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Philadelphia FIGHT

Philadelphia FIGHT leads the Community Outreach efforts in Philadelphia for the BEAT-HIV Collaboratory in partnership with the BEAT-HIV Community Advisory Board. Grounded in its mission to provide comprehensive, equitable, and compassionate healthcare and support services for individuals and communities facing health disparities, FIGHT works to eliminate barriers to health and well-being through primary and specialized care, harm reduction, clinical research, education, and advocacy.

Through its extensive educational programming including Project TEACH, TEACH Outside, AIDS Education Month, and other community events, Philadelphia FIGHT facilitates public education and awareness about the activities and progress of the BEAT-HIV Collaboratory’s work to advance HIV cure research. BEAT-HIV cure-directed research was highlighted in a workshop at the 2024 HIV Education Summit titled “Keep Going, Keep Moving, A Cure is in Sight.”

Philadelphia FIGHT is a comprehensive health services organization providing state-of-the-art HIV primary medical care, consumer education, advocacy, social services, and outreach to adults and youth living with HIV and to those at high risk, along with access to the most advanced clinical research. Each year, FIGHT reaches more than 10,000 individuals through social services and education programs and provides care to over 2,000 people living with HIV at the Jonathan Lax Treatment Center, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. FIGHT’s work reflects its commitment to eliminating barriers to care and advancing health equity, with the ultimate goal of ending the AIDS epidemic within the lifetime of those currently living with HIV.

Since 1994, Philadelphia FIGHT has produced AIDS Education Month (AEM), a citywide series of events held each June to increase AIDS awareness, promote education, and bring communities together to identify strategies to combat HIV. Over 10,000 individuals are directly reached through AEM each year. AEM is managed by FIGHT’s Department of Education and Training.

Recent BEAT-HIV workshops held during the AIDS Education Month Prevention and Outreach Summit include:

  • Annual BEAT-HIV HIV Cure Research Updates — reviewing the latest developments in HIV cure research in Philadelphia and worldwide
  • Understanding HIV Cure in the Media — deciphering cure-related messaging in mass media
  • Global launch of the BEAT-HIV Cure Research Education Video Series
  • Global launch of the BEAT-HIV Position Paper on Analytical Treatment Interruptions

For more information on the Department of Education and Training, visit: Education Programs – Philadelphia FIGHT