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Welcome to the January edition of the MAP AIDSLine Update!Have questions about HIV risk? Uncertain about what resources may be available for your HIV-positive clients? The MAP AIDSLine can help providers find the resources they need. With a database of over 500 HIV prevention and service resources throughout Minnesota, we can help you find the best resource. If we can't find something immediately, we will research it and call you back. We can be reached Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 612-373-2437 or 800-248-2437, or TTY 612-373-2465 or 888-820-2437. Table of Contents
In the NewsRyan White CARE Act ReauthorizedCongress passed the bill reauthorizing the Ryan White CARE Act, which is the key source of Federal funding for many HIV services. Some of the principal provisions contained in the bill are: substantial increases in funding for Southern states; clauses maintaining funding levels so that no states receive less than 95% of their 2006 funding levels; counting all HIV-positive people for funding regardless of where they live or how data are reported; maintaining the funding pool for prescription drugs; and establishing a four-year transition period for states with code-based reporting to convert to names-based reporting systems. The compromise legislation also repeals the Ryan White CARE Act after three years, mandating that Congress write a new law and reconsider the challenges of HIV funding before then. We do not yet know the impact of the reauthorization of the compromise format of the Ryan White Act on funding in Minnesota, but MAP will keep you posted as this information becomes available. Twin Cities ACTU Site ClosesAfter 20 years as a participating AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU), it was announced that the University of Minnesota was not awarded funding for the next cycle. A related outcome of that decision is that there will no longer be a Community Advisory Board (CAB) in the Twin Cities either as that organization was closely related to the ACTU and funding flowed from the ACTU to CAB. Those patients currently enrolled in studies will be allowed to complete them. For further information about the changes and other available clinical trials, contact Dr. Henry Balfour at University of Minnesota, 612-626-5670. Microbicide Trials UnderwayClinical trials of the experimental microbicide Carraguard are underway in South Africa. This particular microbicide is being developed by the New York City-based nonprofit Population Council and is one of more than 60 microbicides currently under development worldwide that could help prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other STIs. In the trials, women will use it one hour before sexual intercourse. It is hoped that this first generation of microbicides could prevent up to 35% of new HIV infections. HIV Community Bulletin BoardBelow are announcements submitted by HIV service organizations that are of general interest to Minnesota's HIV community. Email Bulletin Board announcements to the MAP AIDSLine by the 25th of each month for publication the following month. PrideAlive is offering free HIV testing in January by appointment at the Minnesota AIDS Project office, 1400 Park Ave, Minneapolis. The test is quick and painless, with no blood or needles. Results come back in one week. To schedule your appointment or for more information on this and other PrideAlive events, email keith.pederson@mnaidsproject.org or call 612-373-2475. You may also schedule your testing appointment by calling the MAP AIDSLine at 612-373-2437. Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) Legal Services provides consultation for immigrants with HIV-related immigration issues with an attorney at three sites: MAP's offices at 1400 Park Ave S, Minneapolis; at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis; and in collaboration with the Immigrant Law Center, 450 N Syndicate St, St. Paul. Legal clinics at HCMC are available only for individuals receiving medical care through HCMC. Clinics at MAP are open to any HIV-positive person with an immigration issue. Clinics at the Immigrant Law Center are for those with HIV-related immigration issues living in the East Metro or southern Minnesota counties. Consultations for all three locations are by appointment. Contact Dan Kelly at 612-373-2426 to schedule an appointment for the MAP and Immigrant Law Center locations. Contact Chris Larson at 612-873-6118 to schedule an appointment for the HCMC location. Immigration clinics in January are as follows: The HCMC Clinic is January 8; MAP Clinics are January 9 and 16; Immigrant Law Center Clinic is January 19. Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) Quick Connect Program is for individuals living with HIV who are not connected to HIV services, including medical care. Whether someone is newly diagnosed, recently moved and needs to connect to services in a new location, needs to re-connect to care or needs additional services, Quick Connect can help. Individuals may have an appointment either in-person or by phone. The appointment lasts about an hour. To schedule an appointment, contact the MAP AIDSLine at 612-373-2437 or TTY 612-373-2465. Interpretation services are available. Statewide Calendar of EventsIf you have an event to promote to the HIV community, please contact us by the 25th of each month via email or call MAP AIDSLine at 612-373-2437 or 800-248-2437. We publish information about HIV-related events being held in Minnesota. January 2HIV Planning Council Community Voice CommitteeThe Community Voice Committee is the arm of the HIV Planning Council that represents people living with HIV. It discusses how federal money should be spent to improve the lives of people living with HIV in Minnesota. Meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Harriet Tubman Center, 3111 1st Ave S, Minneapolis. For a full list of Planning Council and various associated committee meetings, call 612-596-7894 or 888-638-3224. Learn more about the Planning Council. January 7Positive Link Social 7Join the guys from Positive Link for food and conversation at 5 p.m. at the MAP offices, 1400 Park Ave, Minneapolis. Bring a dish to share for Positive Pot Luck. For more information about this and other Positive Link events, call 612-373-2463 or 612-373-2466. January 9Minnesota HIV Services Planning Council MeetingThe Planning Council establishes program and service priorities that help determine how Ryan White funding will be used statewide. The Planning Council seeks membership from communities affected and infected with HIV, and meetings are open to the public. The full planning council meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis. For a full list of Planning Council and various associated committee meetings, call 612-596-7894 or 888-638-3224. Please confirm date and location of meetings, as these sometimes change. Learn more about the Planning Council. January 11Strong. United. Positive. (S.U.P.) Meeting for Positive YouthThis is a monthly gathering for young adults, ages 16 to 20-something, who are living with HIV. Experience support through friendship. Come meet new people for dinner, games, movies, music, and conversation. The group meets from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Park House, 2120 Park Ave S, in Minneapolis. Please RSVP to Peggy, 612-964-8525. Call day or evening. Calls are confidential. January 18Pride Alive Volunteer and Skill Building NightThis is a chance for volunteers to assist Pride Alive staff with organizational support, condom inventories, and phone calling. It is also an opportunity to build some skills at doing Internet Outreach by working alongside experienced Outreach staff. The session runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the MAP offices at 1400 Park Ave, Minneapolis. For additional information about this or other Pride Alive activities, call 612-373-2475 or email keith.pederson@mnaidsproject.org. January 20BYOB—Buy Your Own BrunchThis month’s Positive Link brunch outing will be to Crystal Café located at 2732 Douglas Drive, Crystal. Brunch is at 11 a.m. To reserve your place for brunch or to get more information on this and other Positive Link events, call 612-373-2463 or 612-373-2466. January 22African American HIV Education and Prevention Instructor TrainingOffered by the American Red Cross of the Twin Cities, this program prepares attendees to deliver HIV training in a culturally sensitive manner to African American communities. It is a 38-hour program of classroom instruction beginning at 2 p.m. and then continuing 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. January 23 through January 26. The “HIV Starter Facts” class, which is offered the morning of January 22, is a prerequisite. Classes are held at the Minneapolis Headquarters Office of the Red Cross at 1201 W River Parkway. For further information or to register call 612- 872-3245 or email registration@redcrosstc.org. January 27Getting the Most Out of Your HIV Health CarePositive Link is presenting a workshop to help you get the most out of your health care by focusing on understanding HIV, your rights as a patient, and how you can maximize your health care dollars. For those interested who cannot attend this workshop, it will be repeated on February 24. The workshop begins at 11 a.m. with complimentary brunch at Park House, 2120 Park Ave S, Minneapolis. To reserve your place for the workshop or to get more information on this and other Positive Link events, call 612-373-2466. HIV Adult Foster Care Update
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