Texas Health Action is proud to announce Megan Brunson as the organization’s first Chief Operating Officer. Beginning February 25, Brunson will work closely with THA Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Hamilton, on the improvement and expansion of sexual wellness by providing healthcare in a safe and supportive environment.
As we usher in the new year and look ahead to more exciting growth, we welcome new leadership to Texas Health Action and the Kind Clinic. We are excited to announce two new positions to help lead our organization.
Kindness on the go! The quality medical care you get at Kind Clinic, now from the convenience of your mobile device or computer.
Kind Clinic, a Texas Health Action program, is excited to announce the launch of TeleKind, Austin’s first telehealth service offering quality sexual healthcare to patients through convenient and confidential video chat on a mobile device or computer.
Project HOT has subcontracted the Kind Clinic, a program of Texas Health Action (THA), to deliver Truvada, for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), at little to no cost to all who would benefit from this highly effective HIV prevention method. This partnership will help impact HIV incidence in Bexar and surrounding counties. This inter-city venture between Project HOT and Kind Clinic enables an exciting exchange of best practices to not only deliver biomedical prevention strategies (PrEP), but also to promote sexual health throughout the region, thus becoming a testament to shared values of respect, inclusivity, innovation, and services for everyone.
Today is Doctor’s Day and for those affected by HIV and those who work in sexual health, it’s especially important. It’s a day to remember and honor the efforts of the doctors who led the fight to keep our friends and family alive at the peak of a devastating epidemic. Some of those doctors continue that fight through research and knowledgeable HIV care, today, and we are fortunate to work alongside two of the country’s finest.
Texas Health Action announces Christopher Hamilton as its first CEO. Hamilton will guide the growth and development of THA and its mission of promoting and advocating for sexual wellness by empowering the entire community through healthcare, education and research, as well as its specialized programs like Kind Clinic.
Chase Kincannon, the board chairman of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, got his blood drawn at our new clinic on World AIDS Day for a test to determine healthy liver function.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada in July of 2012. According to their website, “it is a combination of two drugs, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, and is used to block the action of a protein that HIV needs to replicate in a person’s body.” Staff at the clinic said 1,500 patients sought out their […]
Day With(out) Art is an event on Friday night marking World Aids Day. Marcus Sanchez with the Kind Clinic and Andrea Mellard with the Contemporary Austin talk more about the event. This article was published on FOX KTBC-TV. View the original article here.
Today, on World AIDS Day, we recognize the strides HIV prevention advocates have made to end the isolation and stigma HIV positive individuals face, and more importantly the fight to end HIV. However, the fight is still far from over.
