AIDS Walk Ohio Aims to Raise Funds for HIV Programs (with Your Help!)

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Fact: a global pandemic can’t stop thousands of feet from walking. And AIDS Walk Ohio 2021 is counting on each and every one of us to embrace that truth.

Produced by Columbus-based Equitas Health , this year’s participants will each fundraise and complete a virtual 5K run/walk via a pandemic-friendly smartphone app. In the last eight years, the walk has raised over $2 million for AIDS service organizations in Ohio.

Of course, raising money isn’t the sole purpose of the event.

“This walk was birthed from a time where there was a lot of stigma attached to HIV,” says Heather Llewellyn, Director of Events and Donor Relations with Equitas Health. “It helps to create the awareness that, yes, HIV is still out there, but we’re doing our best to eradicate it.”

The Buckeye Flame spoke with Llewellyn about the history of the walk, the details of this year’s event, and, most importantly, how you can register to get involved. (Hint: go to AIDSWalkOhio.com .)

What’s the history of AIDS Walk Ohio? [The event] started years ago and was many different walks with different entities. Then Columbus AIDS Task Force (CATF) took it over in 1995. CATF rebranded as AIDS Resource Center Ohio, then rebranded again as Equitas Health . We’ve been organizing this walk since 1995, so this is our 26th year. Its official title is the Robert J. Fass AIDS Walk. Dr. Fass was one of the premier physicians on the front lines of the crisis in the 80s and the 90s. When the walk merged into one event, all those different entities wanted to make sure to continue his legacy through the walk.

What will the 2021 event be like? We began planning this event eight months ago when we were still deep into this pandemic. So, we had to pivot our plan and not do the traditional gathering again.

This year, we’re doing a virtual 5K run/walk that will all be hosted through an app. It’s really neat. You can go out and do your run anywhere in the world, and it will show you on the app where you are on the actual AIDS Walk course from years past. People have two weeks to complete their 5K—from April 29 to May 13. On May 13, we’re going to cap it all off at the South Drive-In Theatre in Columbus with a showing of the 2007 film, Hairspray .

What are your fundraising goals for this year? Our goal is about $250,000 to $275,000 this year. And we’re keeping a pretty good pace.

How does the money raised during AIDS Walk Ohio help people and communities? The money raised goes directly to our HIV programs at Equitas Health. It funds programs for HIV care and the health of the community.

But the walk also raises awareness. This event was birthed from a time where there was a lot of stigma attached to HIV. This walk helps break down that stigma. It helps create the awareness that, yes, HIV is still out there, but we’re doing our best to eradicate it.

There’s a campaign called U=U , and we lean on that a lot in the walk. It means “undetectable equals untransmittable.” That means if you know your status, can get it in control, and it’s undetectable, you cannot transmit the disease. And that’s the information that we are promoting now.

How can people get involved and register for the walk? If you register by April 16 , we’ll mail you a t-shirt and race bib and offer access to the app to track and share your progress. If you miss that date, you can still register or donate during the walk from April 29 to May 13. (And we can get a t-shirt mailed to you later.)

Do you think you’ll keep some of the virtual race elements in the future? Yes. If there’s a silver lining to COVID and the pandemic, it’s all of the innovation and creativity to keep people active. Last year, we just shut down completely. This year, we’ve found this happy medium. Next year, we’ll go back to gathering, but we’ll also offer the virtual side of things. So, it’s the best of all the worlds that collided during the pandemic. 🔥

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HIV-AIDS groups merging services

HIV and AIDS patients in 62 Ohio counties will be served by a single organization starting in July, when the Columbus AIDS Task Force and AIDS Resource Center Ohio merge.

The new nonprofit agency will keep the AIDS Resource Center Ohio name and continue to provide all the services offered by the two organizations. That includes HIV care, testing, prevention and advocacy across 70?percent of the state, including central Ohio.

The merger aims to strengthen those services and build upon them, said Bill Hardy, who directs the Resource Center in Dayton and will serve as CEO.

“For the clients ... if they notice any change at all, it will be for the better,” he said.

Leaders of the agencies say they hope that a united front also will bring in more money as they apply for grants, including those offered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Many AIDS organizations have been struggling financially. Last year was the first in seven that the Columbus AIDS Task Force ended the year in the black, said CEO Peggy Anderson, who will oversee programming after the merger.

A few years ago, “Things were so bad that we thought we might have to close our doors,” she said.

Hardy’s organization has strong administration and infrastructure, and the two together should be able to do more than they could on their own, Anderson said.

In all, the agency will employ about 80 people and have a $6 million budget.

