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.
Appointments are now available: (503) 452-0915
Coventry-
Cycle f /Works
ATTENTION!
• GAY, LESBIAN, Bl, TRANS FRIENDLY
• COMPANY RETIREES
• CURRENT EMPLOYEES
Profe<w ùmili Serpice
Comfortable Piked
Recumbent^ a Specialty!
SEE WHY?)
Thomas Bruner says a $1.9 million federal grant will help Cascade AIDS Project reduce HIV
transmission in the Portland metropolitan area
Open Tuesday-Sunday
(503) 230-7723
2025 SE Hawthorne
Medical • Dental • Rx
»34.95 - »109 95/™
ENTIRE FAMILY!
AD Pre-Existing Conditions Okay
CALL 1-800-228-0305