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Tampa looks to end HIV epidemic by 2030 – 10 Tampa Bay
On Friday, Mayor Jane Castor signed an executive order that will make Tampa the second Florida city to join a network of more than 350 cities “committed to ending their urban HIV epidemics by 2030.”...
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day: Understanding the Impact – Greatist.com
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) occurs every fall on October 15 in an effort to promote information about resources for HIV testing and treatment focused on the Hispanic and Latinx communities, who are...
An EPIC new place for sexual health care – The Weekly Challenger
Imagine a place where anyone could find the answers they need about their sexual health, free of judgment. Fortunately for the St. Petersburg community, the new Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) Sexual Health Center...
IMA Pastors Walk for HIV – The Weekly Challenger
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of St. Pete pastors and clergy walk and test to raise HIV awareness.
HIV in St. Pete: What you need to know now – The Weekly Challenger
As Florida battles COVID-19, Pinellas County is also suffering from another health crisis: the HIV epidemic in St. Petersburg. Read more.
Florida to receive $10.6 million to help curb HIV crisis – Tampa Bay Times
Florida will receive $10.61 million in funding to expand HIV infection prevention and treatment efforts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EPIC’s Executive Director Joy Winheim is featured in a...
Guess Which State Leads the Nation in New HIV Cases – POZ
It’s the perfect timing for the EPIC Sexual Health Center to open in the Tampa Bay area. Florida reported that nearly 4,400 people tested positive for HIV in 2019, more new diagnoses than any other state,...
Why COVID makes it harder for Florida to fight the HIV crisis – Tampa Bay Times Editorial
COVID-19 isn’t the only potentially deadly disease on the rise in Florida. The Sunshine State leads the nation in new HIV cases and ranks third in overall infection rates. Like the coronavirus, HIV is preventable...
Empath Partners in Care opens sexual health center – Watermark
EPIC welcomed supporters to the grand opening of its new sexual health center July 23, the organization’s freestanding facility specializing in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment. Read more.
Florida Leads Nation In New HIV Cases – WUSF News
An estimated 1.2 million people have HIV in the U.S. About 1 in 7 of them don’t know they have the virus. Susan Finkelstein registered nurse and medical education services manager for the EPIC Sexual Health Center...
Balance Tampa Bay and EPIC’s masquerade returns – Watermark
This year’s masquerade will return to the site of its last outing, the 2,880-square-foot Tampa River Center at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. While organizers promise “a fantastic night of music, dancing,...
Florida leads the nation in new HIV cases – Tampa Bay Times
EPIC’s Executive Director Joy Winheim discussed the high number of new HIV infections in our area and the services EPIC can provide to help prevent the spread with the Tampa Bay Times. Read more.