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Series: 1. Advocacy: State, Local, and Federal Government, 1989-2001
Biography/History: From the earliest days of the AIDS epidemic, Vivent Health believed it was essential to include government advocacy as a major part of its mission. The government response to AIDS was initially slow and minimal which required strong, effective advocacy to increase funding and ensure enlightened AIDS policies by government at the state, local, and federal levels. ARCW focused its advocacy efforts on securing and increasing government funding to help build a comprehensive system of HIV prevention, care and treatment services throughout Wisconsin. ARCW's lobbying began with the State Legislature, Governor and the State Department of Health Services and soon extended to the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and other county governments.
Subseries: State Government, 1989-2001

Biography/History
1989-1991 State Budget

ARCW proposed and lobbied for the Wisconsin AIDS Initiative, a proposal that for the first time would provide state funding to support HIV/AIDS patients through a statewide centralized case management system called Life Care Services. ARCW won bipartisan support for the proposal.


1991-1993 State Budget

ARCW won support for a $150,000 grant to the Wisconsin AIDS Research Consortium for HIV clinical drug trial research, and for an increase in Life Care Services funding to $1.8 million. To increase the effectiveness of AIDS advocacy, ARCW formed the Wisconsin AIDS Response Network (WARN) comprised of all AIDS Service Organizations in the state.


1993-1995 State Budget

ARCW worked with the Secretary of the Department of Health Services and the Governor to establish new funding in the state budget for early medical intervention services for HIV patients. $680,000 was approved for AIDS Service Organizations to provide physical health assessments, mental health screenings and laboratory testing. This was the first health care-related funding from the state for AIDS Service Organizations. ARCW lobbied for and won an increase of $420,000 in Life Care Services funding. In total, AIDS funding in this state budget increased by $1.1 million and the Life Care Services biennial funding rose to a total of $2.4 million, double the amount initially set for the program in the 1989-1991 state budget.


1995-1997 State Budget

In the 1995-1997 biennial state budget, ARCW lobbied successfully to avoid cuts to AIDS funding and with strong bi-partisan support won a surprising unanimous vote on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to increase Life Care Services funding by $223,000 or 7%.


1997-1999 State Budget

In 1997, ARCW expanded the WARN system to involve citizen advocates from throughout the state. It created AIDS Action Wisconsin and urged concerned citizens to join in advocating for responsive AIDS policies. These advocates were very helpful to ARCW as it lobbied for and won AIDS funding increases in the 1997-1999 biennial budget.


1999-2001 State Budget

In 1999, ARCW held the first AIDS lobby day at the State Capitol with 123 AIDS Action Wisconsin advocates participating. Their advocacy helped ARCW win support for a $300,000 increase in state prevention funding and a $200,000 increase in Life Care Services funding in the 1999-2001 biennial budget.


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Budget, 1989-1991
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Budget, 1991-1993
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Budget, 1993-1995
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HIV Testing Legislation, 1993-1995
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Budget, 1995-1997
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Budget, 1997-1999
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Budget, 1999-2001
Subseries: City of Milwaukee, 1989-2001

Biography/History
1994 City of Milwaukee Budget

ARCW initiated its advocacy for City of Milwaukee AIDS funding in 1993 with a $190,000 AIDS funding proposal entitled the Milwaukee AIDS Initiative. ARCW recruited five other agencies providing AIDS services in Milwaukee to join a coalition with ARCW to secure and receive City funding through the Milwaukee AIDS Initiative. HIV services to be funded by the initiative included HIV education and prevention outreach, testing, and case management, food services, housing services, and legal services. Despite initial opposition from Mayor John Norquist, the proposal was eventually funded.


1995 City of Milwaukee Budget

In the 1995 city budget, ARCW advocacy was required when the Personnel and Finance Committee of the Common Council cut $69,200 in historic ARCW AIDS prevention funding from the budget. Following an intensive lobby effort with Council members, ARCW won a major victory to restore the proposed cut and also to retain the Milwaukee AIDS Initiative.


1997 City of Milwaukee Budget

In the 1997 city budget ARCW lobbied for a new funding initiative called the Milwaukee Partnership to Stop AIDS which would bring the City of Milwaukee into partnership with Milwaukee County, the State of Wisconsin, and private sector donors in a comprehensive prevention strategy to reduce HIV infection among the Milwaukee’s 6,000 injection drug users. In total, it was a $1 million program with the City of Milwaukee contributing new funding of $100,000. The Common Council and the Mayor eventually supported an additional $50,000 in AIDS funding for the Milwaukee AIDS Initiative, bringing its total funding to $240,000.


Cryptosporidium Crisis

In spring 1993 the City of Milwaukee experienced a severe contamination of its drinking water with cryptosporidium causing extreme gastrointestinal and diarrheal illness for 400,000 residents. During the crisis, 92 AIDS patients died.

ARCW provided its clients with clean water, and advised them not to drink Milwaukee tap water and to monitor their health in collaboration with Milwaukee area physicians. ARCW also worked with Milwaukee’s City Health Department, Common Council, and Mayor to secure their acknowledgement of the life-threatening nature of cryptosporidiosis for AIDS patients and their cooperation in offering specific recommendations for avoiding and managing cryptosporidiosis among immune compromised individuals.


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Budget, 1994
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Budget, 1995
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Budget, 1997
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Cryptosporidium Crisis, 1993-1994
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Cryptosporidium Crisis, Miller Brewing Company, Emergency Drinking Water Bottle, 1993-1994
Physical Description: 32 oz. glass bottle 
Subseries: Milwaukee County, 1995-2000
Biography/History

ARCW extended its advocacy to Milwaukee County in 1994 which resulted in $50,000 of funding for AIDS prevention in the 1995 budget.

The 1997 budget included funding for the Stop Teen AIDS program that focused on reducing HIV infection among high risk youth. During this budget cycle, ARCW also took steps to reduce HIV transmission among gay and bisexual men and reduce public sex activity in Milwaukee County parks.

ARCW advocated for funding to support its Lifepoint clean needle exchange program in the 1999 County Budget. Despite the support of the County Executive and the Finance and Audit Committee of the County Board, the full County Board narrowly voted to remove the $100,000 funding from the budget.

