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Living with HIV in the Heartland

Living with HIV in the Heartland - Des Moines University · 2017-06-13 · PITCH 1001 P.O. Box 518 Des Moines, IA 50302 DATE _____ PAY To XYZ PHARMACY $ 2,304.09 Two Thousand Three

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Page 1: Living with HIV in the Heartland - Des Moines University · 2017-06-13 · PITCH 1001 P.O. Box 518 Des Moines, IA 50302 DATE _____ PAY To XYZ PHARMACY $ 2,304.09 Two Thousand Three

Living with HIV in the 

Heartland

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Educationis 

Prevention andCompassion

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*I’ve been HIV+ for 19 years.

*I was diagnosed Aug. 23, 1993

*Day before my 25th birthday.

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You must 

BELIEVEthat it can happen to you

before you

CHANGE your behavior.

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Page 6: Living with HIV in the Heartland - Des Moines University · 2017-06-13 · PITCH 1001 P.O. Box 518 Des Moines, IA 50302 DATE _____ PAY To XYZ PHARMACY $ 2,304.09 Two Thousand Three

*Roger died on Oct. 12, 199616 years ago

*PCP‐‐Pneumococcal Pneumonia

*kidney failure and other organ failure

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Adrian Roger Haught

Born Dec. 21, 1996

2 months 9 days after his Dad 

died from AIDS.

Born HIV‐

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The  Real Face of HIV/AIDS

Adrian’s 4thbirthday, I was in the hospital with pneumonia, we talked by cell phone.

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Estimated cost of medications:  $10,000‐25,000/year

PITCH1001

P.O. Box 518Des  Moines, IA  50302 DATE _____________

PAY To   XYZ PHARMACY                                                              $ 2,304.09   

Two Thousand Three Hundred Four and 09/100                       Dollars

Memo One month supply Atripla  ___________________________

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Medication Side EffectsInsomnia Memory Loss FatigueDiarrhea Nausea     Abdominal painHeadaches Vomiting IndigestionGas High Blood PressureHigh Triglycerites 

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HIV Stigma 

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The SERO Project

“HIV is NOT a Crime”

2011 Film by SERO/Sean StrubEdited by Leo Herrera/HomoChic

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Was there anything in the documentary that 

stuck out in your mind?

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HIV is currently singled out and treated 

differently than all other communicable 

diseases.

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Principles from Modernizing Iowa’s Statute

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Iowa’s HIV criminalization statute 

is outdated.

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The current law does not require intent to transmit 

the virus, nor actual transmission of the virus, for felon sentencing.

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HIV is currently singled out and treated 

differently than all other communicable diseases.

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The National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for state legislatures to 

reconsider criminalization statutes that may act as barriers to public health prevention goals and may 

interfere with public health strategies to reduce transmission 

of HIV/AIDS.

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How can You Help:*Contact Your Legislators

*Follow CHAIN on facebook for updated 

information

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*Sign the pledge that you will talk to 5 people about Modernizing Iowa’s HIV specific law 709C

*We will add you to our listserv

To find out your Iowa legislators go to:  

https://www.legis.iowa.gov

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SPEAK OUTEDUCATEADVOCATE

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Tami HaughtCHAIN Community Organizer

PITCH [email protected] CHAIN and PITCH on 

facebook and www.pitchiowa.com