This week, La Clínica released its Summer Newsletter. The newsletter includes information on events and news from La Clínica's last few months, including the rally for immigration reform on the mall, a visit from the First Lady of El Salvador and a look at how its patients will benefit from health care reform.
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Read the Summer Newsletter here.
On Wednesday, April 28th La Clínica del Pueblo Executive Director Alicia Wilson discussed "HIV in the Subrubs" on the Kojo Nnamdi Show. Wilson joined other panelists to discuss "The Profiles Project: How the Washington, DC, Suburbs Respond to HIV/AIDS," the first comprehensive study of HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C. suburbs.
Released this week, the report was commissioned and funded by the Washington AIDS Partnership, with additional support from Kaiser Permanente. La Clínica del Pubelo is one of the only organizations that can provide HIV/AIDS care to residents outside of the District.
The other panelists included J. Channing Wickham, Washington AIDS Partnership, and Emily Gantz McKay, Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism.
You can listen to the full discussion here.
Last Saturday, Linea Abierta, the news program from Radio Bilingue, broadcasted two hours of programming from La Clínica del Pueblo. One hour was devoted to discussing the Census and the other centered on health care reform's benefit to Latinos. Guests included Alicia Wilson, Executive Director of La Clínica, Azucena Carrillo, a long-standing patient of La Clínica, Leonel Flores, President of La Clínica's Board of Trustees and other members of the Latino community, like Raul Cisneros, head of the 2010 Census publicity office.
Both programs are in Spanish and are approximately one hour long.
Click here to listen to the discussion on the Census
Click here to listen to the discussion on health care reform
Last Sunday, La Clínica del Pueblo staff and friends joined thousands of other protestors from across the country to rally for comprehensive immigration reform. The march started at the White House and ended at the Mall, where speakers included Representative Luis Gutierrez and President Barack Obama via video, who outlined his plan for reform.
La Clínica had a strong showing at the rally, sending two buses.
"It's important for La Clínica to be here [at the rally] and to have a presence because this issue affects all of our patients," said Liz Contreras, Substance Abuse Program Manager. "It's our job to fight for our patients. And for ourselves."
As a part of the Salvadoran dignitary trip to the US, First Lady and Secretary of Social Inclusion for El Salvador Vanda Pignato stopped at La Clínica del Pueblo on March 10th for a tour and to meet with patients and staff.
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