Health Equity and Maximum Health For All

Our mission is to develop and transform the health care system and its workforce to advance equitable and patient-centered care.

OUR PROJECTS

We are strengthening our advocacy efforts to sustain and grow programmatic resources.

OUR TRAININGS

We are committed to deliver evidence-based, unbiased, and innovative learning opportunities.

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Our Local Offices

MATEC provides local programming and technical assistance to health care professionals through our offices in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 

Ending the HIV Epidemic in the Midwest

MATEC is enhancing the capacity of health care professionals to end the HIV epidemic throughout the Midwest as a funded partner of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative.

Latest News

MATEC Illinois and AIDS Foundation’s Coming Home: Women, Race, Social Justice & HIV

By Estela Balderas | June 14, 2022

In March 2022, MATEC collaborated with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) to present “Coming Home: Women, Race, Social Justice & HIV” virtual conference on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. With the support of the RWHAP-funded Black Women First Initiative, AFC, one of the research and demonstration sites of the HRSA project) and…

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Illinois Governor Signs Bills Expanding Access to HIV and AIDS-Related Care and Prevention

By Estela Balderas | June 14, 2022

June 10, 2022: Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois signed HB4430 and HB5549 into law today, removing barriers to access for HIV and AIDS care and prevention. HB4430 allows pharmacists to dispense both pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis drugs (PrEP and PEP) without a prior referral from a doctor. HB5549 ensures funding from the African American HIV/AIDS…

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MATEC Wisconsin in search of a Program Director.

By Estela Balderas | April 30, 2022

MATEC Wisconsin, located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is currently recruiting a Program Director. In support of the Wisconsin office of the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC-WI) and under the direction of the MATEC-WI Clinical Director, the Program Director supervises the planning and implementation of MATEC-WI training and educational programs and activities. They…

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MATEC Regional Headquarters
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
1919 W. Taylor Street (MC779), 8th Floor
Chicago IL 60612