by Mark Spencer | Sep 22, 2021 | EPIC Feed
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) occurs every fall on October 15 in an effort to promote information about and access to HIV testing and treatment focused on the Hispanic and Latinx communities, who are disproportionately impacted by HIV. Tammy Ayala,...
by Mark Spencer | Sep 20, 2021 | EPIC Feed
Imagine a place where anyone could find the answers they need about their sexual health, free of judgment. Fortunately for the St. Petersburg community, the new Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) Sexual Health Center combines inclusive, safe sex education with treatment...
by Mark Spencer | Jul 27, 2021 | EPIC Feed
Florida will receive $10.61 million in funding to expand HIV infection prevention and treatment efforts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EPIC’s Executive Director Joy Winheim is featured in a Tampa Bay Times story about the CDC’s new initiative...
by Mark Spencer | Jun 28, 2021 | EPIC Feed
Florida now leads the nation in new HIV cases, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, in the Tampa Bay area, non-profits are taking action to get people tested. In this interview with ABC Action News EPIC’s Executive...
by Mark Spencer | Jun 24, 2021 | EPIC Feed
Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) client Michael Tollar has lived with HIV since the 1980s. He has seen HIV and AIDS evolve from a new, perplexing condition to a manageable illness with plenty of treatment options and support. “After almost 40 years, you know the...
by Mark Spencer | Jun 22, 2021 | EPIC Feed
Florida reported the most new HIV diagnoses of any state in 2019, according to the CDC’s latest HIV Surveillance Report. In this interview EPIC’s Executive Director Joy Winheim shares with Bay News 9 some of the resources EPIC has available to help with...
