Janet Weinberg
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Janet Weinberg is the Chief Operating Officer of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC).

Ms. Weinberg is a recognized leader in the health, social justice and fundraising fields for over 25 years. AT GMHC she directs the day-to-day operations of this $31-million-a-year organization that provides direct health care services, HIV prevention and testing interventions, education, research, advocacy and public policy development.

Ms. Weinberg was previously the Senior Managing Director of Development and Legislative Funding at GMHC. Her duties included public and private solicitation of funds. One of her noteworthy successes was obtaining the organization's first-ever federal appropriation of $300,000, which provides much-needed support for crystal methamphetamine programming. Before joining GMHC in 2005, Ms. Weinberg was the Director of Development at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. Prior to her work in the AIDS and LGBT social justice movements, she practiced as an occupational therapist, which included managing over 1,000 therapists who worked in a range of settings.

Blog Entries by Janet Weinberg

Who's Minding the Kids?!

6 Comments | Posted November 23, 2011 | 16:50:00 (EST)

Recently I mentioned to a few people that we no longer have babies being born with HIV in New York. Yes, this is true. Routine screening for newborns born with HIV began in New York in 1997, and in 2010 there were a total of three babies born...

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Walk with Me: AIDS Walk New York 2011

Posted April 12, 2011 | 12:20:49 (EST)

We keep hearing that the AIDS crisis is over. Well, I am here to tell you it is not. Last week I went to the last memorial service to be held at our current location before the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) moves to its new home at 446 West...

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Change to Medicaid Drug Coverage in NY Budget Would Hurt People Living With HIV

Posted March 31, 2011 | 18:11:16 (EST)

Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) firmly opposed the state budget proposal to subject HIV anti-retrovirals, anti-psychotics, anti-rejection drugs and anti-depressants to prior approval. However, these medications were taken off the prior approval exemption list in the final New York budget. This means patients will need to seek approval from Medicaid...

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