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Linkage to Care Blog: Sexual Expression

Sexual Expression Blog What is Sexual Expression Used to describe not only sexual activities we engage in but ways we communicate and present ourselves to the world as a sexual being. Why is Sexual Expression Important? It can impact...

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Linkage to Care Blog: Stigma

Stigma PUBLIC STIGMA Public stigma is a negative societal reaction that results in prejudice toward a group of people with a negatively viewed trait such as mental illness (Corrigan, 2004). Public stigma reinforces a greater desire for social...

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Linkage to Care Blog: Condom Use

Condom Usage Types of Condoms & How to Use Them External Condoms Provides a barrier for external regions Traditional condom, dental dam, latex gloves https://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/index.html How to Use a Dental...

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Linkage to Care Blog: PrEP vs. PEP

PrEP and PEP Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. The word “prophylaxis” means to prevent or control the spread of an infection or disease.  PrEP is ultimately a way for people who do not have HIV but...

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Linkage to Care Social Media Takeover: STI Blog

Ryan White The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program was named for a courageous young man named Ryan White who was diagnosed with AIDS following a blood transfusion in December 1984. Ryan White was diagnosed at age 13 while living in Kokomo, Indiana and...

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