AIDS Healthcare Foundation

AHF Condom Ad Goes Bananas in Chicago

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Lifestyle, LGBTQ+, Health, General Health, Women, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Men, Infectious Diseases, Consumer, Behavior, STI, Jewish Healthcare Center (Worcester), Armenian American Wellness Center, AHF, Multimedia, Fruit, City, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Pharmacy, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, HIV, Attitude, AIDS, Nightclub, Birth control, Franklin Street, Closet

AIDS Healthcare Foundation ’s (AHF) “Just Use It” billboard campaign now is running in three new cities – Chicago, New York City, and Miami – after several national out-of-home advertising companies refused the artwork back in August.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation ’s (AHF) “Just Use It” billboard campaign now is running in three new cities – Chicago, New York City, and Miami – after several national out-of-home advertising companies refused the artwork back in August.
  • “It’s ridiculous we couldn’t run an ad with a condom-clad banana.
  • It’s just a piece of fruit,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.
  • To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org , find us on Facebook , follow us on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok , and subscribe to our AHFter Hours podcast.

AHF Condom Ads Go Bananas in NYC

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Monday, December 11, 2023
Infectious Diseases, Advocacy Group Opinion, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Public Policy, Government, AIDS, General Health, Health, Public Safety, Behavior, STI, Jewish Healthcare Center (Worcester), Armenian American Wellness Center, AHF, Multimedia, Fruit, City, Pharmacy, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, HIV, Attitude, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Nightclub, Birth control, Closet

This board is at 575 Washington and W. Houston in NYC.

Key Points: 
  • This board is at 575 Washington and W. Houston in NYC.
  • It’s just a piece of fruit,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.
  • “We may be moralistic in attitude, but the rising rates of STIs in New York prove we are hedonistic in behavior.
  • To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org , find us on Facebook , follow us on Instagram , Twitter , and TikTok , and subscribe to our AHFter Hours podcast.

Janet Jackson Electrifies Audience at AHF World AIDS Day Show in Houston

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Saturday, December 2, 2023
Advocacy Group Opinion, State, Local, Public Policy, Music, Infectious Diseases, Social Activism, Consumer, Foundation, Philanthropy, Entertainment, LGBTQ+, Government, AIDS, Health, Communications, Events, Concerts, General Entertainment, Celebrity, World AIDS Day, HIV/AIDS, AHF, Multimedia, NRG Arena, Diana, Princess of Wales, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Boys, COVID-19, Golden, Geto Boys, HIV, Screwed Up Click, VIP, Human, Public, Pharmaceutical industry

World-famous, award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress Janet Jackson performed a full-length show before a sold-out crowd packed with ecstatic fans for AIDS Healthcare Foundation ’s (AHF) World AIDS Day Concert at NRG Arena in Houston, Texas Friday night.

Key Points: 
  • World-famous, award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress Janet Jackson performed a full-length show before a sold-out crowd packed with ecstatic fans for AIDS Healthcare Foundation ’s (AHF) World AIDS Day Concert at NRG Arena in Houston, Texas Friday night.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231202844024/en/
    AHF President/Co-Founder Michael Weinstein (right) joins Janet Jackson, Debbie Allen and AHF 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Blair Underwood on the red carpet at the World AIDS Day concert event presented by AHF featuring Janet at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas on Friday, December 1, 2023.
  • “AHF holds this annual World AIDS Day event to draw attention to the cause because it’s not over.
  • Past performers at AHF’s World AIDS Day include Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, and Mariah Carey.

AHF’s World AIDS Day Message Towers Over Los Angeles

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Friday, December 1, 2023
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In honor of World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS health care organization, has taken over the largest digital sign on the West Coast.

Key Points: 
  • In honor of World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS health care organization, has taken over the largest digital sign on the West Coast.
  • AHF’s message – “1.9 Million Lives in Care” – will show every couple minutes all day Friday on three sides of the building located on Broadway off the I-10 in downtown Los Angeles.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231201695418/en/
    On World AIDS Day, AHF, the world’s largest HIV/AIDS health care organization, has taken over the largest digital sign on the West Coast.
  • AHF’s message – “1.9 Million Lives in Care” – will show every couple minutes all day Friday on three sides of the building located on Broadway off the I-10 in downtown Los Angeles.

AHF Ad Asks Why LA Times Keeps Attacking Skid Row Providers

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Construction & Property, Advocacy Group Opinion, Public Policy, Government, AIDS, Health, State, Local, Residential Building & Real Estate, Public Safety, Medi-Cal, Los Angeles Times, Skid row, AHF, Patient, Multimedia, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Homelessness, Housing, Bias, Weeping Angel, Property management

The ad reads, in part, “Making the perfect the enemy of the good is cruel.

