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Red Tie Night 2012 - Limited Ticket Raffle
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Red Tie Night 2012 - Limited Ticket Raffle - Win a trip to Hawaii!!
To purchase a ticket, follow this link to our secure online payment form.
Or send checks to: Loretta Brower, OACF, Pox Box 134, Edmond, OK 73083. For more information call our office on (405) 348-6600.
All funds raised help provide the programs of Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund. Thank you.
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What can your donation help provide?
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 $10 buys one 20 minute HIV quick test.
 $20 provides transportation to hospital and clinic appointments.
 $30 delivers a box of groceries to a family living with HIV.
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Please consider giving a last minute, end-of-year donation to Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund!
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Are you looking for a worthy organization to give an end-of-year donation? Please consider Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund. With the generous support of our community, we have given over $7 million to Oklahoma based programs and services that assist Oklahomans affected by HIV/AIDS. With your support, we can continue to provide resources to community based iniatives that focus on medical care, utility assistance, emergency housing, case management, HIV testing, education and prevention.
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SAVE THE DATE! Red Tie Night 20th Anniversary.....
Ackerman McQueen for Save the Date design.
Saturday, March 3, 2012.
Click on the image to learn more!
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CDC releases graphics on new HIV infections in U.S. 2006 - 2009
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
*MSM - men who have sex with men. CDC term used for surveilance regarding the transmission of HIV infection.
*IDU - Injection Drug Users
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CDC releases information on estimates of new HIV infections in the U.S. 2006-2009
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
From CDC Fact Sheet:
"In August 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new estimates of the annual number of new HIV infections (HIV incidence) in the United States. The estimates, for 2006 through 2009, are the first multi-year estimates using CDC’s national HIV incidence surveillance methodology, which is based on direct measurement of new HIV infections using a laboratory test (the BED HIV-1 Capture Enzyme Immunoassay) that can classify new diagnoses as either recent or long-standing HIV infections....
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Red Tie Night chosen as Oklahoma Magazine's Best of the Best - Charity Event
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OACF is honored to have Red tIe night chosen as best charity event in the Oklahoma Magazine's Best of the Best annual reader's choice awards. Click on the article link to read more. Our TWENTIETH Red Tie Night is on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. Check out the Red Tie Night page for details of this special anniversary evening.
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Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund 2011 Grant and Program Recipients
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The Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund (OACF) has awarded more than $645,000.00 for programs and grants to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, offer needed education, prevention and testing opportunities, and provide care and assistance to those with HIV or AIDS.
Proceeds from Red Tie Night, the annual fundraiser for OACF, provides for most of the monies used in these efforts. Red Tie Night has maintained its place as the largest single evening fundraiser in the state for many years.
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OACF providing HIV/AIDS awareness and testing at OKC Pride Jne 24th-26th
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This weekend (Fri 24th-Sun 26th), OACF is participating in OKC Pride to provide HIV/AIDS awareness and testing. Here is a link to OKC Pride's website for further details of the event:
http://www.okcpride.org/
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Updated map of Oklahoma City HIV/AIDS Service Providers
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Click on the link to view an updated map of HIV/AIDS service providers in the Oklahoma City metro area:
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Reaching a New Generation of Americans: Re-energizing our Focus after 30 Years of AIDS
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Blog.AIDS.gov
On the 30th Anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS, this blog posting from AIDS.gov highlights the ongoing challenge of educating each new generation in the fight against HIV/AIDS:
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Global HIV/AIDS Timeline
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Kaiser Family Foundation
June 5th, 2011 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the first reported AIDS cases. This timeline produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation highlights the significant developments surrounding HIV/AIDS during the last thirty years. Click on the image below to link to the timeline:
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"Impact of Prison Status on HIV-Related Risk Behaviors"
CDC National Prevention Information Network
The CDC recently highlighted a study that foccused on Prison Status and HIV-Related Risk Behaviors. OACF has awarded grants to agencies that specifically target incarcerated populations for HIV prevention education.
