The Avita Blog

Why Caring for the “Whole” Patient is a Community Effort

Offering community-powered, holistic healthcare that addresses patients’ social determinants of health gets results, studies show. AvitaCare Atlanta’s social work team explains why.

Q Care Plus’ Doxy-PEP Program Boosts Sexual Health Access, Outcomes

Is Your 340B Partner a Good Fit? Look for These Signs

Avita’s LGBTQ+ Pride Key to Mission, Without Exception

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Avita Pharmacist Celebrates 30 Years of Compassionate Care

Avita’s Kimberly Taylor looks back on 30 years behind the pharmacy counter: “It’s all about being there for the patient. That hasn’t changed at all.”

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Team of Atlanta Providers Committed to Gender-Affirming Care

AvitaCare Atlanta providers discuss what patients can—and should—expect from an inclusive, compassionate, and integrated gender-affirming healthcare program.

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A Dietitian Explains The “Food as Medicine for HIV” Concept

Fueled by data showing strategic nutrition boosts wellness for people living with HIV, providers are embracing a holistic treatment approach that includes “Food as Medicine for HIV.” AvitaCare Atlanta Director of Nutrition Services Alene Albritton explains.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.