The following year ARCW broadened its Milwaukee County budget request by integrating the needle exchange program with a new HIV & Hepatitis C Prevention & Drug Treatment Harm Reduction initiative. ARCW affirmed that county funding would not be used to purchase needles, but would be used to fund an increase in ARCW prevention and needle exchange staff. With this assurance, the County Executive and the County Board provided $100,000 of funding for the expanded harm reduction prevention program for injection drug users.

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Budget, Funding for Prevention and Legal Assistance, 1995
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Budget, Increased Prevention Funding for Stop Teen AIDS and Plan for Public Sex Environment Outreach, 1997
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Budget, Funding for Needle Exchange, 1999
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Needle Exchange, 1991-1998
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Needle Exchange, Commemorative Hypodermic Needle, undated
Physical Description: Hypodermic needle pin with red ribbon 
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Budget, Increased Prevention Funding for Intravenous Drug User Harm Reduction, 2000
Subseries: Kenosha County, 1994-1997
Biography/History: ARCW advocacy was initiated in Kenosha County in 1994. In 1997 the Kenosha County Department of Social Services voted to provide funding to ARCW for HIV prevention and to work in collaboration with other Kenosha County agencies serving high-risk youth.
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Budget, 1994-1997
Subseries: State Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) Authority, 1989-2001
Biography/History: In 2008 the Board of Directors of the State Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP) adopted a highly discriminatory policy that singled out HIV patients from all other patients in its medication payment policies. ARCW officials opposed the policy.
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HIRSP Discrimination Against AIDS/HIV Patients, 2007-2010
Subseries: Miscellaneous, 1989-1999
Abstract: Contents consist primarily of correspondence related to state funding of HIV/AIDS initiatives.
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Miscellaneous, 1989-1999
Subseries: Federal Government, 1990-1999
Subseries: Ryan White Care Act, 1993-1999
Biography/History

ARCW advocacy with the federal government began with participation on the Board of Directors of the national AIDS Action Council whose mission is to bring AIDS public policy advocacy to Congress and the Executive branch. From 1992 to 1996, ARCW President and CEO Doug Nelson was a member of the board of directors of the AIDS Action Council. ARCW COO Mike Gifford served on the board from 1997 to 2002. This participation engaged ARCW in federal government advocacy with significant influence in the development of the national AIDS policy agenda and its implementation by the federal government.

Congress enacted the Ryan White CARE Act in 1990 to improve the availability of care for low-income, uninsured, and under-insured people with HIV. The funding formulas in the legislation awarded significantly more AIDS funding to a few large cities hardest hit by the AIDS crisis—San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and others—and less funding to those with fewer AIDS cases.

When the legislation was up for reauthorization in 1994, ARCW examined the funding formulas and discovered that some states received up to $4,000 more per AIDS case than Wisconsin. As a member of the AIDS Action Council, ARCW urged a change in the funding formulas to achieve more equitable Ryan White funding per AIDS case throughout the country. Large AIDS service organizations (ASOs) from high-funded states, however, were in control of the Council and consistently opposed ARCW-recommended changes.

In its quest for equitable AIDS funding, ARCW organized the Campaign for Fairness, a national coalition of ASOs in 47 states that supported equitable funding. Representing the Campaign, ARCW leaders Doug Nelson and Mike Gifford made the case for equitable funding to Congress and the Clinton Administration. Two years of advocacy resulted in a Congressional victory for more equitable funding formulas. When President Clinton signed the Ryan White CARE Act in 1996, the new equitable formulas allocated millions more in AIDS funding for HIV services throughout the nation.

103rd Congress, 1993-1995
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104th Congress, 1995-1997
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104th Congress, 1995-1997
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106th Congress, 1997-1999
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Background, 1990-1994
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Background, 1990-1994
Subseries: Federal Housing, 1997-1999
Abstract: In 1997, ARCW led a national effort to restore housing funds for non-urban areas in the Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) program. The formula was changed and the funds were restored and the improved bill was signed by President Clinton.
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Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA), 1997
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State of AIDS Forum, 1997
Subseries: Medicaid Expansion, 1994-1997
Biography/History: ARCW lobbied the federal Health Care Financing Administration to expand the Medicaid program to include low-income, newly diagnosed individuals with HIV disease. With costly new HIV treatments patients needed early medical intervention to avoid progression to AIDS, to remain healthy and to avoid intensive and costly AIDS treatments. By changing the Medicaid eligibility policy to eliminate the disability requirement and to expand coverage to all low income HIV patients, Medicaid would help to assure HIV patient access to essential care thus reducing progression to AIDS and treatments that would be costly for Medicaid.
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ACRW and AIDS Action Council Advocacy, 1996-1997
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Medicaid Background, 1994, 1996
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Surveys of Health Care Access, 1997
Series: 2. Annual Reports, 1989-2019
Scope and Content Note: Reports give information on Vivent Health services, the financial performance of Vivent Health through its annual audited financial statements, recognition of donors for their financial contributions, and a message from Vivent Health president and CEO and chair of the board of directors. Annual reports demonstrate the growth of Vivent Health, its development as a statewide agency, the major increase in HIV patients and clients served, and the significant expansion of HIV services that occurred.
Annual Reports, 1989-1998, 2000-2008
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Physical Description: 438 digital files (10 GB) 
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Annual Reports, 2009-2019
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Physical Description: 112 digital files (2.20 GB) 
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Series: 3. Audio/Visual Material, 1990-2005
Subseries: AIDS Issues and Services
Scope and Content Note: Video recordings of television interviews, news coverage, feature stories, and public service announcements on AIDS issues, along with professionally produced educational and promotional videos on AIDS and Vivent Health.
AIDS in Milwaukee, News Feature, 1990
Abstract: City of Milwaukee Cable TV interviews ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Paul Nannis on the state of AIDS in Milwaukee with a focus on AIDS prevention, HIV testing, and services for people with AIDS.

