Understanding the critical need in our community to provide accurate, comprehensive information about HIV/AIDS, The Ryan White Youngstown Region Consortium, your friends, neighbors and co-workers, have generously given of their time and talents to make this website possible. This website is the product of our efforts to help those of you in need. We are educators, students, nurses, social workers and patient advocates. We are persons living with HIV. We are their caregivers, and their friends.
We believe that there is no more important information that you can receive than a phone number to call or a place to go where you can talk to a real, live person who can help you get what you need. So we try to point you to those people whenever we can. We’ve also included email addresses and links to some good HIV sites for those of you who prefer to get your information electronically.
From Julie Applegate, Ohio Consortia Coordinator: As you are remembering the passing of Michael Jackson today, take a minute and watch the video tribute he did to Ryan White. He was a champion for the cause in the early years…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjExllie9Fg
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CDC: Guidance for H1N1 Virus in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
“Evidence that influenza can be more severe for HIV-infected adults and adolescents comes from studies among HIV-infected persons who had seasonal influenza; these data are limited. However, several studies have reported higher hospitalization rates, prolonged illness and increased mortality, especially among persons with AIDS. Thus, immune compromised persons, including HIV-infected adults and adolescents and especially persons with low CD4 cell counts or AIDS can experience more severe complications of seasonal influenza and it is possible that HIV-infected adults and adolescents are also at higher risk for [H1N1]-origin influenza complications.”
Read the CDC’s Interim Guidance for HIV-infected Adults and Adolescents
Visit the CDC’s H1N1 flu web site
Visit HHS’ pandemic flu web site
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