Ryan White Planning Council of the Dallas Planning Area

Happy National Public Week to our Dallas Ryan White community!

We’ve been celebrating Women’s History Month with community! First with ’s End with Red Gala then ’s 3rd annual Women’s Brunch. A few of our members were honored and we are so proud to have them as a part of our council.

We all win when win. Thank you to every woman fighting for continued access and awareness in the HIV space.

We must advocate to save ourselves!

📌¿Qué temas de salud son los más importantes para usted en el Condado Dallas? ¡Déjenos saber! Participe en la encuesta de evaluación de necesidades de salud comunitaria 2025 y ayúdenos a mejorar la atención médica local. ¡Su voz importa!

En colaboración con Parkland Health
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📌What health issues are most important to you in Dallas County? 🤔 Let us know! Take the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment survey and help us improve local healthcare. Your voice matters!

In partnership with Parkland Health
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Hey everyone be sure to follow us on IG as well! Stay tuned because there’s more to come!

🚨Attacks on Medicaid not only impact overall healthcare access, they stand in the way of PrEP and ending the HIV epidemic.

🚨In 2023, states that had expanded Medicaid had an average PrEP use rate that was 1.3 times higher compared with states that had not expand Medicaid. AND, states that had expanded Medicaid had an average PrEP to Need Ratio (Number of PrEP prescriptions to number of newly HIV diagnosed people) that was almost TWICE as high compared to states that had not expanded Medicaid.

🗣️Take action to Protect Medicaid! Now is a critical time for Congress to hear from you, their constituents!

☎️ Use this call-in line to reach your member of Congress and say you oppose all Medicaid cuts! 866-426-2631.

📤 Email your Member of Congress with PIH’s action tool. https://ow.ly/9mjJ50V71YN

📢 Ask for a meeting, attend a Town Hall or other events when your Members of Congress are in your district to register your concerns.

📑 Check out Community Catalyst's Medicaid Defense Advocacy Toolkit for, call scripts, state fact sheet templates, unbranded sample social media posts, etc.

The family would like to invite you to “Dear Me: Beauty Starts Within” on Saturday, September 21st, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at 1705 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. This empowering event is designed to celebrate and acknowledge the inner beauty of women of color, including both cisgender and transgender women. Our goal is to create a supportive and affirming environment where women can come together, fostering self-love, community connection, and awareness of mental health. Please register at the link in our bio!

It was wonderful attending the town hall hosted by last week discussing the intersectionality of gender, sexuality, stigma, and HIV. Grateful to be able to share resources such as our Ryan White brochure and stigma language guides!!

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Thank you for coming to talk to us last week about “Creating a Stigma Free World” as part of our programming in observance of National Zero HIV Stigma Day!

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is less than a week away! National Zero HIV Stigma Day is on July 21st and represents a movement to unite people and communities to help raise awareness about HIV stigma and take action against it. This year’s theme is “Beyond Labels: Redefining HIV Narratives” which aims to reshape perceptions and drive collective action towards a world free from HIV-related stigma. Stay tuned to see the programs and events we have planned in observance of National Zero HIV Stigma Day!

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