HIV & Aging Updates
HIV & Aging: Nutrition 101
It’s not always easy to maintain a healthy and well-balanced diet, but eating well is a key factor for having good health as you get older. Good nutrition helps to strengthen your immune system, increasing your body’s ability to fight off infections and reducing the likelihood of certain illnesses and disease. A healthy diet can […]
HIV Survivorship
The Friends Center 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesLong-term survivors of HIV - those who were diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s - have lived through decades of challenging conditions and experienced many losses and traumas. Older adults living with HIV who were more recently diagnosed have similarly faced many challenges, including stigma around both age and HIV status. Despite the challenges, […]
Successful Aging with HIV
The Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany 330 S. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAccording to the CDC, people aged 50 and over account for an estimated 45% of Americans living with diagnosed HIV. Each year, National HIV & Aging Awareness Day calls attention to the experiences of these individuals and the resources needed to support people living with HIV as they age. Great medical advancements have made HIV […]