceptualization of World AIDS Day in 1987 can be credited to two World Health Organization (WHO) journalists, Jim Bunn and Thomas Netter, who provided coverage on the AIDS epidemic after HIV was...
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Advocacy: National & Local Pathways
As part of his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump announced a ten-year plan to end HIV as an epidemic in the United States by 2030. We agree with the President that now is the...
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Knowledge is Power – HIV & Pregnancy
March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NWGHAAD This year, we’re taking a moment to consider HIV and pregnancy and that knowledge is power. During my first pregnancy, in my...
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Stigma & HIV in Rural Iowa
Written by Ashlee Folsom, Prevention & Outreach Specialist for Southwest Iowa In April 2018, I started a project funded by the Iowa Department of Public Health, to increase HIV testing in rural...
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