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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 5 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 5 min.) 
AIDS Prevention, News Feature, 2003
Abstract: WITI-TV in Milwaukee produced this feature news report on the unique ARCW AIDS prevention program called The Bag Boyz. This program included dozens of gay volunteers who would regularly visit gay bars and gay pride celebrations distributing literature on AIDS prevention, distributing condoms, encouraging HIV testing, and answering questions on HIV issues.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 3 min., 24 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (3 min., 24 sec.) 
AIDS-The Quiet Secret, 2005
Abstract: This is a Milwaukee Public Television special production that focuses on the challenges of living with AIDS as discussed by four HIV patients: Tracey Whitmore, Dale Lyn Brewster, Maurice Jenkins, and David Kierstyn. Topics include the increasing number of women living with HIV, successful HIV treatment, prevention strategies, and the importance of mental health support. Participants include ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, Milwaukee Health Commissioner Bevan Baker, ARCW physician David Fisk, MD, ARCW manager of Lifepoint needle exchange Johnson Banks, Red Cross AIDS advocate Darrel Davidson, author of the book On The Down Low J.L. King, and ARCW Behavioral Health Director Karen Godferson.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 2 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 2 min.) 
ARCW Buddy Program, News Feature 1990
Abstract: Milwaukee WITI-TV News anchor Nancy Chandler produced this feature story on the system of emotional support that is provided to HIV clients of ARCW through its buddy program. Participants include HIV patient Jerry Smith, his buddy and emotional support volunteer Barbara Erickson and ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson. The video includes footage of the Milwaukee House, the ARCW residence for HIV patients where Jerry Smith lived.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 2 min., 55 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (2 min., 55 sec.) 
ARCW, News Coverage, 1996
Abstract: This video contains cumulative segments of Milwaukee television news coverage of ARCW during the month of November 1996. Issues covered include the opening of Garden View Apartments (the ARCW housing facility for families with HIV disease), HIV home testing, the ARCW Dental Clinic, the 2000th AIDS death in Milwaukee, ARCW AIDS prevention programs, and HIV and the blood supply.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 3 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 3 min.) 
ARCW, News Coverage, 1998
Abstract: This video is cumulative segments of television news coverage of ARCW during 1998 by stations in Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay. Issues covered include needle exchange, HIV testing, cooperative therapies for HIV patients, Wisconsin AIDSline, Milwaukee's cryptosporidium crisis, and AIDS Walk Wisconsin.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 41 min., 18 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (41 min., 18 sec.) 
The Beginning of the End, 1992
Abstract: This is the first professionally produced video for ARCW that includes discussion of the early days of AIDS, services provided for people with AIDS, prevention services and the challenges of living with AIDS. Participants include ARCW clients, ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, Case Manager Beth Hancock, and volunteer Neil Albrecht.

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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 14 min., 49 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (14 min., 49 sec.) 
Citizen Politics and HIV/AIDS, 1994
Abstract: This video is partial coverage of an AIDS Conference held in Green Bay, Wisconsin for HIV prevention, care and treatment professionals and AIDS advocates. ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson is the keynote speaker for the conference explaining the public policy advocacy system of ARCW and how best to organize and advocate for support and funding from public officials on the federal, state, and local levels of government.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 48 min., 13 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (48 min., 13 sec.) 
Cryptosporidium News Reports, 1995
Abstract: WISN-TV and WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee have evening news reports on five new cases of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Seth Foldy and ARCW Deputy Executive Director Mike Gifford are interviewed. Gifford explains the action taken by ARCW to help protect HIV patients from cryptosporidium infection.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 5 min., 15 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (5 min., 15 sec.) 
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Focus on the Negative, undated
Physical Description: 1 digital file (30 sec.) 
Green Bay Packer Award to ARCW, 2002
Abstract: This video is of an award ceremony by the Green Bay Packers Foundation during which 10 Community Quarterback Awards are presented to organizations providing outstanding community services. ARCW received three of the ten awards including the top award of $10,000 that was accepted with moving remarks by ARCW volunteer and HIV client Troy Tylack.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 8 min., 3 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (8 min., 3 sec.) 
Lifepoint Needle Exchange, Live Talk Back, 1994
Abstract: Television Wisconsin Network in Madison produced a special report on the beginning of the ARCW Lifepoint needle exchange program in Madison. ARCW Director of Public Policy Mike Gifford explains Lifepoint and responds to questions on the program's capacity to reduce HIV infection among injection drug users.
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 60 min.) 
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 8 min., 41 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (8 min., 41 sec.) 
Lifepoint Needle Exchange, News Feature, 1995
Abstract: Milwaukee Public Television produced this news feature on the operation of the ARCW Lifepoint needle exchange program, its harm reduction approach to AIDS prevention, and the success of the program during its first year. It includes interviews with injection drug users who benefit from the program, Lifepoint staff Johnson Banks and Carmelita Gregory, ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, and an editorial comment from Terry Boughner, Editor of the Wisconsin Light, an LGBT newspaper.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 28 min., 53 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (28 min., 53 sec.) 
Medical Detectives, the Learning Channel, 1995
Abstract: This is a documentary produced by the national cable Learning Channel TV on the cryptosporidium water crisis in Milwaukee. It occurred in 1993. Over 100 people with AIDS died from contaminated drinking water because their weakened immune systems were unable to eliminate the cryptosporidium parasite. Participants include ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist, and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Paul Nannis.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 24 min., 51 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (24 min., 51 sec.) 
Milwaukee's Talking: AIDS and Health Providers, 1991
Abstract: This WISN-TV program is before a live audience in Milwaukee and focuses on the issues of mandatory HIV testing of health care workers and whether they are obligated to disclose their HIV status to their patients. Participants include ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, Cero Hetsko, MD, Attorney Craig Parshall, and Attorney Thomas Krutkowski.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 55 min., 50 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (55 min., 50 sec.) 
Milwaukee's Talking: AIDS in the Classroom, 1991
Abstract: This WISN-TV program is before a live audience in Milwaukee and focuses on AIDS education. Participants include ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, Brian Buggy, MD, HIV patient Dawn Wolff and her sons Nile and Sean Wolff.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 55 min., 50 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (55 min., 50 sec.) 
One More Day: A Family Living with AIDS, 1992
Abstract: This video focuses on how one family living with AIDS manages the many challenges of the disease with the knowledge that lives will be soon end. The family consists of Dawn Wolff, a woman with AIDS, her son Nile who has AIDS and another son Sean who does not have AIDS. Dawn was an AIDS advocate and educator during the early years of the AIDS epidemic. The video is narrated and produced by Neil Willenson, Executive Director of Camp Heartland.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 38 min., 55 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
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Physical Description: 1 digital file (38 min., 55 sec.) 
Sunday Night with Mike Gousha, 1997
Abstract: WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee produced this news program featuring an interview with ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson by news anchor Mike Gousha. Topics discussed include the AIDS death rate, new HIV treatments, ARCW's Lifepoint needle exchange program, and the ARCW's AIDS prevention strategy of distributing condoms in Milwaukee parks.

