AIDS

January 17
Best of the Fest: “Esther Newton Made Me Gay”
- Entertainment
I spent some time with cultural anthropologist Esther Newton before her sold-out screening for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. And it was such a delight to talk to her about subjects ranging from her passion for dogs to her fight for LGBTQ rights.

mthemovieguy
October 11
Desert AIDS Walk 2022 “Walk, Out Loud” Registration Opens
- Community
- News
Registration is open for the 2022 DAP Desert AIDS Walk. NBC Palm Springs’ Thalia Hayden and DAP Health spokesperson Steven Henke discuss the theme “WALK, OUT LOUD” and other specifics with supporting this cause.

Ceci Partridge
July 21July 21
DAP Expands to the East Valley, New Health Clinic and Retail Store
- Community
- Local
“When people shop, donate and volunteer, and also when they receive health care from DAP Indio; it’s a way for us to support a healthier and more vibrant community,” Brinkman said.

Ceci Partridge
October 27October 27
NBCares Silver Linings DAP Health AIDs Walk 2021
- NBCares
On Saturday, October 30, Desert AIDS Walk will be held in person at Ruth Hardy Park and continue through downtown Palm Springs.

Ceci Partridge
August 16August 16
COVID19 Boosters for Immunocompromised Welcomed by Coachella Valley Man
- Local
Fighting a deadly virus is nothing new for Rick Pantelle. He’s been fighting and managing a human immunodeficiency virus for more than 30 years. “You never forget the day that you find out you have H.I.V. And when I found out I had H.I.V.; people were dying every single day”. Pantelle eventually came to terms […]

Ceci Partridge
January 24January 24
Desert AIDS Project rebrands as DAP Health, expands services
- Local
In 1984, a group of volunteers founded Desert AIDS project to fight against the HIV epidemic. “It was an opportunity to provide health care to people, bring meals to people’s homes, and fight the isolation they were facing, and connect them with mental health professionals,” said David Brinkman, DAP Health’s CEO. Over the years, the […]

Olivia Sandusky
December 02December 03
NBCARES WORLD AIDS DAY
- NBCares
Desert AIDS Project has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring its patients get the care they need. In honor of World Aids Day, Desert Aids Project C.E.O. David Brinkman shares how the organization is preparing for the future. He also mentions how we can all help our community with this NBCares.

Ceci Partridge
September 29September 30
Palm Springs man cured of HIV/AIDS dies of leukemia
- Local
Timothy Ray Brown, the Palm Springs resident who was the first person to be cured of HIV/AIDS has died. Brown’s partner, Tim Hoeffgen, confirmed to NBC Palm Springs that Brown died shortly after 3:00 Tuesday afternoon in their Palm Springs home, not of HIV or AIDS, but of leukemia. Timothy Brown was living in Berlin […]

DAN ADAMS

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