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Harper Watters, a soloist in the Houston Ballet, speaks on art and public health, leveraging social media, representation of LGBTQ communities of color, and advice for the next generation trying to make their voices heard about HIV. Listen to this Podcast episode

A&U Magazine recently interviewed Marlene McNeese, Assistant Director of Houston Health Department’s Disease Control and Prevention Division to talk about this campaign about the Houston I Am Life project.

Over 1,000 Houstonians were diagnosed with HIV in 2017, and three out of five of them were LGBTQ African-Americans and Latino. To combat one of the city’s top health epidemics, the Houston Health Department (HHD) has launched its first-ever campaign that reaches out directly to LGBTQ African-Americans and Latinos.

The campaign features 20 ambassadors, all members of Houston’s LGBTQ+ community, who are telling their stories to help combat HIV stigma. The campaign is in English and Spanish and includes five public service announcements about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as well as treatment for prevention.

Houston Health Department launches I am Life™ to educate audiences about preventing HIV through PrEP, Treatment as Prevention (TasP) to end HIV transmission A high number of HIV cases among the LGBTQ community’s African-American and Hispanic populations has become one of the top health crises in the Houston area and the southern United States. Specifically, […]

Jeffrey Campbell, HIV Program Director for Houston Health Department Sits with Houston’s FOX 26 to discuss the I am Life Campaign.

CDC director, Robert Redfield visits Houston and meets with Houston Leaders and Houston Health Department to discuss ending the HIV Epidemic a National initiative: Houston Health Department Just launched their I am Life campaign to address this issue.

Dr. Jonatan Gioia, one of our I Am Life Ambassadors, is currently featured in the online publication MyGayHouston. View the article here. You can also read more about Jonatan in his I Am Life bio.

Free HIV, hepatitis C tests offered as part of National HIV Testing Day HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department (HHD) and 97.9 The Box will offer free HIV and hepatitis C tests at a three-day screening event organized to observe National HIV Testing Day. The event, set from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 27-29 […]

Houston Health Department Reports Rise In Infectious Syphilis Cases New syphilis cases in the Houston and Harris County rose 59 percent in the first half of 2018, mirroring a trend that points to steep increases in sexually-transmitted diseases nationwide. Houston Health Department (HHD) statistics indicate new infections, known as primary and secondary syphilis, totaled 263 […]