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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 2004)
nTTîTTTTTTTîlne ws briefs The social aspects of the program have greater benefits, too. Studies show that low self- esteem and feelings of isolation are important factors in high-risk behavior among young njen and that they are much more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. Accord ing to Guzman-Orozco, the support of social networks as well as concerned adults and organizations strengthens their resolve to prac tice safe sex. For more information call 503-516-1957, visit www.heroesproject.org or write to 2130 S.W. Fifth Ave., Suite 210, Portland, OR 97201. CAP R eceives $1.9 M illion F ederal G rant ascade AIDS Project has been awarded a $1,929,875 HIV prevention grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CAP was the only organization in the Pacific Northwest to receive a direct grant from the CDC as part of the Advancing HIV Prevention Initiative, and the award was 12 percent larger than the national average. Funds were made available July 1 and will be disbursed over a five-year period. The money will allow CAP to expand existing HIV prevention programs and imple ment new interventions. Prevention efforts will target both HIV-positive people at high est risk for transmitting HIV to others as well as HIV-negative people at highest risk for contracting HIV. “These funds will be a tremendous help in our efforts to keep Oregonians at highest risk HIV-negative,” said Thomas Bruner, CAP executive director. “With 500 new reports of HIV or AIDS made to state health officials in 2003, we still have lots of work to do.” Bruner thanked U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., for his role in helping secure these needed prevention funds. "Despite the advances made in recent years in treating HIV/A1DS, we cannot let this progress lull us into complacency,” Smith said. “We need to continue our efforts to pre vent infection and treat patients, and those efforts need adequate resources.” As lead agency for the grant, CAP assem bled a coalition of five community-based organizations earlier this year to secure funds and implement the new CDC initiative. The partners and their roles are: • Cascade AIDS Project: expansion of out reach, prevention and HIV testing referral for gay and bi men at high risk for contracting HIV. • Outside In: implementation of rapid HIV testing through outreach for high-risk gay and bi men, IV drug users and their partners. • Brother to Brother: expansion of the Mpowerment program for high-risk gay and bi African American men. • Project Quest: implementation of the Healthy Relationships program for HIV positive men and women at high risk for transmitting HIV. • Partnership Project: expansion of pre vention case management for HIV-positive men and women at high risk for transmitting HIV as well as HIV-negative men and women at high risk for contracting HIV. In Oregon, as many as 8,600 men, women and children are living with HIV or AIDS— the majority of which reside in the Portland area. Another 3,068 people statewide have already died from AIDS-related complications. r egon Camera Everything Photographic We have a knowledgeable/ friendlv .staff helping vou find the right camera, binoculars, or photographic accessories. I B reast C ancer A ffiliate H onored he Oregon and southwest Washington chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has earned the organiza tion’s top Affiliate Award. The honor recognizes the best overall effort among more than 100 affiliates across the country to advance the foundations mission—the eradi cation of breast cancer as a life-threatening dis ease. The award is given for projects that address the identified needs of a community, reach med ically underserved populations and raise aware ness about breast cancer and the foundation. The affiliate was honored for several accomplishments: • Donating $500,000 toward free mammo grams for low-income women. • Providing $500,000 in grants to organiza tions for innovative education and outreach pro grams targeting medically underserved popula tions. This includes a 2003-04 award of $32,552 for the Hambleton Project, which offers network ing and direct support services to lesbians with cancer and other life-threatening conditions. A ‘family' owned and operated business since 1997. WSWM mk A vmk CtmUsM 97333 (141)793-2913 wwjrefNCUKnuM \_________ ______/ Don Valerio, MD Board Certified Internal Medicine Fanno Creek Clinic 2400 SW Vermont Portland Continued on Page 13 Sports Injury - HIV Testing ■ HPV/STDs - Hepatitis ■ PSA/Prostate Cancer Skin Problems ■ Physical Exams ■ General Adult Healthcare “An annual checkup is the easiest step to preventing disease. ” New patients are always welcome. 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