Key Points: 
  • The ad reads, in part, “Making the perfect the enemy of the good is cruel.
  • What better solution are you offering?”
    “The LA Times repeatedly writes articles critical of Skid Row housing providers.
  • We all face the same problems: a troubled population, old buildings, and a lack of city support,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder.
  • What is your agenda in attacking virtually every Skid Row housing provider?

‘It’s Not Over’ - AHF Marks World AIDS Day with Janet Jackson Concert, Commemorative Events in 40 Countries

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Friday, December 1, 2023
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In the U.S., AHF will continue its longstanding tradition of hosting a high-profile World AIDS Day concert and awareness event.

Key Points: 
  • In the U.S., AHF will continue its longstanding tradition of hosting a high-profile World AIDS Day concert and awareness event.
  • AHF mobilizers also will host 26 events in 21 cities across the country, promoting testing, education, and open conversation around HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.
  • “AHF calls on all nations and global public health institutions to ensure that adequate resources and political will are available to fight HIV/AIDS.
  • Past performers at AHF’s World AIDS Day concerts in the U.S. include Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, and Mariah Carey.

On World AIDS Day, AHF Poland Warns – ‘It’s Not Over’

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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On this World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Poland reminds the world the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over with a commemorative event at the University College of Enterprise and Administration (WSPA) on Friday, December 1 at 16.00 and Saturday, December 2 at 10.00 – as well as at baobab center, Saturday, December 2 at 16.00.

Key Points: 
  • On this World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Poland reminds the world the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over with a commemorative event at the University College of Enterprise and Administration (WSPA) on Friday, December 1 at 16.00 and Saturday, December 2 at 10.00 – as well as at baobab center, Saturday, December 2 at 16.00.
  • With the commemoration, advocates will honor all who have lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses, support those who carry on the fight, and unite people globally in battling HIV/AIDS.
  • AHF Poland’s World AIDS Day event will include information meetings with students and members of the Ukrainian community in Lublin, followed by free, rapid HIV testing on the spot.
  • “Everything you need to know about AIDS” information meetings in English, Polish and Ukrainian followed by free, rapid HIV testing on the spot.

On World AIDS Day, AHF United Kingdom Warns – ‘It’s Not Over’

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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On this World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) United Kingdom reminds the world the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over with a commemorative event at Croydon on 1 December at 1.00 – 6.00 pm.

Key Points: 
  • On this World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) United Kingdom reminds the world the fight against HIV/AIDS is not over with a commemorative event at Croydon on 1 December at 1.00 – 6.00 pm.
  • AHF UK’s World AIDS Day event will engage with Croydon communities to raise HIV awareness and highlight the importance of testing because of the high rates of undiagnosed HIV and high levels of stigma.
  • The event also aims to educate the public about new prevention methods and underscore the importance of HIV testing & STI screening.
  • On World AIDS Day, the world must remember – it’s not over.

AHF Calls for China's Full Transparency on Spike in Respiratory Illnesses

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Monday, November 27, 2023
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Following the Associated Press reporting that the World Health Organization requested that China provide more data on a “potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children” publicly, AIDS Healthcare Foundation expresses concern today and urges China to be transparent and cooperate with the WHO unequivocally.

Key Points: 
  • Following the Associated Press reporting that the World Health Organization requested that China provide more data on a “potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children” publicly, AIDS Healthcare Foundation expresses concern today and urges China to be transparent and cooperate with the WHO unequivocally.
  • “China has a history of a lack of disclosure of pertinent epidemiological data dating back to the SARS outbreak in 2002 and more recently with COVID-19.
  • The world cannot risk the repeat of a deadly infectious disease outbreak – we urge China to be transparent and cooperate with the WHO fully by releasing all data it has on respiratory illness cases in the country immediately,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
  • “The novel coronavirus pandemic was made incalculably worse because the world did not have a global public health framework based on transparency, accountability, and cooperation.

AHF Files to Halt California Apartment Association 'Bogus' Ballot Initiative

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has filed suit (Case #C099923) to put an immediate stop to the California Apartment Association's (CAA) and Executive Director Tom Bannon's unconstitutional, deceptive ballot initiative targeting AHF over its support of rent control.

Key Points: 
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has filed suit (Case #C099923) to put an immediate stop to the California Apartment Association's (CAA) and Executive Director Tom Bannon's unconstitutional, deceptive ballot initiative targeting AHF over its support of rent control.
  • CAA’s disingenuously titled “Protect Patients Now sponsored by California Apartment Association” petition illegally applies to one—and only one—organization in all of California: AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
  • CAA’s measure is in response to AHF’s successful effort qualifying the Justice for Renters Act, a rent control ballot initiative, for the November 2024 election.
  • “The anti-renter California Apartment Association is peddling a deceptive, unconstitutional ballot measure cleverly disguised as a patient protection bill but is, in fact, designed to hurt both patients and low-income renters.