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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, […]

Houston Health Department Launches Campaign to Build Awareness About PrEP and Treatment as Prevention The Project PrIDE campaign is the city’s first-ever health campaign directly reaching out to African American and Hispanic members of the LGBTQ community. The empowering campaign features 21 ambassadors, real-people with real stories, who provide a positive look into their personal […]

Houston Health Department launches I am Life™ campaign to educate audiences about preventing HIV Through PrEP, Treatment as Prevention (TasP) to end HIV transmission I am Life™ is the city’s first-ever health campaign directly reaching out to African-American and Hispanic members of The LGBTQ community HOUSTON (Gilbreath Communications, Inc.) — HIV cases among the LGBTQ community’s […]

Houston Health Department recommends HIV testing, PrEP awareness during National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day HOUSTON — The Houston Health Department (HHD) encourages people to use National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7 as an opportunity to get an HIV test and learn how to avoid acquiring the virus, including the usage of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis […]