18: Know Your Rights

How to discuss a criminal record in a job interview

  By: Louis Catania, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Every interview is nerve-racking. That's true for everybody. But if you have […]

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Where to Look for Jobs When You Have a Criminal Record

By: Louis Catania, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you have a criminal record, you already know the job search feels […]

08: Peer Support, 18: Know Your Rights

How to get a job with a criminal record

By: Louis Catania, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center A criminal record makes it harder to find work. No sense pretending otherwise. […]

18: Know Your Rights

Get pumped for Pride in June

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Fifty-two years ago, gay, queer, and trans* people […]

18: Know Your Rights

What ACT UP is, why it started—and why it must rise again

By: Louis Catania, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you’ve ever seen a protest demanding better healthcare or fair treatment for […]

08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health, 14: Sexual Identity, 18: Know Your Rights

Coping with uncertainty in the face of recent executive orders

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center We get it — things have been pretty […]

02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 09: Sex When Living with HIV, 18: Know Your Rights

HIV disclosure laws and anti-discrimination laws across the US: What you need to know

By: Louis Catania, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Say it after me: It’s wrong to be treated differently based on something […]

02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 12: Mental health, 18: Know Your Rights

Health benefits of animal therapy

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Animal-assisted therapy is a field that uses animals to help people deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), physical injuries, and other health […]

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Cómo las leyes contra la discriminación afectan a la comunidad LGBTQ de Ohio

Escrito por Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, trabajadora social de VIH en MetroHealth Medical Center y revisada médicamente por Ann K. Avery, MD, médica de enfermedades infecciosas en MetroHealth Medical Center Ver todos los blogs en […]

14: Sexual Identity, 15: Trans and HIV, 18: Know Your Rights

How discrimination laws affect Ohio's LGBTQ community

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center It’s legal for same-sex couples to get married. […]