AHF to LA County: “Who’s Monitoring Adult Film Worker Safety Since County Closed AIM Clinic?”

During public comment at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ Meeting, AHF officials will press County Supervisors about the safety of adult film actors working in LA since County officials closed the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM) Clinic

In December, after the State denied AIM a clinic license, County shut down the clinic; AHF is now concerned about worker safety and reports that AIM may still be operating as a clinic

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation:

WHAT:	Media Availability—AHF officials will press County Supervisors: “Who’s looking Out For Adult Film Worker Safety Since County Closed AIM Clinic?”
WHEN:	Tuesday, Jan 25^th 9:30am
WHERE:	L.A. COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING
	Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
	500 West Temple Street, LA, CA 90012
	Meeting begins @ 9:30am
WHO:	Brian Chase, Assistant General Counsel, AHF
	Whitney Engeran-Cordova, Senior Director, Public Health Division, AIDS Healthcare Foundation
	Miki Jackson, AIDS Advocate
CONTACTS:	Ged Kenslea, Communications Director, AHF [phone] mobile [phone] work

During Tuesday’s Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ meeting, officials from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will press the Supervisors regarding the safety of adult film actors working in LA. Since County officials closed the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation (AIM) Clinic, a Sherman Oaks clinic funded by and serving the adult film industry, in mid-December after the State denied AIM a license to operate as a clinic, AHF officials are now concerned about a lack of any oversight of adult film worker safety and about multiple unconfirmed reports that the clinic may still be operating.

“We are grateful that the County closed down AIM in December until the clinic is able to comply with state licensing requirements as a clinic; however, it has been nearly six weeks since the closure and we have concerns regarding the safety of adult film workers, the possible lack of any public health oversight in the industry and multiple unconfirmed reports that AIM may still be operating in some capacity despite a license,” said Whitney Engeran-Cordova, Director of Public Health for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. “The County has a responsibility to protect adult film workers’ safety and we want to remind them of this duty and ask what County officials may be doing on this.”

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the US’ largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider. AHF currently provides medical care and/or services to more than 150,000 individuals in 23 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and the Asia Pacific Region. www.aidshealth.org