Happy holidays! Join us as we talk about some of our new years’ resolutions and discuss some moments from the past year in the LGBTQ community. We also have Jeffery Ross from the Damien Center in Indianapolis to talk about some of the services they offer. “Founded in 1987, The Damien Center is Indiana’s oldest and largest AIDS service organization …
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The Bloomington Common Council chambers are uncharacteristically full tonight. Area residents filled the council chambers, in support for Monroe County’s needle exchange program, The Indiana Recovery Alliance. IRA Founder and Director Chris Abert gave a statistically saturated presentation regarding the efficacy of syringe exchange programs. “You have a higher likelihood of getting hit by a meteor during a monsoon than …
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It’s a felony to have a syringe in Indiana. Prosecuting attorneys can level a felony charge against a defendant, if they’re arrested in possession of a needle. In Monroe County, the number of arrests for needle possession doubled over the last year, despite the Monroe County Prosecutor’s office agreeing to throw out many syringe charges. Needle exchanges were allowed to …
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One year ago, the Lawrence County Commissioners voted to discontinue their needle exchange program. Lawrence County was the second Indiana county to discontinue needle exchanges, which service areas hit particularly hard by the ongoing opioid epidemic. Needle exchanges are typically non-governmental agencies that offer clean syringes to drug users, in an effort to reduce the transmission of diseases, like HIV …
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On the show tonight we will be having Kalob Gossett. Kalob is a Program Manager in the prevention department at The Damien Center and oversees services focused on community education, leadership training, and patient care. We also have Meredith Short with us tonight. She has been working at IU Health Positive Link for 11 years. She began as a Health Educator …
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Guest Jesse Elkins from Positive Link in Bloomington discusses the benefits of PreEp and what it means to be a good advocate for yourself concerning sexual health. We also discuss how to talk to your physician about taking PreEp and other concerns. Positive Link is the preeminent provider of comprehensive prevention and holistic social services for those impacted by HIV …
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The proposed moratorium on new addictions facilities in Bloomington city limits from Mayor John Hamilton’s office is misguided at best, according to the Indiana Recovery Alliance’s Founder and Director, Chris Abert. In this interview with WFHB News Director Wes Martin, Abert explains how the proposed policy lumps together Medically-Assisted Treatment centers with predatory for-profit addictions treatment and ‘rehab’ centers. “We don’t …
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The city of Bloomington is proposing a ban on new addictions treatment facilities. The drafted ordinance would place a moratorium on the further development of rehab facilities within city limits. According to a press release from the city, the ordinance was written after meeting with representatives from for-profit and non-profit treatment centers in the Bloomington area. Ordinance 18-14 blocks any …
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Our featured guests are Brandon Heinbaugh and Jesse Elkins from Positive Link IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Brandon has worked in the health and wellness field since 2014, with much of that time being focused in the field of HIV and AIDS. Brandon recently joined the IU Health Positive Link team back in December as a Health Educator working in prevention and …
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Join us, as we interview Bloomington North High School counselor Greg Chaffin. He helps transgender students navigate the school system. BloomingOUT hosts Frankie, Kevin, and Just are joined in the studio by Jesse Elkins, a PrEP (Positive Link Prevention Team) Navigator, who has recently shifted gears to join the HIV prevention movement with IU Health Bloomington. Featured music comes from the …
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