expert hiv healthcare - AIDS Healthcare Foundation

UNITED STATES of AMERICA
EXPERT HIV HEALTHCARE
AHF’s path to becoming the largest provider of HIV/AIDS
care in the U.S. began with a small group of dedicated
activists in Los Angeles in the 1980s who had a simple
humanitarian goal: give the people dying of AIDS a safe,
dignified, and compassionate place to spend their final
days. AIDS Hospice Foundation was officially established
in June 1987, and the following year the group opened
the Chris Brownlie Hospice, L.A.’s first licensed hospice
for people suffering from AIDS.
By July 1990, AHF realized that the need for specialized
medical care was fortunately outpacing the need for AIDS
hospice care, and the group changed its name to AIDS
Healthcare Foundation as its focus shifted to providing
cutting-edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ability
to pay. Yearly in the U.S., AHF:
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Yearly in the U.S., AHF:
• Serves 29,000 patients, with over 100,000
appointments
• Performs 131,765 HIV tests
• Distributes 9,647,315 condoms
• Fills 2,847,000 prescriptions at AHF
Pharmacies
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
FOSTERING INNOVATION
KNOW YOUR STATUS: AHF FREE
HIV TESTING
DOING A WORLD OF GOOD WITH
96¢: AHF CLINIC SUPPORT
FIGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT: AHF
SPEAK OUT
Approximately 20% of those living
with HIV are not aware of their status,
which not only threatens their personal
health due to delayed treatment, but
also increases the risk of unwittingly
spreading the virus to others. AHF
offers free HIV testing through its
various locations, in addition to
hosting a multitude of testing events
nationwide. Anyone who tests positive
has immediate access to counseling
and linkage to care. A wide array of
affordable testing and treatment for
sexually transmitted infections are also
offered through AHF Wellness Centers.
The self-sustaining business model that
enables AIDS Healthcare Foundation
to provide life saving care worldwide
rests upon the nationwide collection
of Out of the Closet Thrift Stores
and AHF Pharmacy sites. Both of
these businesses funnel 96 cents of
every dollar earned into supporting
domestic and international AHF clinics,
which provide cutting edge HIV/AIDS
treatment and care regardless of ability
to pay. Out of the Closet Thrift Stores
and AHF Pharmacies are accessible to
all and fit in to any individual lifestyle.
AHF Speak Out’s devoted team of
regional mobilizers has been a driving
force in correcting social injustices
related to HIV for over a decade. Whether
it’s the passage of both city and state
laws mandating on-set condom use in
pornographic films, lobbying in the
nation’s capital for legislation to provide
universal access to care, or protesting
discriminatory treatment within statefunded entities, the Speak Out team is
unafraid to stand on the side of justice
and humanity whenever needed.
U.S. PROGRAMS
AHF Research
has sponsored clinical research since 1995, including human
subject clinical trials, which focuses on developing better
treatment protocols to improve the quality of life for people
living with HIV/AIDS.
AHF Public Health
provides HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing and
counseling in addition to administering thousands of HIV
tests annually at alternative locations, such as its mobile
testing vehicles. AHF’s Managed Care and Positive Healthcare
plans also offer long-term, sustainable care for those living
with HIV/AIDS through state Medicaid programs.
AHF Pharmacy
specializes in HIV/AIDS medications and fosters closer
communications with healthcare providers, thus improving
patient care.
Out of the Closet
stores offers everything from designer clothes to vintage
furniture and on-site AHF Pharmacy’s that are able to not only
fill any prescription but also offer delivery of medications to
any client’s doorstep.
AHF Healthcare Centers
provide lifesaving comprehensive medical care, testing, and
antiretroviral therapy in outpatient clinics across the nation.
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