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.

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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.

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HIV News Alert

COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People

By Estela Balderas | August 17, 2021

CDC now recommends that people whose immune systems are compromised moderately to severely should receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine after the initial 2 doses. Widespread vaccination is a critical tool to help stop the pandemic. Read CDC’s statement.What You Need to Know People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because…

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Updates to the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV

By Estela Balderas | August 17, 2021

August 16, 2021: The Panel updated the Hepatitis C Virus / HIV Co-infection section of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV.

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HHS Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infections Guidelines Updated

By Estela Balderas | July 2, 2021

The following two sections of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV have been updated: Candidiasis (Mucocutaneous): The Panel updated the text, treatment, pregnancy considerations, references, and treatment table and made the following key changes: • Added important new information on spontaneous abortion in pregnant women after any exposure…

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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