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Empath Partners in Care opens sexual health center – Watermark
Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) has opened its new sexual health center, a freestanding facility specializing in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment. Read more.
For LGBTQ seniors, finding a house that is a home can be problematic – Tampa Bay Times
EPIC’s LGBTQ Community Support Specialist Susan Talbott discussed the challenges LGBTQ seniors are facing when it comes to finding housing with the Tampa Bay Times. Read more.
CDC reports Florida is now leading the nation in new HIV cases – WFTS ABC Action News
Florida now leads the nation in new HIV cases, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, in the Tampa Bay area, non-profits are taking action to get people tested. In this...
National HIV testing day brings attention back to AIDS epidemic – WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
Sunday is National HIV testing day. In 1981, the first cases of what would become known as AIDS were reported in the US. Today more than 1.2 million people in this country are living with HIV, with more than 35...
Florida leads nation in new AIDS cases – Bay News 9
Florida reported the most new HIV diagnoses of any state in 2019, according to the CDC’s latest HIV Surveillance Report. In this interview EPIC’s Executive Director Joy Winheim shares with Bay News 9 some of...
Forty Years of Survival with HIV
Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) client Michael Tollar has lived with HIV since the 1980s. He has seen HIV and AIDS evolve from a new, perplexing condition to a manageable illness with plenty of treatment options and...
Florida leads nation in new AIDS cases
Florida is now leading in cases of HIV infections. Learn how EPIC is working to bring these rates down. Read article.
Dining Out for Life Tampa Bay marks 16th year – Watermark Online
Dining Out for Life (DOFL) Tampa Bay will hold its 16th annual fundraiser April 29, returning closer to form in a benefit for Empath Partners in Care’s fight against HIV/AIDS. Read more.
Empath Partners in Care announces new sexual health center – Watermark Online
Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) announced March 18 that the nonprofit will open a new sexual health center in early summer, a freestanding facility specializing in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and...
Raising Awareness for HIV/AIDS
Did you know that people with HIV can live long and healthy lives? With testing, prevention and treatment working together, it is possible. Empath Partners in Care (EPIC), a member of Empath Health, offers a wide...
Friendly Phone Calls Support LGBTQ Elders
Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) is helping local LGBTQ elders say hello to improved wellbeing. The Tampa Bay area is a region with many residents over the age of 50. However, the vast majority of services for the...
Empath Partners in Care Supports St. Petersburg’s Homeless
If you’ve traveled through St. Petersburg it’s likely that you have encountered a member of the homeless population in the city. According to a 2019 report from the Homeless Leadership Alliance, Pinellas...