Not Budging: A Nurse’s Quest to Compassionately End HIV
Jennifer Belfry has dedicated her nursing career to fighting HIV with compassion, innovation, and mentorship. Not to mention a healthy dose of stubbornness.
We Must Partner—With Pride—to Better Serve LGBTQ+ Patients
Covered entities & their service providers act as healthcare safety nets for our most marginalized communities. They must unite to promote LGBTQ+ health equity.
Designing a Strategic HIV Testing Program that Gets Results
New Orleans health clinic CrescentCare built a successful HIV testing program by prioritizing patient convenience, inclusion, & compassionate care. Here’s how.
Pride ‘24/7: Announcing Our 2024 LGBTQ+ Pride Schedule
Here’s the scoop on our 2024 Pride theme and where to find the Avita Pharmacy, Q Care Plus, & AvitaCare Atlanta teams celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride this season.
How Covered Entities Can Engage Behavioral Health Patients
How can covered entities engage & retain community members in mental health services in an environment rife with patient obstacles? Here’s advice from the front lines.
AvitaCare Atlanta Earns Top Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2024 Healthcare Equality Index
The community-focused medical center was one of only 384 U.S. healthcare facilities to receive the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” honor and the only facility in Atlanta to achieve Leader status.
Standing Up for What’s Right: Avita & LGBTQ+ Health Equity
At Avita, we believe every individual, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, deserves access to comprehensive and affirming healthcare and pharmacy services. We oppose any legislation that undermines the healthcare rights and dignity of individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. Avita CEO Michael Yount explains in an open letter to the public.
The Take: Why the U.S. STI Epidemic is “Out of Control”
What will it take to alleviate America’s STI epidemic? More, say David Harvey of the National Coalition of STD Directors and Avita’s Dr. Christopher Hall.
Looking Back on Three Decades of Compassionate Pharmacy Care
Patient Compliance Advocate Eartha Jackson is celebrating 30 years of compassionately caring for communities on behalf of Avita Pharmacy and its legacy brands. “Just being able to do what I love—encourage others—is a joy,” she says.
The Take: What’s Behind Health Inequity for Older LGBTQ+ Americans?
A lifetime of stigmatization and discrimination has led to critical health disparities for older LGBTQ+ Americans. GLMA Board Member Dr. Carey Candrian explains why education, advocacy, and research are vital to championing health equity for this growing demographic.
Provider’s Own Experience with Health Inequity Fuels His “Why”
Understanding health inequity firsthand was the driving force behind Ralston Lockett becoming a nurse practitioner. “I want to help people from all walks of life.”
For Covered Entities, Integrated Care is No Longer an Option
In a changing 340B environment, adopting an integrated healthcare model helps covered entities enhance the quality, efficiency, and outcomes of their services. Here’s how.
Tony’s HIV Story: “I’m Proof You Can Live a Long, Healthy Life.”
Tony Merritt has been living with HIV for 30+ years. He’s using his voice as a member of the Black LGBTQ+ community to show others the power of getting tested.
AvitaCare Atlanta and MedCura Health Encourage Atlantans to “Be Fearless,” Learn Their HIV and STI Status
The community partners are encouraging HIV and STI awareness by hosting a testing event coinciding with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7.
The Take: The Hep C Movement is Revving Its Engines
NASCAR driver & liver health spokesperson Will Rodgers and hepatitis advocacy expert Ryan Clary explain why the hep C problem isn’t going away without a fight.