The CDC has issued updated guidance on various risks with COVID infection including HIV guidance.
Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer, Founder and lead strategist for Partners in Health died on Monday, February 21, 2022. In its early years it was Partners in Health that first brought tuberculosis drugs to the Global South and AIDS drugs to Africa. Believing that health care was a human right, they showed that treatments for infectious diseases could be deployed in all environments.
Philadelphia FIGHT Recognized by American Heart Association
FIGHT Earns Silver level recognition in 2021 Target: BP Recognition Program Philadelphia FIGHT has been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) for our commitment to helping improve blood pressure (BP) control rates among our patients, earning Silver level recognition as part of the 2021 Target: BP Recognition Program. BUT, THERE…
February is American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month. Learn more and schedule an appointment to discuss your heart health.
Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
In 2019, 40% of all people living with HIV were Black, despite comprising 12% of the U.S. population. Compared to other groups, Black/African-American gay and bisexual men had the highest number of new HIV diagnoses. Compared to all people with HIV, Black/African-American people had lower viral suppression rates. For every 100 Black/African-American people with HIV in 2018, 63 received some HIV care,…
Senator Street visits Diana Baldwin Clinic
Senator Street has long been an advocate for increasing drug and alcohol funding in Harrisburg. Philadelphia FIGHT’s New Beginning program was honored to have him come out and speak to our participants in the program and take a tour of our facility and hear about all the great things that are taking place in our…
FIGHT awarded with Redefining American Healthcare Award
The Healthcare Leadership Council awarded FIGHT the Redefining American Healthcare Award. Recipients are organizations developing and activating cost-effective, measurable community programs promoting a patient-centered approach to care that considers outside social factors to achieve the best outcomes.
ICJ Holiday Toy Drive 2021
Annual Holiday Toy Drive to Support Children of Incarcerated Parents When: Through December 22, 2021Where: Drop off or Mail to 1207 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Please join the Institute for Community Justice, Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia Auto & Parole, and Mann Up Association, Inc. for the annual Holiday Toy Drive to support…
Dr. Tatyana Straus receives the Annual LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Award from Penn Dental Medicine
Dr. Tatyana Straus from FIGHT Family Dentistry received the Annual LGBTQIA+ Advocacy Award from Penn Dental Medicine Dr. Tatyana Straus, shown with Dean Mark Wolff, received the award in recognition of her efforts to support diversity and inclusion at Penn Dental and the Philadelphia community. She serves on the Committee for Cultural Growth at Penn Dental,…
FIGHT’s testing and vaccination efforts in the community
As we enter the 22nd month of the COVID-19 pandemic and with no end in sight, FIGHT has not lost its resolve. From the start of the pandemic, our community testing team has provided BARRIER FREE testing to people in our most vulnerable communities. With the help of Sunray Drugs, Norris Square Community Alliance, SEAMAAC…
The Institute for Community Justice’s Art as Resistance Gallery
“Breaking Chains” was ICJ’s Art as Resistance Gallery theme this year. We wanted the gallery to speak directly to breaking the chains of social injustice that have plagued our nation and our city for decades. Most of the art was received by persons currently incarcerated and serving life sentences, while other pieces were either from…
Jonathan Lax Lecture and Wistar Legacy Awards
Philadelphia FIGHT and Jane Shull were among those honored at the 25th Annual Jonathan Lax Lecture and Wistar Legacy Awards. Other honorees included Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Ken Nimblett of the Philadelphia Foundation and the Robert I. Jacobs Fund. Dr. Fauci delivered the Lax Lecture.