UNITED STATES: "Impact of Prison Status on HIV-Related Risk Behaviors"
AIDS and Behavior Vol. 15: P. 340-346 (02..11):: Angela L. Hudson; Adeline Nyamathi; Debika Bhattacharya; Elizabeth Marlow; Steven Shoptaw; Mary Marfisee; Barbara Leake
US incarceration rates have increased 239 percent...
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National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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Credit: aids.gov
Today, May 19, is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Here is a link to a blog entry that highlights the Pacific Island and Asian cultural concept of "saving face" and how this concept contributes to HIV stigma within these populations.
http://blog.aids.gov/2011/05/national-asian-and-pacific-islander-hivaids-awareness-day.html
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Free E-Book on Reducing Adolescent Sexual Risk
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Credit: American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma
A new resource has been released: Reducing Adolescent Sexual Risk, by Douglas Kirby, PhD, and his colleagues, long known for their groundbreaking work on adolescent sexuality.
Also available free as a downloadable PDF, the book offers a research-based, step-by-step guide to understanding 7 "sexual psychosocial" factors that affect sexual behavior.
Reducing Adolescent Sexual Risk helps health professionals design, adapt and select curriculum-based programs to effectively address critical factors that affect teens' sexual decision making. It is ideal for program planners, policy makers,...
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Upcoming Observances of 30 years since the first reports of AIDS and National HIV Testing Day
Credit: American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma
Here are two important events that will commemorate 30 years since the first reports of AIDS (June 5) and National HIV Testing Day (June 27):
· On June 1, Jeff Crowley, Director of the White...
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Early HIV Treatment Can Reduce Transmission Risk By 96%, Study Results Show
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Kaiser Daily Health Report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
This article highlights the importance of early HIV diagnosis and treatment in preventing further transmission:
"Results from a multicountry clinical trial, sponsored by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), show that HIV-positive people who take combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) can reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their HIV-negative partners by 96 percent, U.S. researchers announced on Thursday "[i]n what is being hailed as a breakthrough in HIV prevention," the Los Angeles Times...
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National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
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Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
May 18, 2011 is National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. Here is an interesting press release from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: (Click on the link to read the statement in its entirety).
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Red Tie Night is this Saturday, March 5th, 2011
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T ickets are still availiable, click on the article link above for information. It is a Great party for a Great cause!
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Check out of current billboard advocating HIV testing:
Proceeds from Red Tie Night contribute to our Education and Prevention program. As part of this program we advocate the importance of HIV testing. Our billboards and bus shelters promote free HIV testing. In collaboration with Heartline 211, people can dial 211 to receive information on free testing sites within Central Oklahoma. Here is the current version:
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"One in Five Gay, Bisexual Men in US Cities Have HIV"
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Reuters (09.23.10):: Julie Steenhuysen
A CDC study of men who have sex with men (MSM) in 21 major cities found nearly one in five are infected with HIV, and 44 percent did not know it.
CDC researchers tested 8,153 MSM participating in the 2008 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System. Overall, 19 percent were HIV-positive.
The highest infection rate, 28 percent, was found among black MSM. Eighteen percent of Hispanic MSM were infected, as were 16 percent of white MSM.
Lower levels of income and education were associated with higher rates of HIV infection. Among other findings:
*Among MSM with HIV, 59 percent of blacks were unaware of their infection,...
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Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund 2010 Grant Recepients
Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund (OACF) is delighted to announce our 2010 Grant awards totaling over $640,000 to 18 local agencies and programs that offer services to Oklahomans living with HIV/AIDS. This includes OACF's own three programs for testing, prevention, and emergency assistance. Our famous fundraising event, Red Tie Night 2010 provided the majority of the Grants' funding. OACF acknowledges our loyal donors who are the reason we can award these Grants and are the backbone of our work. We also thank our devoted volunteers and Red Tie Committee members. For more information on the 2010 Grants, here is a link to our Grants page:
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