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 Tampa Bay Times story about the CDC’s new initiative...
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, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The figure is based on the...
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 — and deaths are unnecessary — with ongoing public...
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 speaks with WUSF Public Media on the services...
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, cocktails, bites, auction, friendship and philanthropy,” only...
World War II vet turns 100, recognized in the Library of Congress – ABC Action News
This month World War II veteran and Suncoast Hospice patient, Joe Greco, will be celebrating his 100th birthday. As a present, his life’s story will be highlighted and remembered forever at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. It is our honor to have the...
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.
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.
Commitment to Community – The Weekly Challenger
Teralyn Hodge has dedicated most of her life to the principle of giving back. In 2000, her father became ill and was admitted to Suncoast Hospice. The experience had a profound impact on her. As a result, she made a personal commitment to become an Empath Health...