Lutheran AIDS Network

Central City Lutheran Mission (CCLM) has been chosen to receive the Kaiser Permanente National HIV/AIDS Diversity Award. This highly prestigious award within the Kaiser Permanente system includes $10,000. Kaiser Permanente flew Rev. David Kalke to San Francisco on November 5th to receive the award as part of their national 3-day conference on diversity and diversity training.

From January 15 – 19, 2010, 10 Lutheran college and seminary students, clergy and lay people participated in the first ever Lutheran AIDS Network immersion experience to Central City Lutheran Mission in San Bernardino, California.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a special page to answer questions about the new H1N1 influenza (formerly "swine flu") related to HIV+ adults.

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/hiv_flu.htm

What are Lutherans doing to observe World AIDS Day this year? LANET has assembled this sample of events and resources that you may find useful.

In response to the development of an HIV and AIDS strategy by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the ELCA Conference of Bishops agreed to the presence of health screeners at its March 5-10, 2009, meeting for the purpose of providing HIV and AIDS testing to all members.

Creating Caring Communities
Learn how our communities and congregations can be welcoming and of service to people living with HIV and AIDS.
May 4 & 5, 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Full agenda and list of speakers now available!

In the attached letter, Reverend David Kalke of the Central City Lutheran Mission in California shares some of the highlights from the 17th International AIDS Conference held in Mexico in July 2008.

The AIDS conference, held August 3-8, 2008 brought together health workers, government representatives, journalists, activists, corporate leaders, people living with HIV and AIDS, and religious leaders.

Attached is a story from the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance about Central City Lutheran Mission's work across the US-Mexican border to improve access to HIV testing and care.

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. In 2005, HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women aged 35 to 44.