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Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 23 min., 50 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Issues_and_Services\
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Physical Description: 1 digital file (23 min., 50 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDSline PSA, 1993
Abstract: WVTV-TV in Milwaukee produced this public service announcement that promotes the Wisconsin AIDSline which is a statewide AIDS telephone hotline staffed by trained volunteers providing explanations on HIV issues and referrals for HIV testing and treatment. ARCW operates the Wisconsin AIDSline in collaboration with the CDC National AIDS hotline.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 59 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
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Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 sec.) 
Subseries: ARCW Special Events: AIDS Walk Wisconsin, 1991-2000
Arrangement of the Materials: Videos are listed in chronological order.
Biography/History: AIDS Walk Wisconsin is organized by Vivent Health, is held in Milwaukee and is the largest AIDS fundraiser in Wisconsin. It is an annual event, established in 1990, at which thousands of walkers raise pledges that support AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services in Wisconsin. From the beginning there have been well known personalities such as public officials, sports stars and actors as honorary chairs selected each year to help promote the Walk. In the early years a breakfast was held with a program featuring the honorary chairs and corporate sponsors of the Walk. Wisconsin AIDS Walk was the original name of the event which was changed to AIDS Walk Wisconsin along with the addition of a run for those preferring to run rather than walk the route.
A Celebration of Life: Wisconsin AIDS Walk, 1991
Abstract: This video is the first AIDS Walk promotional video that was produced and includes footage of the very first AIDS Walk in 1990 along with testimonials from corporate sponsor Aurora Health Care, state legislators Tim Carpenter and David Clarenbach, and ARCW Board of Directors Chair Sharon Otto.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 10 min., 50 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
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Physical Description: 1 digital file (10 min., 50 sec.) 
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A Celebration of Life: Wisconsin AIDS Walk, undated
Physical Description: 1 digital file (5 min., 49 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDS Walk PSA, 1991
Abstract: This public service announcement was prepared for airing on Wisconsin television stations to promote participation in the AIDS Walk.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 37 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (37 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDS Walk PSA, 1992
Abstract: This public service announcement entitled "A Celebration of Life" was produced by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee to promote participation in the 1992 AIDS Walk. Honorary Chairs, Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor and his wife Linda Molitor are featured along with WTMJ-TV meteorologist Paul Joseph.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 4 min., 47 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (4 min., 47 sec.) 
News Coverage of Wisconsin AIDS Walk, 1992
Abstract: This video is news coverage by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee of the 1992 Wisconsin AIDS Walk.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 5 min., 36 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (5 min., 36 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDS Walk Footage, 1992
Abstract: This video is coverage of the activities of the Wisconsin AIDS Walk in 1992. Prior to the Walk, an AIDS Walk Breakfast is held for corporate sponsors where remarks by Honorary Chair, Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor are included.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 2 min., 45 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (2 min., 45 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDS Walk Promotional Video, 1993
Abstract: This Walk video includes footage of AIDS Walk Honorary Chairs former NBA player Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Milwaukee Bucks Coach Mike Dunleavy. Other participants include corporate supporters and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl. This promotional video also demonstrates the growth of the AIDS Walk.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 9 min., 50 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
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  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (9 min., 50 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDS Walk PSA, 1993
Abstract: This public service announcement was produced by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee to promote participation in the 1993 AIDS Walk. WTMJ-TV was the media sponsor of the AIDS Walk.
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Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 3 min., 56 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
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  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (3 min., 56 sec.) 
Wisconsin AIDS Walk PSA, 1994
Abstract: This public service announcement was produced by WTMJ-TV to promote participation in the 1994 AIDS Walk. Featured in this PSA is Honorary Chair of the Walk, Milwaukee Brewer Darrel Hamilton. WTMJ-TV was the media sponsor of the AIDS Walk.
Box   30
Video   26
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 46 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (46 sec.) 
News Coverage of Wisconsin AIDS Walk, 1994
Abstract: This video is news coverage by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee of the 1994 Wisconsin AIDS Walk.
Box   30
Video   27
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 2 min., 13 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (2 min., 13 sec.) 
Northwestern Mutual AIDS Walk Promotion, 1995
Abstract: This video was produced by Northwestern Mutual for broadcast to its employees encouraging them to participate in the 1995 AIDS Walk. Interviewed in the video are ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson and Northwestern Mutual employee and AIDS Walk volunteer Richard Strong.
Box   30
Video   28
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 8 min., 8 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (8 min., 8 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Video, 1995
Abstract: This video covers the 1995 AIDS Walk with Honorary Chairs, Vice-President Al Gore and his wife Tipper Gore. Remarks at the AIDS Walk Breakfast and the opening ceremonies of the Walk are included.
Box   30
Video   29
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 8 min., 34 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (8 min., 34 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 1995
Abstract: This video is coverage of the 1995 Walk including the AIDS Walk Breakfast, opening ceremonies of the Walk and excellent coverage of the walkers. Remarks by Tipper Gore are included.
Box   30
Video   30
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 23 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 23 min.) 
News Coverage of AIDS Walk Wisconsin, 1995
Abstract: This video is news coverage by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee of the 1995 AIDS Walk Wisconsin and includes an interview with Honorary Co-Chair Tipper Gore.
Box   30
Video   31
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 6 min., 9 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (6 min., 9 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Video, 1996
Abstract: This video is of the 1996 AIDS Walk Wisconsin with Honorary Chair Bette Midler. The 1996 AIDS Walk was the largest Walk raising a record $1 million.
Box   30
Video   32
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 8 min., 9 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (8 min., 9 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 1996
Abstract: This video is extensive footage of the 1996 AIDS Walk and includes opening ceremony speakers Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and the remarks of Honorary Chair Bette Midler before the largest Walk crowd in history.
Box   30
Video   33
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 0 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 0 min.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin PSA, 1996
Abstract: This public service announcement was produced by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee to promote participation in the AIDS Walk. Featured in this PSA is Honorary Chair Bette Midler. WTMJ-TV was the media sponsor of the AIDS Walk.
Box   30
Video   34
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 55 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (55 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin PSA, 1996
Abstract: This public service announcement was produced by WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee as a thank you to all participants in the Walk and features Honorary Chair Bette Midler. WTMJ-TV was the media sponsor of the AIDS Walk.
Box   30
Video   35
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 40 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (40 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin PSA, 1998
Abstract: This public service announcement for Green Bay television stations promotes AIDS Walk Wisconsin and includes Green Bay Packer Tyrone Williams, his wife Shantel Williams, and Green Bay television anchor Tim Blotz.
Box   31
Video   36
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 56 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (56 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin PSA, 1998
Abstract: This public service announcement for Wisconsin television stations promotes participation in the 1998 AIDS Walk Wisconsin.
Box   31
Video   37
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 46 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (46 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Breakfast Footage, 1998
Abstract: This video is footage of the AIDS Walk Breakfast that preceded the 1998 AIDS Walk. Interviews include Senator Russ Feingold, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament, and ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson. WTMJ-TV anchor Carole Meekins is the master of ceremonies and Honorary Chair AIDS activist Chastity Bono delivers remarks at the breakfast.

