BRIDGING ACCESS TO CARE HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY SUMMER STREET JAM 2018  IN FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 from 10am – 4pm 2261 CHURCH AVE. (bet. Flatbush & Bedford Aves) BROOKLYN, NY 11226  IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ESSENTIA WATER, UNITED HEALTHCARE AND RETRO FITNESS CHURCH AVENUE, OFFICE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER RODNEYSE BICHOTTE, NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMEMBER MATHIEU EUGENE AND NEW YORK STATE SENATOR KEVIN S. PARKER In recognition of National HIV Testing Day 2018, Bridging Access to Care along with our community partners Retro Fitness, Essentia Water and Untied Healthcare hosted its Annual Summer …
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View the gala invitation Congratulations to the 2016 World AIDS Day Community Leadership Award Recipients:  Divinah “Dee” Bailey, Founder, Watchful Eye Natacha Baron, RN, FNP-C, Associate Medical Doctor, Housing Works Dr. Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatric/Executive Director, SUNY Downstate Medical Center/HEAT Program Nicole Bowles, National Transgender Speaker & Activists/LGBT Outreach & Recruitment Specialist, Exponents, Inc. Darrell Cortez, CEO/Creative Director, Wrap-It-Up Campaign/Chrome Eye Creative Sharen Duke, Executive Director, AIDS Service Center NY C. Virginia Fields, President & CEO, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS Ingrid Floyd, Executive Director, Iris House Lee Garr, MA, CASAC-T, Director of …
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On May 24th, 2017, In honor or Mental Health Awareness month in May, Bridging Access to Care, DOHMH Thrive NYC, Tumblr and Live Breathe all teamed up for Release: A Mental Health Month Awareness Celebration to unveil New York City’s Mental Health Quilt at Tumblr Headquarters in NYC— A community event Inspired by the Oscar-winning film “Moonlight”. Our Mental Health panelist of experts included : Clay Cane, CNN.com contributor and Author; Dr. Marilyn Fraser, CEO, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health; Dr. Gary Belkin,  Executive Deputy Commissioner at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Dr …
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On June 5th, 1981 the Centers for Disease Control released the first official report on what became known as the AIDS epidemic. In the 36 years since, great strides have been made through early detection and treatment; however, long-term survivors live with significant social and emotional challenges. Aging with HIV often presents a number of mental health complications including stigma, isolation, survivor’s guilt, and depression, among other issues.  In an effort to begin addressing these issues, a group of activists decided to dedicate June 5th as the day to celebrate and honor HIV/AIDS Long-term Survivors …
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