On World AIDS Day, progress being made in treatment, prevention
CHICAGO -- Thursday is World AIDS Day. It's a global event held annually on December 1. It honors people living with HIV, the families, friends, and caregivers who support them. It's also a day to reflect on those who have lost their lives to the battle.[br /][br /]In Illinois, an estimated 43,500 people live with HIV or AIDS, and in Chicago, approximately 25,500 people live with the disease. For more specific info, the CDPH released a 2015 surveillance report [url HREF="https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/HIV_STI/HIV_STISurveillanceReport2015_revised.pdf" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]here[/url].[br /][Ads /][br /]National data at a glance: [url HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/statistics/overview/hiv-at-a-glance-factsheet.pdf" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/statistics/overview/hiv-at-a-glance-factsheet.pdf[/url][br /][br /]Illinois fact sheet: [url HREF="http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/publications/1-27-16-OHP-HIVfactsheet-Overview.pdf[br /][br /]" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]http://dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/publications/1-27-16-OHP-HIVfactsheet-Overview.pdf[/url][br /][br /]Chicago fact sheet: [url HREF="https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/sti_hiv_aids/news/2015/december/cdph-announces-diagnoses-of-hiv-are-down-for-the-13th-consecutiv.html" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/sti_hiv_aids/news/2015/december/cdph-announces-diagnoses-of-hiv-are-down-for-the-13th-consecutiv.html[/url][br /][br /]Howard Brown Health locations ([url HREF="http://howardbrown.org/wp/" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]www.howardbrown.org[/url]):[br /][br /]Uptown:[br /][Ads /][br /]4025 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60613[br /][br /]Lakeview:[br /]3245 N. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60657[br /][br /]Broadway Youth Center:[br /]615 W. Wellington Avenue Chicago, IL 60657[br /][Ads /][br /]Rogers Park:[br /]6500 N. Clark Street Chicago IL 60626[br /][br /]Englewood:[br /]641 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60621[br /][br /]Contact Chicago House: [url HREF="http://www.chicagohouse.org/" TARGET="new" REL="nofollow"]www.chicagohouse.org[/url].