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Box   31
Video   38
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 30 min., 47 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (30 min., 47 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 1998
Abstract: This footage of the 1998 AIDS Walk includes coverage of the AIDS Walk breakfast, activities prior to the Walk's opening ceremonies, and interviews with participants at the Walk.

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Box   31
Video   39
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 30 min., 22 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (30 min., 22 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 1998
Abstract: This footage of the 1998 AIDS Walk includes the opening ceremonies of the Walk, remarks by Honorary Chair AIDS activist Chastity Bono, and interviews with walkers.
Box   31
Video   40
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 30 min., 24 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (30 min., 24 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 1998
Abstract: This footage of the 1998 AIDS Walk includes the conclusion of the walk and interviews with walkers and corporate sponsors.
Box   31
Video   41
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 15 min., 44 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (15 min., 44 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 1999
Abstract: This footage of the 1999 AIDS Walk includes speeches at the opening ceremonies, the introduction of Honorary Chair Actor Danny Glover, Danny Glover's remarks, the ribbon cutting to start the walk and coverage of the walkers.
Box   31
Video   42
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 13 min., 58 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (13 min., 58 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Breakfast Footage, 2000
Abstract: This footage of the 2000 AIDS Walk covers the AIDS Walk breakfast and remarks delivered including those by Honorary Chair Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
Box   31
Video   43
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 28 min., 26 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (28 min., 26 sec.) 
AIDS Walk Wisconsin Footage, 2000
Abstract: This footage of the 2000 AIDS Walk covers the opening ceremonies of the walk and the remarks by Honorary Chair Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and coverage of the walkers.
Box   31
Video   44
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 21 min., 36 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  AIDS_Walk_Wisconsin_1991-2000\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (21 min., 36 sec.) 
Subseries: ARCW Special Events: Art for AIDS and Mapfest, 1992
Art for AIDS and Mapfest Footage, 1992
Box   31
Video   45
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 54 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Art_for_AIDS_and_Mapfest_1992\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 54 min.) 
Subseries: ARCW Special Events: Make a Promise Dinner and Auction , 1992-1997
Biography/History: The Make A Promise Dinner and Auction is produced is an annual gala event held in Milwaukee that includes an auction, dinner and program at which community leadership awards are presented to individuals and organizations from the community that have made significant contributions to the fight against AIDS. The event originated in 1987 when a small group of gay men decided to host a dinner to raise funds to support ARCW services. At that first dinner they “made a promise” to continue having a fundraising dinner every year until a cure for AIDS is found.
Make A Promise, 1992
Abstract: This video shows the Make A Promise Dinner and Auction at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. It includes coverage of the silent auction, the dinner program, remarks from ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, and the presentation of a community leadership award to Miller Brewing Company for its outstanding contribution to the fight against AIDS.
Box   31
Video   46
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 50 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Make_a_Promise_Dinner_and_Auction_1992-1997\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 50 min.) 
Make A Promise, 1993
Abstract: This video shows the Make A Promise Dinner and Auction at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. It includes coverage of the silent auction, musical performers, the dinner program, remarks from ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson and Miss Wisconsin Stephanie Klett, and the presentation of a community leadership award to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater for its outstanding contribution to the fight against AIDS.
Box   31
Video   47
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 hr., 14 min.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Make_a_Promise_Dinner_and_Auction_1992-1997\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 14 min.) 
Faces of AIDS: Portraits of Hope, 1996
Abstract: This video was specifically produced for presentation at the Make A Promise Dinner and Auction in 1996. It focuses on the diversity of people living with HIV disease in Milwaukee through photographs and filmed interviews with them and their families on the challenges of living with HIV.

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Box   32
Video   48
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 8 min., 27 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Make_a_Promise_Dinner_and_Auction_1992-1997\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (8 min., 27 sec.) 
Fire of Life, 1997
Abstract: This video was produced for presentation at the Make A Promise Dinner and Auction in 1997. It focuses on a unique contribution made by physician and artist Wilma Siegel who painted portraits of people living with AIDS in the Milwaukee area for display at the gala. Discussing the challenges of the AIDS epidemic are HIV serving physicians Brian Buggy, Raymond Bachhuber, Peter Havens, and Cassandra Welch.

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Box   32
Video   49
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 13 min., 9 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Make_a_Promise_Dinner_and_Auction_1992-1997\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (13 min., 9 sec.) 
Subseries: ARCW Special Events: Danc'n for AIDS, 1993-1996
Biography/History: Danc’n For AIDS was a fundraising event produced by ARCW and held in Milwaukee. It was a dance marathon and pledge-raising event. Participants raised pledges to support ARCW services and their completion of the four hour dance event. Danc’n For AIDS was produced over a five year span of time in the 1990s.
Danc'n For AIDS PSA, 1993
Box   32
Video   50
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 45 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Danc'n_for_AIDS_1993-1996\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (45 sec.) 
Danc'n for AIDS Promotional Video, 1995
Box   32
Video   51
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 21 min., 14 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Danc'n_for_AIDS_1993-1996\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (21 min., 14 sec.) 
Danc'n For AIDS PSA, 1995
Box   32
Video   52
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 min., 34 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Danc'n_for_AIDS_1993-1996\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 min., 34 sec.) 
Danc'n For AIDS PSA, 1996
Box   32
Video   53
Physical
Physical Description: 1 video cassette (VHS; 1 min., 10 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original video cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Danc'n_for_AIDS_1993-1996\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 min., 10 sec.) 
Subseries: Radio Interviews, 1990-1996
WEZW Radio Interview with ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, 1993
Audio   1
Physical
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (26 min., 5 sec.) 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Radio_Interviews\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (26 min., 5 sec.) 
Wisconsin Public Radio Interview with ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, 1992
Audio   3-4
Physical
Physical Description: 2 audio cassettes 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassettes are restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Radio_Interviews\
Digital
Physical Description: 4 digital files (30 min., 46 sec.; 23 min., 40 sec.; 30 min., 54 sec.; 23 min., 31 sec.) 
Wisconsin Public Radio Interview with ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, 1993
Audio   2, 5-6
Physical
Physical Description: 3 audio cassettes 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassettes are restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Radio_Interviews\
Digital
Physical Description: 6 digital files (30 min., 28 sec.; 23 min., 40 sec.; 31 min., 12 sec.; 23 min., 44 sec.; 31 min., 2 sec.; 26 min., 54 sec.) 
WQFM Radio Interview with ARCW Executive Director Doug Nelson, 1990
Audio   7
Physical
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette 
Access Restrictions: The original audio cassette is restricted. Users must access the digital version available in the archives.
Electronic Folder  
  \03_Audio_Visual\
  Radio_Interviews\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (59 min., 19 sec.) 
Series: 4. Board of Directors, Meeting Minutes, 1985-2013
Scope and Content Note

This series documents the operation and development of Vivent Health. The 1985 folder reflects the organizational development phase of ARCW. The minutes of January 1985 are from the Board of Directors of the Brady East STD Clinic that considered the establishment of the Milwaukee AIDS Project. Minutes that follow that meeting are from meetings of the Milwaukee AIDS Project.

The first minutes of the ARCW Board of Directors date from April 1986. Included in these minutes is the historic memorandum explaining the origins of ARCW, its articles of incorporation, and its initial bylaws. Beginning in 1991 the minutes included the board meeting agendas and minutes of standing committees and the Board of Directors. Ultimately the minutes became part of comprehensive Board of Directors meeting packets that included all minutes of the board and standing committees, annual budget proposals, program reports, strategic plan performance, quality assessment reports, fundraising and special event reports and copies of print media coverage of ARCW activities.

Box   17
Folder   1-8
Minutes, 1985-1992
Box   18
Folder   1-5
Minutes, 1993-1997
Box   19
Folder   1-6
Minutes, 1998-2003
Box   20
Folder   1-6
Minutes, 2004-2009
Box   21
Folder   1-4
Minutes, 2010-2013
Series: 5. Bylaws and Originating Documents, 1985-2013
Scope and Content Note: The Vivent Health bylaws are the legal structure by which Vivent Health functions. They focus on the governance responsibilities of the ARCW Board of Directors and the officers of Vivent Health and stipulate legal duties related to contracts, loans, and financial activity. Also in this series are originating documents of ARCW, board policies, and a historic roster of board members.
Board of Directors
Box   16
Folder   9
Members, 1986-2013
Box   16
Folder   10
Policies , 1989-2000
Bylaws, 1985-2008
Box   16
Folder   11
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \05_Bylaws_Originating_Documents\
  Box_16\
  Folder_11\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (95.1 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Originating Documents and ACRW History, 1985-1993
Box   16
Folder   12
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \05_Bylaws_Originating_Documents\
  Box_16\
  Folder_12\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (93.9 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Series: 6. Financial Statements, 1988-2013
Scope and Content Note

Financial statements show increases in government grant revenue and private sector funding, and the impact of the pharmacy on Vivent Health's financial position.

The first financial audit of ARCW was conducted in 1988 and reflects a nine-month fiscal period from April 1, 1988 to December 31, 1988 due to a change in the ARCW fiscal year from a March to a December fiscal year end. Similarly, the 1999 ARCW audited financial statements reflects an eight-month fiscal period from January 1, 1999 to August 31, 1999, due to a change in the ARCW fiscal year from a December to an August fiscal year end. The 1988 and 1989 fiscal period audits are combined and included in the 1989 statement. Similarly the 1990 and 1991 fiscal period audits are combined and included in the 1991 statement.

Box   14
Folder   1-13
Financial Statements, 1988-2002
Box   15
Folder   1-11
Financial Statements, 2003-2013
Series: 7. Fundraising, 1990-2014
Biography/History: Special event fundraisers have been an historic Vivent Health strategy for raising private sector donations. They are high profile and high energy events that provide donors with the opportunity to contribute funds to Vivent Health and to gather in solidarity with fellow donors gaining inspiration for continued support of Vivent Health. Annual fundraisers include the Make A Promise Gala, which began in 1986, and AIDS Walk Wisconsin, which began in 1990. These two events draw thousands of Vivent Health supporters and raise hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.
AIDS Walk Wisconsin, 1990-1993
Box   25
Folder   4-7
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \07_Fundraising\
  Box_25\
  Folder_04\
Digital
Physical Description: 2 digital files (140 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
AIDS Walk Wisconsin, 1995-2002
Box   25
Folder   8-12
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \07_Fundraising\
  Box_25\
  Folder_10\
Digital
Physical Description: 2 digital files (290 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Box   26
Folder   1-6
AIDS Walk Wisconsin, 2003-2010
AIDS Walk Wisconsin, Buttons and Pins, 1990-2000
Box   26
Folder   7
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \07_Fundraising\
  Box_26\
  Folder_07\
Digital
Physical Description: 8 digital files (160 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Box   26
Folder   8
Annual Campaign, 1998
Box   26
Folder   9
Capital Campaign, 2007
Box   26
Folder   10
Donor Events, 2002-2014, undated
Box   26
Folder   11
Donor Questionnaire, 1998
Box   26
Folder   12-14
Endowment Board/Council, 1997-2003
Box   27
Folder   1-6
Giving for Life, 2001-2005
Box   27
Folder   7-10
Giving for Life, 2007-2010
Box   27
Folder   11
Giving for Life, 2014
Holiday Food Pantry Appeal, 2007-2009, undated
Box   27
Folder   12
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \07_Fundraising\
  Box_27\
  Folder_12\
Digital
Physical Description: 4 digital files (317 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Box   27
Folder   13-14
Major Donor Campaign, 1994-1995
Box   27
Folder   15
Leadership Campaign, 1997
Box   27
Folder   16
Revival-Survivial Shop, 1999
Special Events, Art For AIDS, 1990-1997
Box   27
Folder   17
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \07_Fundraising\
  Box_27\
  Folder_17\
Digital
Physical Description: 46 digital files (3.70 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Box   27
Folder   18
Special Events, Athletes Against AIDS, 1995-2001
Box   27
Folder   19
Special Events, Benefits, 1991, 2001, 2010
Box   27
Folder   20
Special Events, Jolly Holly Folly, 1997-2011
Box   27
Folder   21
Special Events, Make A Promise, 1992-2014
Special Events, MAPFest, 1991-1995
Box   27
Folder   22
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \07_Fundraising\
  Box_27\
  Folder_22\
Digital
Physical Description: 5 digital files (498 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Series: 8. Newsletters, 1990-2011
Scope and Content Note

