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Locally-Developed App Designed to Help Young People Living with HIV

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Cederick Taylor was diagnosed with HIV two years ago, it was an emotional time in his life, and he had a lot of questions.

How do you cope with it? How do you talk to people about the situation? Do you guard yourself? Do you put yourself in a box?” Taylor said.

  • A local social worker and her employer MetroHealth, developed a social media app to help young adults living with HIV
  • The Positive Peers app offers health management tools and a community bulletin board
  • The Positive Peers team at MetroHealth is planning to connect with healthcare providers and patients across the country

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