St. Louis Magazine – July 2019

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TAWNYA BROWN HASN’T been to a funeral in a

while. It’s a powerful statement for the VP of

operations at Saint Louis Effort for AIDS, who

began her career in 1997. Back then, an HIV

diagnosis meant taking handfuls of pills mul-

tiple times a day with unpleasant side effects.

And Brown was attending funerals regularly.

Now, most HIV patients take one pill daily,

and those who are diagnosed early and stay

in care live into their seventies. But Brown’s

work isn’t over. Soon, to more fully address

patients’ needs, EFA will change how it cares

for people. This new HIV Medical Home model

is the only one like it in the state.

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