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Kenyon Farrow

  • Vice President of Policy, Point Source Youth
Cleveland Heights, New York
Covers:  HIV, STD and other infectious diseases, health care and public health, public policy and social safety net issues. LGBTQ and Racial Justice issues as well.

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More than Voguing, the Ballroom Community Is Fighting a Crystal Meth Epidemic in New York City

More than Voguing, the Ballroom Community Is Fighting a Crystal Meth Epidemic in New York City

TheBody.com — While the ballroom community has become known worldwide for the creativity it displays at the self-organized competitions where houses compete for trophies and prizes, it also organizes when its members are suffering.

To 'End the HIV Epidemic,' Activists Demand That Officials Involve Community in Planning

To 'End the HIV Epidemic,' Activists Demand That Officials Involve Community in Planning

TheBody.com — In a sign of growing frustration with the rollout of the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic plan, dozens of activists stormed the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA) opening plenary session on Sept. 5 to demand that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) better involve community in decision-making around the goals and implementation of the plan.

No, Dr. Sebi Did Not Have the Cure for HIV -- Despite Nipsey Hussle's Planned Documentary

No, Dr. Sebi Did Not Have the Cure for HIV -- Despite Nipsey Hussle's Planned Documentary

TheBody.com — After rapper Nipsey Hussle's death in 2019, there's been a lot of internet chatter about a person known as Dr. Sebi, who claimed to have the cure for HIV, herpes, and a number of other conditions. He died in 2016 and certainly had no known cure for HIV or anything else.

Reading Race in 1990s HIV Theater and Film

Reading Race in 1990s HIV Theater and Film

TheBody.com — My interview with comparative lit scholar (and my cousin), Danielle Fuentes Morgan, PhD.

Researchers Discuss Ethics and Privacy Concerns About the Growing Field of HIV Adherence Monitori...

Researchers Discuss Ethics and Privacy Concerns About the Growing Field of HIV Adherence Monitori...

TheBodyPro.com — The United States HIV response is moving toward a strategy to increase viral suppression as a means to measure success in improving health outcomes for people with HIV, and to help curb new HIV transmissions. But until we have long-acting antiretrovirals that are easy to implement, the ability to maintain the once-a-day pill regimen will be a challenge for some proportion of the population.

Obamacare Health Plans Increase HIV Viral Suppression Rates Better Than Ryan White Drug Coverage

Obamacare Health Plans Increase HIV Viral Suppression Rates Better Than Ryan White Drug Coverage

TheBodyPro.com — People with HIV who received health insurance coverage through a qualified health plan (QHP) from the Affordable Care Act marketplace had higher rates of viral suppression than people who only received HIV drugs covered directly through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), according to a new study presented at the IDWeek conference on Oct.

Black Women in Atlanta Need More PrEP Access. Researchers and Advocates Are Working to Make This ...

Black Women in Atlanta Need More PrEP Access. Researchers and Advocates Are Working to Make This ...

TheBodyPro.com — One of the issues that cisgender women HIV advocates have long discussed is the concept of "risk." In most cases, public health epidemiologists use the term to characterize the likelihood of something happening -- such as risk of heart attack, diabetes, or HIV.

Using HIV to Justify Immigration Bans Isn't New. Here's the 35-Year History.

Using HIV to Justify Immigration Bans Isn't New. Here's the 35-Year History.

TheBody.com —