From the Tallahassee Democrat: In 2025, HIV is no longer a death sentence, but that wasn’t the case when Big Bend Cares began this work 40 years ago in 1985. Thanks to medical advances and comprehensive care, people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives. Yet here in our community, HIV/AIDS remains a significant…
Overview Big Bend Cares (BBC), a nonprofit AIDS Service Organization serving the 8-county Big Bend Region, seeks proposals to assist the organization with developing a comprehensive, 3-year Strategic Plan in collaboration with the Board of Directors and Staff. Introduction of Big Bend Cares Our Mission To advance community wellness for all by providing comprehensive care…
From the Tallahassee Democrat: Big Bend Cares began at a time when fear and stigma latched on to a vicious disease that bore the misnomer as “the gay man’s disease.” The AIDS epidemic stole the lives of more than 100,000 U.S. residents in the 1980s and deaths soared to nearly half a million by the…
From The Body Pro: Health care providers have long worried about patients turning to Dr. Google for medical advice, fearing the reliability of the answers they find online. Now, a new issue is emerging: the rise of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which can provide quick medical answers but sometimes deliver misinformation with an air of…
Big Bend Cares / Care Point is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary of providing comprehensive care and promoting sexual health for individuals with HIV/AIDS across the eight-county region surrounding Tallahassee. As part of this milestone, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce Amber R. Tynan as the agency’s next CEO. Following a nationwide…