Series includes Lifelines and various newsletters intended for volunteers and consumers of Vivent Health services. Lifelines is a publication for donors, public officials, volunteers, staff, supporters and friends of Vivent Health. It reports on the services and finances of Vivent Health, and provides information on the activities of Vivent Health throughout the year such as fundraising events, new programs, public policy advocacy and information of interest to Vivent Health patients and clients.

The newsletter for consumers (HIV patients and clients) provided updates on treatment advances and health care information.

The newsletter for volunteers offered specific information on hundreds of volunteer opportunities along with the training that was required to be eligible for volunteer placement. It included volunteer profiles, information on volunteer appreciation celebrations and information on Vivent Health fundraising events and other activities.

Lifelines, 1990-2011
Box   7
Folder   5-10
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \08_Newsletters\
  Box_07\
  Folder_05\
Digital
Physical Description: 1 digital file (92.4 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Other Newsletters
Box   7
Folder   11
Clients and Consumers Newsletters, 1993-2001
Box   7
Folder   12
Volunteer Voice, 1994-1999
Box   7
Folder   13
Volunteer Recognition Programs and Invitations, 1993-2004
Series: 9. Photographs, 1988-2004, undated
Subseries: AIDS Walk Wisconsin , 1990-1991, undated
Box   22
Folder   1
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_01\
Digital
Physical Description: 17 digital files (1.04 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Funds Raised at Each AIDS Walk, undated

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Box   22
Folder   2
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_02\
Digital
Physical Description: 17 digital files (1.04 GB) 
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Honorary Chairs, undated

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Box   22
Folder   3
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_03\
Digital
Physical Description: 23 digital files (2.18 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Leadership Breakfast, 1991

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Box   22
Folder   4
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  Box_22\
  Folder_04\
Digital
Physical Description: 9 digital files (770 MB) 
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Memorials, undated

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Box   22
Folder   5
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_05\
Digital
Physical Description: 15 digital files (1.43 GB) 
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Signage at AIDS Walk Wisconsin, undated

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Box   22
Folder   6
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_06\
Digital
Physical Description: 10 digital files (938 MB) 
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Speakers at AIDS Walk Wisconsin, undated

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Box   22
Folder   7
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_07\
Digital
Physical Description: 15 digital files (1.51 GB) 
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Walkers With a Message, undated

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Box   22
Folder   8
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Electronic Folder  
  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_08\
Digital
Physical Description: 18 digital files (1.95 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Subseries: Fundraisers, 1995, 2002, undated
Art For AIDS, undated

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Box   22
Folder   9
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Electronic Folder  
  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_09\
Digital
Physical Description: 14 digital files (1.45 GB) 
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Athletes Against AIDS Golf Tournament, 1995

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Box   22
Folder   10
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Electronic Folder  
  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_10\
Digital
Physical Description: 7 digital files (767 MB) 
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Have a Heart, 2002

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Box   22
Folder   11
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_11\
Digital
Physical Description: 7 digital files (826 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Jolly Holly Folly, undated

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Box   22
Folder   12
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_12\
Digital
Physical Description: 10 digital files (1.04 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Make A Promise, undated

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Box   22
Folder   13
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_13\
Digital
Physical Description: 17 digital files (1.52 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Subseries: Miscellaneous Photos , 1988, 1997, 2004, undated
AIDS Action Wisconsin, undated

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Box   22
Folder   14
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_14\
Digital
Physical Description: 10 digital files (1 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Leaders, 1988, 1997

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Box   22
Folder   15
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_15\
Digital
Physical Description: 7 digital files (775 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Lifepoint Needle Exchange Program, Tenth Anniversary, 2004

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Box   22
Folder   16
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_16\
Digital
Physical Description: 7 digital files (738 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Services, undated

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Box   22
Folder   17
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  \09_Photographs\
  Box_22\
  Folder_17\
Digital
Physical Description: 2 digital files (278 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Series: 10. Plaques, 1991-2018
Scope and Content Note: Series includes commendations, plaques, and proclamations of support from public officials. These include recognition of ARCW by the Medical Society of Milwaukee County, Pridefest, Shepherd Express, the Argonauts and Castaways, Governor Tommy Thompson, Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee County Executives David Schulz and Tom Ament, the Wisconsin Legislature, and President Bill Clinton proclaiming World AIDS Day. Also includes a 2018 medallion commemorating the acquisitions of St. Louis Effort for AIDS and Rocky Mountain Cares.
Boxes   34
Medallion, 2018
Boxes   33-34
Plaques
Series: 11. Posters and Other Oversize Visual Materials, 1989-2011
AIDS Walk Wisconsin, 1991-2011

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Oversize Folder   1
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  \11_Posters_Oversize\
  Oversize_001\
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Physical Description: 16 digital files (1.62 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Other Fundraisers, 1989-1999

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Oversize Folder   2
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  \11_Posters_Oversize\
  Oversize_002\
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Physical Description: 16 digital files (1.72 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Services: Dental, Legal, Medical, Prevention, Mental Health, 1997, 2003, undated

