COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITIES TO END STIGMA
Mission, Vision, and Values
AVOL Kentucky’s mission is to collaborate with communities to END the stigma associated with HIV and other chronic health conditions in Kentucky.
Our work strives for:
Increasing the number of people living with HIV who know their HIV status
Reducing the number of Kentuckians with newly acquired HIV
Increasing the number of people living with HIV connected to medical care
Increasing the number of people living with HIV who are virally suppressed
Eliminating disparities in HIV outcomes
Services Overview
The tools available today to fight HIV are more effective than ever. We now know that people living with extremely low levels of HIV will not pass the virus along to others. This “viral suppression” involves many factors, the most important of which is that persons living with HIV remain engaged in medical care and medication adherence. Our housing, support and empowerment services have proven to reinforce and support medical adherence, leading to viral suppression. PrEP, an effective daily pill taken to prevent the transmission of HIV, is becoming increasingly accessible. Through these elements and traditional tried and true approaches like increasing access to testing, advocating condom use, education, reducing barriers, and raising awareness, together, WE CAN End HIV in Kentucky.
Upcoming Event
HeartStrings: Affordable Housing, Healthy Living
When?
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Where?
Marriott City Center
Description
Nursing and Social Work CEUs available Contact Jon@avolky.org for invoicing and scholarship options. HeartStrings 2025 is AVOL Kentucky’s mid-winter Spring breakfast event highlighting the vital connection between housing and good health. We look forward to having you join us – we need you; we have a lot of building to do! 
Breakfast starts at 7:00 AM; the program begins shortly after 7:30 AM.
Individual Ticket: $60
Table of 8: $480
Contact
Jon Parker 859-225-3000 x1026 jon@avolky.org