Want to get more involved?
The Maine HIV Prevention Community Planning Group is looking for new members!!
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The Maine HIV CPG is a group of community members,both HIV+ and HIV- , that help plan HIV Prevention Programming for the State of Maine. The group meets 7 times annually to do this planning.
If you are:
* a community member who is not currently an HIV Prevention Provider,
* interested in HIV Prevention planning
* and would like to join the CPG,
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Guys are you at risk?
Hope you're all doing well. We here at PositiveME wanted to wish you all a happy and healthy new year! We also wanted to let you know some very important health info!
Guys who have sex with guys in Maine are at higher risk for getting Hepatitis B and Syphilis according to recent info. If you hook up online or cruise you may even be at greater risk.
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Low-cost or free Hepatitis A and B vaccines are available at:
*Bangor STD Clinic…
Get the scoop on the ADAP!
If you need help paying for your HIV meds or your insurance premiums, join the ADAP!
What is ADAP?
ADAP is the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
Am I eligible?
You Can Get ADAP Help if:
*You live in Maine
*You have HIV
*You earn less than $3,403 per month
*You have applied for other possible health insurance plans (MaineCare and Medicare)
How do I apply?
First, fill out the ADAP Application and Release Form. You need to …
World AIDS Day Memorial Page
On World AIDS Day - December 1 - PositiveME would like to give you a chance to remember those who we have loved and lost in the fight against AIDS.
Please submit your memorial tributes to positiveme@maine.gov
These can include initials or nicknames, but not a person's name for anonymity.
Please limit these to 50 words.
The PositiveME administrators reserve the right to not post any memorial that might be offensive or that could p…
We want your opinion!
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and the theme this year is Leadership.We are looking for essays from you on what Leadership within HIV in Maine means to you.
Essays can be no more than 250 words.
A team of volunteers will select three essays from those submitted to be posted on the PositiveME website.
Please email your essay, either in the body of the email or attached as a Word document, to positiveme@maine.gov
Launch Of D2K
About the D2K Campaign
This site was created for guys who have sex with guys. Some guys call themselves gay and some do not. The info on this site is geared for guys no matter what you call yourselves. We only want you to know good and true information so that you can stay healthy and keep those you care about safe!
Click here to visit the site--> D2K
We need your input!!
The HIV, STD and Viral Hepatitis Program and the HIV Prevention Community Planning Group are conducting their annual needs assessment.This year, we are focusing on people living with HIV/AIDS.The needs assessment process will consist of a survey and group interviews. The info collected from this process will be used to make decisions for HIV prevention programming statewide.
Many people have received surveys from their case management agency.I…
Exciting News!ADAP Formulary Expanded!!
ADAP will now pay your co-pays for even more medications!
In addition to helping you pay for your antiretrovirals, antibiotics, and other HIV meds, we now cover medications to treat:
*High Blood Pressure
*Depression, Anxiety and Mental illness
*High Cholesterol
*Heartburn, Nausea, and Other Intestinal Upsets
*Vitamins (with a doctor's prescription only)
*Diabetes
*Hepatitis B & C treatment
*Estrogen
*Contraceptives
*Thyroid D…
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