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Oversize Folder   3
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  \11_Posters_Oversize\
  Oversize_003\
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Physical Description: 22 digital files (2.88 GB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Oversize Folder   4
Services: Prevention (Needle Exchange) , 1994, 1998, undated
Series: 12. Services, 1985-2014
Scope and Content Note: Includes records related to different aspects of health care, prevention services and social services offered by ARCW.
Brochures, undated
Box   23
Folder   1
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  \12_Services\
  Box_23\
  Folder_01\
Digital
Physical Description: 9 digital files (465 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Health
Box   23
Folder   2
Dental Clinic, 1996-1997, 2004
Box   23
Folder   3
Medical Clinic, 1994-2007
Box   23
Folder   4
Mental Health Clinic, 2003, 2014
Box   23
Folder   5
Pharmacy, 2010-2013
Prevention
Box   23
Folder   6
Bag Boyz, Calendars, 2003-2005
Bag Boyz, Trading Cards and Newspaper Articles, 2003-2006
Box   23
Folder   7
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  \12_Services\
  Box_23\
  Folder_07\
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Physical Description: 5 digital files (399 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Box   23
Folder   8
Brochures, 1992, 1996, undated
Box   23
Folder   9
First Grant, 1985
Box   23
Folder   10
Information and Referral Center, 2006, 2010, undated
Box   23
Folder   11
Needle Exchange Communications, 1994-1999
Box   23
Folder   12
Needle Exchange Launch, Milwaukee, 1990-1994
Box   23
Folder   13
Needle Exchange Studies, 1993-2010,
Box   24
Folder   1
Needle Exchange Survey, 1997-1998
Box   24
Folder   2
News Releases, 1997
Newspaper Coverage, 1995-2000
Box   24
Folder   3
Physical
Electronic Folder  
  \12_Services\
  Box_24\
  Folder_03\
Digital
Physical Description: 5 digital files (445 MB) 
Scope and Content Note: Digitized sample of folder
Box   24
Folder   4
Overdose Protection, 2001, 2009, 2014
Box   24
Folder   5
Public Service Announcement Campaign, 1993-2005
Box   24
Folder   6
Public Sex Environment Outreach, 1995-1998
Social
Box   24
Folder   7
AIDS Drug Reimbursement Program, 1999-2002
Box   24
Folder   8
Housing, 1992-1997
Box   24
Folder   9
Legal, 1990, 2001
Box   24
Folder   10
Miscellaneous, 1985, 1997
Box   24
Folder   11
Support Groups, 1995, 1997
Box   24
Folder   12
Statistics, 1985-1998, 2001
Statistics
Box   24
Folder   13
Dental, 2005-2011
Box   24
Folder   14
Medical, 2005-2011
Box   24
Folder   15
Mental, 2001-2011
Surveys
Box   25
Folder   1
Patient/Client Satisfaction, 2002
Box   25
Folder   2
Patient/Client Satisfaction, 2013
Volunteers
Box   25
Folder   3
Recognition Programs and Invitations, 1993-2004
Series: 13. State Designation of ARCW as an AIDS Service Organization, 1997-1998
Biography/History: In June 1997 the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for state designation of agencies as AIDS Service Organizations (ASO). State designation as an ASO was highly important for ARCW as it provided millions of dollars in state prevention, life care services, early intervention and federal Ryan White Care Act funding that the state distributed. The RFP allowed applicants from five distinct public health regions to compete for ASO designation. Consistent with its evolution throughout the state, ARCW applied for ASO designation in the southeast, northeast, western, and northern regions of Wisconsin. It received state ASO designation in those four regions and for the statewide AIDS/HIV Information/Referral Hotline and Resource Center.
Scope and Content Note: This series contains the applications for each region and the statewide hotline/resource center. Inside each binder in the front left pocket are the review scores by the Department of Health and Family Services. Also in this series are the official RFP by the Department of Health and Family Services and the revised ARCW work plans submitted to the Department in January 1998 based on feedback and suggestions of the Department.
Box   11
Folder   1
AIDS/HIV Center and Hotline, 1997
Box   11
Folder   2-4
Northeast Wisconsin AIDS Service Organizations, 1997
Box   11
Folder   5-7
Northern Wisconsin AIDS Service Organization, 1997
Box   12
Folder   1-3
Southeast Wisconsin AIDS Service Organization, 1997
Box   12
Folder   4-6
Western Wisconsin AIDS Service Organization, 1997
Wisconsin Division of Health
Box   12
Folder   7
AIDS Service Organization Designation, RFP, 1997
Box   13
Folder   1
Revised Service Work Plans, RFP, 1998
Series: 14. Strategic Plans, 1987-2011
Box   16
Folder   1
ACRW Shared Values, undated
Box   16
Folder   2
Strategic Plan, 1987
Box   16
Folder   3-8
Strategic Plan, 1991-2011
Series: 15. United Way Applications and Allocations, 1998-2009
Biography/History

In the 1980s, very few United Way agencies accepted AIDS Service Organizations as members and therefore very little United Way funds were designated for AIDS services. Many AIDS organizations applied for funding from their local United Way agencies and were denied.

In Wisconsin, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee was the first United Way to fund AIDS services, and it did so by inviting ARCW to become a member agency in 1990. As a United Way member agency, ARCW was guaranteed funding for its services every year. Having gained United Way membership in Milwaukee, ARCW applied for United Way funding in many areas of Wisconsin where ARCW provided significant services, including prevention education and outreach programs, food pantry services, the dental clinic, the mental health clinic, and patient case management. Additionally, the United Way of Greater Milwaukee was the first United Way in the country to fund clean needle exchange programs.

Box   8
Folder   1-2
Brown County, 2000-2009
Box   8
Folder   3
Chippewa County, 2000-2001
Box   8
Folder   4
Dane County, 2002-2006
Box   8
Folder   5
Dunn County, 2000-2004
Box   9
Folder   1
Dunn County, 2005-2009
Box   9
Folder   2
Eau Claire County, 1999-2004
Box   9
Folder   3
Eau Claire County, 2006-2008
Box   9
Folder   4
Fox Cities, 2001-2003
Box   10
Folder   1
Fox Cities, 2004-2007
Box   10
Folder   2
Jefferson and Walworth Counties, 2000-2005
Box   10
Folder   3-4
Kenosha County, 2001-2006
Box   10
Folder   5
Marathon County, 1998-2001
Box   10
Folder   6
Marshfield County, 1999
Box   10
Folder   7
Milwaukee Metro, 2000-2001
Box   10
Folder   8
Northwoods, 1998
Box   10
Folder   9
South Wood County, 2001-2004
Box   10
Folder   10
St. Croix County, 2000-2001
Box   10
Folder   11
Tri-City Area, 2002
Box   10
Folder   12
Washington County, 2001-2002
Box   10
Folder   13
Waukesha County, 2001