their sexual and reproductive health, including contraception, safe motherhood, and preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Girls who marry early also face a greater risk of experiencing domestic violence and sexual abuse.

To learn more about what must be done to end child marriage and watch a compelling video, visit the @International Women's Health Coalition's website http://www.iwhc.org/

orkshop on social media work and AIDS service organizations. Krishna shared that the video, filmed by Adam Fredericks, was made with love! ♥
http://blog.aids.gov/2012/10/reflections-on-social-media-you-can-do-this.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aids%2Fgov+%28Blog.AIDS.gov%29

is performed in many different environments, often before or long after traditional work hours. DIS work diligently to ensure that persons who are infected, or have been exposed to an infection, are notified and treated. http://www.ncsddc.org/DIS

not just an African problem. They say the same conditions exist among the urban poor in North America, including such cities as San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston and Vancouver. They say as many as 50 percent of HIV infected people in those areas, who are on treatment, are food insecure."
http://www.voanews.com/content/hiv-food-security-5oct12/1521064.html

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October 4, 2012 – The Health Department issued recommendations today for vaccinating against invasive meningococcal disease – commonly known as meningitis – after a spike of cases reported over the past five weeks. The Department is advising vaccinations for any man who is HIV positive and has had intimate contact with another man that he met through a website, digital application ("App"), or at a bar or party since September 1, 2012. Vaccine will be available starting Friday at medical facilities throughout the city for men who meet these criteria but who cannot obtain it from their HIV care providers.
The outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease among HIV-positive men in New York City is completely unrelated to the outbreak of meningitis in several states that is caused by a contaminated medication.

Vaccination prevents but does not treat current infection. Common symptoms of meningitis are high fever, headache, stiff neck, and rash that develop rapidly upon onset. Symptoms may occur 2 to 10 days after exposure, but usually within 5 days. People who are HIV-positive and who experience these symptoms should seek medical care immediately.

Because the vaccine is best given in the context of regular medical care for HIV infection, people should first check with the medical care provider that treats them for HIV infection to ask if they have the vaccine. If the medical provider does not have the vaccine, people should visit one of the HIV clinics in select New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation sites listed below. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation clinics will waive their co-pay requirements for two months for people who have insurance. The Health Department's clinics will also be able to administer the vaccine for those people who cannot obtain vaccine from their medical providers or a New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation clinic. Locations are listed here. Individuals who meet some, but not all, of the criteria are advised to discuss their need for vaccination with their medical provider.
Vaccine locations at select HIV clinics in Health and Hospitals Corporation sites:

Bronx
• Jacobi Medical Center
• Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Brooklyn
• Coney Island Hospital
• Kings County Hospital Center
• Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
Manhattan
• Bellevue Hospital Center
• Harlem Hospital Center
Queens
• Elmhurst Hospital Center
• Queens Hospital Center

To find an HIV care provider or location to get a vaccine call 311. For more information search "Meningitis" at www.nyc.gov.

taff and volunteer alumni connect with current staff and volunteers. It was definitely a family reunion. Check out some of the photos from the event! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151191316163839.481319.153587203838&type=3

ated into Spanish and we intend to publish a fact sheet for heterosexual women and men very soon. That fact sheet, for heterosexual women and men, will also be translated into Spanish. http://www.projectinform.org/prep/