Both Hardy and Anderson said this might one day lead to a nonprofit group that serves even more of Ohio.

As they worked on the merger, they looked often to Wisconsin, which has a statewide HIV/AIDS organization.

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Dayton, Columbus AIDS groups merge

DAYTON — Ohio’s two largest AIDS service organizations will combine to provide high quality, cost effective HIV/AIDS care under a single administrative structure, according to officials from the merged organization.

Dayton-based AIDS Resource Center Ohio and Columbus AIDS Task Force announced Monday that they will merge effective July 1. The new organization will retain the name AIDS Resource Center Ohio (ARC Ohio).

The move creates Ohio’s largest AIDS service organization, with a budget of $6 million and a service area covering 70 percent of the state. Offices in Dayton, Columbus, Lima, Mansfield, Toledo, Athens, Chillicothe and Newark will link more than 2,500 HIV-positive Ohioans to care, financial assistance and supportive services.

The merger is a “strategic business decision,” said Bill Hardy, director of ARC Ohio for more than 18 years, who will serve as chief executive.

The new organization will be more competitive in terms of fundraising, public policy and advocacy, Hardy said. “That is especially important in this economic time of great upheaval for the nonprofit community and especially for AIDS organizations like ours,” he said.

Peggy Anderson, chief executive for the Columbus AIDS Task Force, will oversee program operations for the new organization, which will provide HIV care, testing, prevention and advocacy in more than 60 Ohio counties.

The two organizations had similar histories, but served contiguous areas, Hardy said. “There will be no downsizing in terms of staff or programs or office locations,” he said.

The merger will not impact ARC Ohio’s regional fundraising events, which include Masquerage, Fleurs et Vin and RED: Reach, Empower, Dream. “If anything we want to make those events bigger and better than ever,” Hardy said.

The merger follows a yearlong assessment funded by the Columbus, Dayton and Toledo Community foundations.

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Now in its twenty-fourth year of service to the central Ohio community, the Columbus AIDS Task Force is a full service, community-based, non-profit AIDS organization providing comprehensive services, educational programs and an HIV testing program. CATF's mission is to fight the spread of HIV, reduce its transmission, stigma and the resulting discrimination through education and awareness, and provide quality services to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. CATF now has a full-time staff of 35, a volunteer base of approximately 500 volunteers and a total budget of $3.5 million. CATF primarily serves the seven counties making up the Central Ohio region; however, some of the programs serve Southeastern Ohio and other parts of the state. CATF is a United Way member agency and is nationally recognized as one of the top AIDS service organizations in the country.

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Michele Battle-Fisher, MPH Associate Director of Research

Michele Battle-Fisher (she, her, hers) leads the Equitas Health Institute’s research efforts to better the health of LGBTQ+ people and those left out or kept out of traditional healthcare. She has degrees in public health and African American studies from The Ohio State University. She also completed doctoral work in public health and communication studies. She now studies systems science at the doctoral level. Michele is a researcher and instructor at Temple University.

Before joining Equitas Health, she was an assistant program director and instructor at Wright State University’s Master of Public Health Program. She is still on the faculty as an adjunct assistant professor in Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine. Michele is the author of Application of Systems Thinking to Health Policy and Public Health Ethics – Public Health and Private Illness (Springer). Her book was recognized as a 2016 Doody’s Core Title and deemed vital to medical training. She belongs to the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science and is a Research Scholar for the Ronin Institute. Michele shared her expertise on systems science at the 2018 TEDxDartmouth. She has spent over 20 years in public service and teaching at the college level. She has worked for Ohio Medicaid, KidsOhio.org, Columbus AIDS Task Force, and Ohio University Heritage College of Medicine (HCOM). A native of Portsmouth, Ohio, Michele lives in Central Ohio with her spouse and two children.

Brittany Feeling Research Developer

Brittany Feeling (she, her, hers) is the Research Developer at the Equitas Health Institute. She does research, seeks grant funding, and builds partnerships with other research groups. Her research looks at the health disparities in the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. She received a Bachelor’s in Spanish with a public health minor and a Master’s of Public Health at The Ohio State University. Brittany is also a certified clinical medical assistant. Before joining the Institute, she worked in Equitas Health’s Sexual Health Clinic. She provided HIV/STI testing & treatment services and sexual health education. Brittany also has experience with program planning and implementation. She lives in Columbus, Ohio with her cat, Luna.

