Delaware HIV Consortium

10/14/2026

One Workforce, Many Paths: Exploring the CHW Impact!

Today, the Delaware HIV Consortium team is inspired to be among the attendees at the 2026 Community Health Worker Association of Delaware Summit!

Community Health Workers are at the heart of public health, building trust, breaking down barriers, and connecting people to the care and resources they need.

We're excited to learn, exchange ideas, and connect with fellow advocates and professionals who share our commitment to healthier, stronger, and more equitable communities.
Different paths. One shared purpose. Healthier communities for all!

10/13/2026

525,600 minutes. How do you measure a year? In love. ❤️

🎬 Join the Delaware HIV Consortium for a special screening of RENT, a powerful story of love, friendship, resilience, and the enduring impact of HIV/AIDS.

Come enjoy an evening of film, community, raffles, giveaways, and a special conversation with DHC leadership and members of our Board of Trustees!

📅 Thursday, November 12, 2026
🕕 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Theatre N | 221 W. 10th St., Wilmington, DE
🎟️ Suggested donation: $20, supporting DHC's programs and services.

🎟️ Get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-night-with-dhc-tickets-2003235836312

Advance tickets are encouraged, but tickets will also be available at the door. Nearby street and garage parking are available.

10/13/2026

Protecting HIV prevention means protecting Delaware's future.

Delaware has taken an important step forward by strengthening insurance coverage for PrEP and PEP, two powerful tools that can prevent HIV.

But as this recent Delaware Public Media report highlights, progress is happening alongside troubling challenges: shrinking treatment resources, tighter eligibility for assistance, and 119 new HIV diagnoses in Delaware last year.

At the Delaware HIV Consortium, we believe access to prevention should never depend on someone's ability to pay. And protecting access to medication must go hand in hand with investing in education, outreach, testing, and navigation services that connect people to care.

We have the science to prevent new HIV infections. Now we must ensure our communities have the resources to benefit from it.

Thank you to Delaware Public Media for keeping this important conversation in the spotlight.

Read the full article:
https://www.delawarepublic.org/science-health-tech/2026-10-09/advocates-highlight-prep-and-pep-access-with-diminished-resources-to-treat-hiv-and-aids

Delaware passes a law requiring health insurance plans to cover PreP and PEP, which are medications used to prevent the spread of HIV.

10/08/2026

📢 Office Closure Notice | October 14

Delaware HIV Consortium offices will be closed to clients on Wednesday, October 14, as our entire team attends the 2026 Community Health Worker Association of Delaware Summit.

We're taking this opportunity to learn, connect, and strengthen the skills and partnerships that help us better serve our communities.

Learn more about the summit: https://chwadelaware.org/2026-community-health-worker-association-of-delaware-summit/

Thank you for your understanding! We look forward to welcoming you back on Thursday, October 15.

The Community Health Workers Association of Delaware (CHWAD) will collectively advocate, empower, educate, connect, and support our communities to ensure health equity, social justice, and optimal wellbeing.

10/06/2026

The science has changed. Stigma should too.
In 1983, Delaware confirmed its first AIDS case. What followed were years marked by fear, misinformation, limited treatment options, and profound loss.
Today, HIV is a treatable chronic condition. Effective treatment allows people with HIV to live long, healthy lives. And we now know something that once seemed unimaginable: a person living with HIV who maintains an undetectable viral load has zero risk of sexually transmitting HIV.
More than four decades of science have transformed HIV. But stigma has not disappeared at the same pace.
At the Delaware HIV Consortium, we honor the history and the lives behind it by continuing to educate, challenge misinformation, expand access to prevention and care, and remind our community:
HIV has changed. Our understanding should too.

10/02/2026

Understanding your healthcare should never be another barrier to receiving it.
This Health Literacy Month, we’re reminded that 61% of Delawareans report needing help reading healthcare materials.
For people living with HIV, navigating healthcare can be especially complex. Medications, lab results, insurance, appointments, specialty care, and changing medical information can quickly become overwhelming.
At the Delaware HIV Consortium, we believe good healthcare means more than providing information. It means making sure people can understand it, ask questions, and use it to make informed decisions about their health.
Clear communication is not an extra. It is part of good care.
This month, we encourage healthcare and community organizations to use plain language, communicate in people’s preferred languages, and create space for questions.

09/28/2026

The AIDS Walk gives us a moment each year to reflect on how far we have come and on what it takes for people living with HIV to live long, healthy lives.

Today, effective HIV treatment means people can achieve viral suppression, protect their health, and, when they maintain an undetectable viral load, not sexually transmit HIV. But those outcomes depend on something fundamental: access.

Health insurance is a critical part of that access, helping people stay connected to providers, medications, laboratory monitoring, mental health services, and the broader care they need to thrive.

That is why the presence and continued support of Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro at AIDS Walk Delaware was so meaningful to us. His support is a reminder that ending HIV requires partnership across healthcare, insurance, public health, and our communities.

Forty years after the first AIDS Walk Delaware, our work is about more than surviving HIV. It is about ensuring that every person living with HIV has the opportunity to **live well, remain in care, and thrive.

Thank you, Commissioner Navarro, for walking with our community and continuing to stand with us.

You can still Donate to AIDS Walk Delaware: www.aidswalkdelaware.org

Join me in giving to AIDS Delaware & DE HIV Consortium 's campaign Celebrating 40 Years

09/24/2026

We asked you: What public health wins have you seen in Delaware? And what do federal cuts mean for your work?

Here's what one of our HIV prevention partners shared. 💜

✅ Governor Meyer signed a new law this year to make HIV prevention easier to get. Starting in 2027, most health plans in Delaware must cover PrEP and PEP with no copays and no waiting for approval. PrEP helps prevent HIV. PEP can stop HIV after a possible exposure, but it must be started within 72 hours.

⚠️ But medicine alone isn't enough. It takes trained people to offer HIV testing, reach communities, and help someone start PrEP. Funding for community HIV prevention in Delaware has been cut deeply. Groups are now making hard choices about staff and services.

Delaware is one of the smallest states, but it ranks in the top 15 for new HIV cases per person.

"Every funding decision has a person on the other end of it."

Want to stay up to date on public health in Delaware? Join our email list. The link is in the comments. 👇

09/19/2026

Our hearts are full. ❤️

40 years of walking. 40 years of remembering. 40 years of fighting for a future where HIV no longer changes a life.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, walked with us, supported us, and helped make the 40th Anniversary AIDS Walk Delaware so special.

Here’s a little photo dump from a day we won’t soon forget. 📸❤️

09/18/2026

Lace up, Delaware! 👟❤️

Tomorrow, we walk.

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of AIDS Walk Delaware and come together for a morning of remembrance, advocacy, progress, and community.

📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ Check in begins at 8:30 AM
👟 Walk begins at 10:00 AM

📍 Wilmington
Brandywine Park
1080 N. Park Drive
Wilmington, DE

📍 Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach Bandstand
1 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE

Whether you’re joining us in Rehoboth or Wilmington, bring your family, bring your friends, and bring your walking shoes. Most importantly, bring your heart. ❤️

We’ll remember those we’ve lost, celebrate people living and thriving with HIV, honor those who have helped move this work forward, and keep walking toward what comes next.

Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time!

👉 Register for AIDS Walk Delaware: AIDSWalkDelaware.org

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow! 👟❤️