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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Source LGBT+ Center successful Visalia held its 4th yearly Rainbow Run connected June 22 to rise consciousness and make resources for HIV.
Over 200 runners came retired to Mooney Grove Park to instrumentality portion successful the event, raising much than $26,000 for the center, organizers say.
“Many of you don't cognize HIV is inactive an issue,” said Nick Vargas, Co-founder and Director of Development astatine The Source LGBT+ Center. “But done the program's enactment and a caller grant, we are going to halt the dispersed of HIV.”
According to Fresno County statistics, implicit 2,000 radical are surviving with HIV oregon AIDS successful Fresno County.
Vargas said stopping that fig from increasing is imaginable done acquisition and safer enactment practices. He added that PrEP, a pre-exposure prophylaxis that is 99% effectual successful preventing HIV, promises to beryllium a ample portion of that solution.
The Source LGBT+ Center precocious received a $600,000 assistance for PrEP from the California Department of Public Health. Brian Poth, Co-founder and Executive Director astatine The Source LGBT+ Center, says their PrEP entree programme volition statesman successful July.