John Grove Instructional Design Program Manager

John Grove (he, him, his) is the Instructional Design Program Manager at the Equitas Health Institute where he develops learning formats aimed at reducing LGBTQ+ health disparities. Previously, he was the Program Manager for a healthcare client at Elevated. He administered educational products such as e-Learning modules, live courses, and webinars. Before that role, John was the Dean of Culture and Response to Intervention Manager at Breakthrough Public Schools in Cleveland, Ohio. His responsibilities included coaching educators in culturally responsive teaching and designing professional development sessions to advance student agency. Before that, he was the Unit Leader at DECA Prep in Dayton, Ohio, where he implemented a new curriculum. John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Berea College. A native of the Appalachian region in Kentucky, John resides in Dayton, Ohio.

Jan Huebenthal, PhD Associate Director of Education

Jan Huebenthal (he/him/his) is the Associate Director of Education at the Equitas Health Institute where he leads educational initiatives to reduce LGBTQ+ health disparities and build provider capacity. His portfolio in the Institute includes operational management of education services, contract execution, communication, speaking at educational events, and oversight of Continuing Education (CE) programs. Previously, he was the Assistant Director of the LGBT Center at Ohio University where he also taught in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Cutler Scholars programs. Jan holds a PhD in American Studies from William & Mary where he was a Michael R. Halleran Dissertation Fellow. His research focuses on the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and its attendant racial inequities. Jan’s writing has appeared in the Radical History Review (Duke University Press) and the European Journal of American Studies . A native of Germany and proud graduate of the Universität Bremen, Jan lives in Athens, Ohio, with his husband and their beagle mix Lobo.

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As the Lead Trainer for The Equitas Health Institute, Ramona Peel (she, her, hers) collaborates on creating the Institute’s training programs and leads the delivery of training to internal and external audiences. Ramona is also a Political Science Lecturer at the Newark branch of The Ohio State University. In addition, her lived experience as a trans woman informs and enriches her work.

Ramona has 17 years of classroom teaching experience, and her work was recognized by the Ohio State University Political Science Department in 2004 when they awarded her the Henry R. Spencer Award for Distinguished Teaching. Her varied background also includes social science research, broadcasting, and journalism. In April 2017, she was a contributor and guest editor for that month’s issue of (614) Magazine. In February 2018 she was featured in an article that ran in Harper’s Magazine. Her writing has appeared in PRIZM Magazine and the Ohio Family Physician Magazine.

Ramona has a B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from Western Washington University, where she graduated Cum Laude in 1997. She lives in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus and has two wonderful, supportive children. She is a lifelong Seattle Seahawks fan and Star Wars geek.

Lindsay Radomski Education Administrative Coordinator

Lindsay Radomski (she, her, hers) serves as the Education Administrative Coordinator, where she assists the team in efforts to improve the health and wellness of LGBTQ+ communities and medically underserved populations. Previously, she worked as the Administrative Specialist for Ohio University in the Department of Social and Public Health assisting with the Appalachia Rural Health Institute. Responsibilities included providing administrative support, conference planning, purchasing and daily operations, as well as teaching a learning community course for incoming undecided freshman in the College of Health Sciences to provide resources for success in college. While employed by Ohio University, she garnered recognition for her exemplary work as the 2018 December Classified Employee of the Month and the 2020 Women’s Center Hidden Gem Award. Lindsay earned a B.S. in Psychology from Ohio University with certificates in Diversity and Women & Gender Studies. She resides with her cat, Annabelle, in Columbus, Ohio.

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Stella Sheke is currently a Research Associate at the Equitas Health Institute where she performs research on various health disparities, impacting the LGBTQ+ community. She received her Master’s in Public Health from Ohio University (OU), and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Stella’s research focuses on addressing the health and well-being of minority populations. She has worked on multiple public health projects, focusing on the planning, promotion, execution, and implementation of research that addresses health disparities in communities disadvantaged by systemic racism and institutional bias. In addition to research, Stella has experience in the curriculum design and development of a variety of public health courses.

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In May of 2013, the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland became one of the first members of a new organizational experiment. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, seeking to expand it’s world class HIV/AIDS-focused healthcare and pharmacy services, embarked on a search to partner with organizations across the country who had demonstrated a commitment and success in working with those living with or at highest risk for HIV. AHF had heard of an organization in Northeast Ohio that had been addressing the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic since the very beginning.

Today, the AHF Federation is a consortium of AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) and community groups committed to HIV/AIDS education, prevention, advocacy, medical treatment and support for underserved populations across the nation. Through the collective, organizations work to build upon their regional knowledge, experience and operations within AHF’s innovative network of support to expand their capacity to meet the growing needs of people in the communities they serve.

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