If you missed the HIV testing …

If you missed the HIV testing event today dont worry! Tapestry Health will also be holding HIV testing at HCC… http://bit.ly/btZWOa

Dont forget to come to the HIV…

Dont forget to come to the HIV testing tomorrow @ HCC (health serv) from 1030-1pm in honor of National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

Don’t forget tomorrow Tapestry…

Don’t forget tomorrow Tapestry Health will be providing HIV testing at 15A Main St. in Holyoke from 10am to 4pm in… http://bit.ly/9TKkAY

Tomorrow Tapestry Health will …

Tomorrow Tapestry Health will be providing HIV testing at 15A Main St. in Holyoke from 10am to 4pm!

Abstinence-only programs are NOT health care reform

Last fall, conservatives in Congress managed to include funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in one of the health care reform bills. Currently abstinence-only funding remains in the Senate bill that will serve as the backbone of the final health care package. Without your assistance, these funds — $250 million over the next five years — will [...]

CDC Releases i know Social Media Effort for Young AfricanAmericans

Dear Colleagues:
Tomorrow, the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) will release i know, a new social media effort of CDC’s Act Against AIDS campaign, to combat HIV among African American young adults. i know is designed to encourage young African American men and women aged 18–24 to talk [...]

You Did It! Utah state legislature withdrew, the bill that would prosecute women for illegal abortions and some miscarriages

I wanted to let you know that the Utah state legislature withdrew H.B. 12, the bill that would prosecute women for illegal abortions and some miscarriages.
And it happened because of you!
Last week, through Amplify, we asked for your help in calling national attention to this dangerous piece of legislation. Your efforts focused public pressure on [...]

When was the last time you had a conversation about women in Kenya?

When was the last time you had a conversation about women in Kenya?
When was the last time you heard, and actually paid attention to, stories about girls like 14-year-old Sarah who was forced to have sex with men to support her family? Or the fact that she died from an unsafe abortion because the high [...]

March 10 is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

“Dear Friends,
 
 March 10 is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day . It is a nationwide initiative celebrated each year on this date  to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. 
 
Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States.  More and more women have become infected [...]

President Obama Tells Congress: It’s Time for an Up or Down Vote on Health Care Reform

In a press event this afternoon President Obama told Congress to schedule an up or down vote on health reform in the next few weeks.  He promised to do all that he could to make the case for health reform and said he expects to sign a bill soon.
Building on many of the ideas discussed [...]

New Study Finds That HPV Vaccine May Not Provide Significant Benefit in Older Women

According to a new study in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women over 40 years old are unlikely to get significant benefit from an HPV vaccine.  The study examined patterns of HPV infection as women age, screening more than 9,000 Costa Rican women between the ages of 19 and 97 for carcinogenic HPV [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

Don't forget to come to the St. Patrick's Day Celebration in honor of Tapestry Health!… http://bit.ly/cLQAW0 #
Come to "Gay Men's Health Clinic" Tomorrow from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Gay Men's Health Clinics Every:
Wednesday,… http://bit.ly/bARXUp #
Come to "Gay Men's Health Clinics " Today from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Gay Men's Health Clinics Every:
Wednesday,… http://bit.ly/aVwHU9 [...]

Don’t forget to come to the St…

Don’t forget to come to the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in honor of Tapestry Health!… http://bit.ly/cLQAW0

Family Ties: The Newsletter of Tapestry Health – February 2010

Click the link below to view the February 2010 issue of Family Ties.
Family Ties – Feb. 2010

A new Utah law defines miscarriage as “criminal homicide”

Utah is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to criminalize miscarriage and punish women for having or seeking an illegal abortion. Utah’s “Criminal Miscarriage” law:
1. expands the definition of illegal abortion to include some miscarriages
2. removes immunity protections for women who have or seek illegal abortions
This law doesn’t punish individuals who perform [...]