Medical Advocacy & Outreach (MAO) has been fortunate to generate much attention from the media over the past 30+ years. Should you see an article about MAO, you are invited to share a copy via e-mail with our Manager of Communications and Marketing. Often, MAO is not aware until articles are shared by supporters or by media contacts.
Enjoy the links to some of the recent articles and media shares about MAO below:
July 26, 2021 – Medscape.com
When It Comes to Young Women, Regular Check-Ins Support Ongoing PrEP Use
March 2021 ISSUE – The American Academy of HIV Medicine (HIV Specialist)
(Pages 26 – 29)
Telemedicine in the Deep South
AUGUST 5, 2020 – The American South, The Tennessian, USA Today
In the rural South, telehealth is giving patients a needed lifeline during the pandemic
JUNE 9, 2020 – The American Journal of Managed Care® Online
HIV, COVID-19, and Telehealth: Where Do We Go From Here, Panel Asks
MAY/JUNE 2020 ISSUE, Published June 26, 2020 – PA (Positively Aware) (Pages 26 – 28)
THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY: How telehealth is taking HIV care into new territory
JUNE 2020 ISSUE, Published May 18, 2020 – POZ Magazine (Page 7)
Service During COVID-19: A Snapshot of HIV providers responding to the new pandemic
MAY 15, 2020 – The Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today
Federal coronavirus response pushes funds to Alabama telehealth expansions.
Repeated in variation in
- Government Technology – FCC Grant Funds to Bolster Telehealth Expansion in Alabama
- Governing: The Future of States and Localities – Alabama Telehealth Gets Coronavirus Boost of $1 Million
APRIL 17, 2020 – POZ Magazine Online
Can You Get HIV Services During COVID-19?
APRIL 9, 2020 – PLUS Magazine Online
Why HIV Organizations Are Dropping ‘AIDS’ [from their names]
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 – The Crimson White, University of Alabama
Ahead of legislation push, in-state students share sex-ed stories
FEBRUARY 7, 2020 – The Daily Advertiser/USA Today – The American South
HIV treatment is available. Why have at-risk black women been left out of the conversation?
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 – The Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today
HIV advocacy group pioneers telehealth model in rural Alabama
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 – POZ Magazine – Online
$7M HIV Initiative to Help Underserved People in the Southeast
These three grantees will launch programs thanks to the Merck Foundation’s “HIV Care Connect.”
AUGUST 12, 2019 – AL.com – Online
Providers want to find and stamp out HIV in rural Alabama
AUGUST 11, 2019 – AL.com – Online
Medical advances still haven’t stopped HIV epidemic in Alabama
AUGUST 5, 2019 – STATELINE, A Web Publication of The Pew Charitable Trusts
There Aren’t Enough Doctors to Treat HIV in the South
JUNE 14, 2019 – Associated Press
CDC director praises Alabama HIV clinic ahead of campaign
Reprinted in variation in/on the following and other mediums:
- Channel 42, CBS
- WVTM13, NBC
- WFMZ-TV/Channel 69 (serving Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey)
- WSBTV, Channel 2, Atlanta (Link no longer available from source.)
- KCTV, Channel 5, Kansas
- WUGA – University of Georgia
- WBHM/90.3, Birmingham
- KTAR News, 92.5, Arizona
- Washington Post
- The New York Times
- US News & World Report
- Chicago Tribune (Link no longer available from source.)
- The News Courier, Athens & Limestone County
- Alabama Daily News
- Killian Daily Herald, Killian, TX
- Southeastern Missourian, Southern Missouri
- The Oklahoman, Oklahoma
- The Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News, Canton, GA
- New Haven Register, New Haven, CT
JUNE 14, 2019 – The Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today
With federal push, advocates hope to combat HIV infections in rural Alabama
JULY/AUGUST 2018 ISSUE, Published June 12, 2018 – PLUS Magazine (pages 20 – 25)
This Alabama HIV Organization Uses Southern Hospitality
APRIL 2018 ISSUE – River Region Living Magazine (page 24 – Dr. Dill)
Honoring the River Region’s Women of Achievement
MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2018 ISSUE – Alabama Nurse, Vol. 5, Issue 1
Copeland Care Clinic / Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by Bretia Gordon, PrEP Coordinator
FEBRUARY 8, 2018 – WSFA TV12
HIV awareness conference kicks off in Prattville
FEBRUARY 8, 2018 – AlabamaNews.Net
Breaking Barriers Summit Seeks to Increase HIV and HEP C Awareness
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE – VIP Dothan (page 42 and page 43)
DECEMBER 5, 2017 – WTVY 4/WRGX
Local organization holds World AIDS Day remembrance ceremony
DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE – VIP Dothan (page 64)
Community Leaders Join MAO for 30th Anniversary Open House in Dothan
DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE – ALMetro360 (River Region Living) (Page 48)
Community Leaders Join MAO for 30th Anniversary Open House
(The associated web link is no longer available from the media source. We apologize for any inconvenience.)
OCTOBER 11, 2017 – Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the U.S. Congress
OCTOBER 2017 – River Region Living (page 31)
MAO Celebrates 30 Years with Annual Tread Red Walk and Fun Run
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 – The Montgomery Advertiser
Patients with HIV, AIDS, served at new MAO Dental Clinic
SEPTEMBER 2017 ISSUE, Published August 13, 2017 – POZ Magazine (page 9)
Outreach in Alabama – MAO Turns 30
JUNE 27, 2017 – WTVY 4
Dothan’s Medical Advocacy and Outreach observes National HIV Testing Day – Article
Dothan’s Medical Advocacy and Outreach observes National HIV Testing Day – Video
JUNE 13, 2017 – Pew Charitable Trust Web Blog, Stateline
Fighting AIDS in the Deep South: Glimmers of Hope
APRIL 2017 ISSUE, Volume V, Issue 11 – The Cornerstone Message, The Official Organ of the M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F&AM of Alabama ( page 15)
AUGUST 30, 2016 – Global Partnership for Telehealth
MAY 16, 2015 – The Dothan Eagle
HIV/AIDS cases increase in Houston County
NOVEMBER 8, 2014 – NBC TV12
AIDS outreach organization reacts to pastor’s confession
JUNE 24, 2014 – AL.com
Medical AIDS Outreach reaching patients in rural Alabama through telemedicine
APRIL 30, 2014 – The Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama AIDS telemedicine program reaches nation’s capital
APRIL 22, 2014 – The Montgomery Advertiser
Rural HIV patients linked to medical care
NOVEMBER 14, 2014 – The Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery AIDS Outreach opens Distance Learning Center
2013 – NBC TV12
Medical Aids Outreach of AL CEO sees hope for patients, Obamacare
2012 – ABC TV10
AIDS in Alabama put in national spotlight
OCTOBER 9, 2012 – Midtown Montgomery Living
MAO: A Quarter of a Century of Service
July 20, 2012 – The Washington Post
The South is the epicenter of new HIV infections in the United States
DECEMBER 6, 2011 – GLOBEMED
Montgomery AIDS Outreach: Providing HIV/AIDS care in rural Alabama
(The associated web link is no longer available from the media source. We apologize for any inconvenience.)
JULY 30, 2008 – WTVY.com