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Living with HIV in the
Heartland
Educationis
Prevention andCompassion
*I’ve been HIV+ for 19 years.
*I was diagnosed Aug. 23, 1993
*Day before my 25th birthday.
You must
BELIEVEthat it can happen to you
before you
CHANGE your behavior.
*Roger died on Oct. 12, 199616 years ago
*PCP‐‐Pneumococcal Pneumonia
*kidney failure and other organ failure
Adrian Roger Haught
Born Dec. 21, 1996
2 months 9 days after his Dad
died from AIDS.
Born HIV‐
The Real Face of HIV/AIDS
Adrian’s 4thbirthday, I was in the hospital with pneumonia, we talked by cell phone.
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 ___________________________
Medication Side EffectsInsomnia Memory Loss FatigueDiarrhea Nausea Abdominal painHeadaches Vomiting IndigestionGas High Blood PressureHigh Triglycerites
HIV Stigma
The SERO Project
“HIV is NOT a Crime”
2011 Film by SERO/Sean StrubEdited by Leo Herrera/HomoChic
Was there anything in the documentary that
stuck out in your mind?
HIV is currently singled out and treated
differently than all other communicable
diseases.
Principles from Modernizing Iowa’s Statute
Iowa’s HIV criminalization statute
is outdated.
The current law does not require intent to transmit
the virus, nor actual transmission of the virus, for felon sentencing.
HIV is currently singled out and treated
differently than all other communicable diseases.
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.
How can You Help:*Contact Your Legislators
*Follow CHAIN on facebook for updated
information
*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
SPEAK OUTEDUCATEADVOCATE
Tami HaughtCHAIN Community Organizer
PITCH [email protected] CHAIN and PITCH on
facebook and www.pitchiowa.com