Morgan Holland has joined the BWA team as an intern in the San Francisco office. Originally from the SF Bay Area, Morgan has lived in Boston, New York and Los Angeles since leaving home and is excited to be back. Morgan studied Public Health at Tufts University and just completed her MSW at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. She has most recently been working with youth,...
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2013-07-10
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2013-06-06
Last week, the 8th International Club Health Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues took place for the first time in the United States right here in San Francisco. The very first conference was held in Liverpool, UK in 1997 at the world famous Cream nightclub. Following the great success of the event, a decision was made to make it international, and...
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2013-06-03
BWA has partnered with the Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Health Department to adapt the Cigarettes Are My Greatest Enemy campaign to motivate smokers in suburban and rural Colorado to quit. BWA originally created Cigarettes Are My Greatest Enemy for the Billy DeFrank LGBT Center in San Jose, CA in 2002. Since then is has been moving audiences across the...
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2013-05-30
The campaign aims to increase awareness of HIPAA rights and benefits among HIV-positive Black men who have sex with men. The launch coincided with the official start of Black Pride in Washington, DC and officially kicked off at a press event May 24 at partner organization Whitman-Walker Health. The Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign highlights key...
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2013-05-29
In an effort to prevent childhood obesity in Contra Costa County BWA, First 5 Contra Costa and the Healthy and Active Before 5 collaborative, launched a new ad campaign last week that urges parents to protect their kids from sugary drinks and serve them water instead. Sugary drinks like soda, juice, flavored milk and sports drinks are loaded with added sugars and calories that have...
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2013-05-02
In the current phase of Don’t Be Silent About Smoking, BWA and the Tobacco Cessation Centers of New York urge New York Medicaid enrollees and healthcare providers to incorporate nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) into cessation efforts. Common nicotine replacement therapies such as “the patch” and lozenges are safe substitutions that assist in the decrease of nicotine...
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2013-04-26
Jaweer Brown brings to her leadership of the BWA New York office a cache of experience in HIV prevention, abortion rights, contraceptive access and gender equality in over a dozen countries across the globe. With her passion for social justice on the one hand and a love of flamboyant cravats on the other, BWA is excited to welcome her to the team. “I was walking across...
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2013-04-02
Last week, HIV STOPS WITH ME spokesmodels were on hand at Tribeca Cinemas for the 2013 Power Of My Parts Film Festival featuring films written, directed and produced by young people hoping to create dialogue about issues they face daily and provide healthy alternatives that lead to more informed decisions. HIV STOPS WITH ME spokesmodels Kim, Jackie &...
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2013-03-21
BWA is pleased to announce that the newest phase of HIV STOPS WITH ME launched in the State of Virginia last week. The four Virginia spokesmodels are excited to begin another year of the campaign and proudly stand by the new headline - “I Treat My HIV With Medication, Condoms, Respect”. During March and April the cities of Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg and...
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2013-03-14
The current issue of Next Magazine – New York City’s premiere weekly gay guide – features an article with Jahlove, an HIV STOPS WITH ME campaign spokesmodel. Jahlove recounts what it is like to be a part of the campaign, from becoming a local celebrity being recognized on the street to what living with HIV means to him personally. HIV STOPS WITH...
