Whitman-Walker Health

Whitman-Walker Health
AbbreviationWWH
EstablishedNovember 1973; 50 years ago (1973-11)
Typenon-profit community health center
PurposeHIV/AIDS healthcare
LGBT healthcare
Location
Formerly called
Whitman-Walker Clinic

Whitman-Walker Health (WWH), formerly Whitman-Walker Clinic, is a non-profit community health center in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area[1] with a special expertise in HIV/AIDS healthcare and LGBT healthcare. Chartered as an affirming health center for the gay and lesbian community in 1978, Whitman-Walker was one of the first responders to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in D.C. and became a leader in HIV/AIDS education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In recent years, Whitman-Walker has expanded its services to include primary healthcare services, a stronger focus on queer women's care and youth services.

WWH is named for poet Walt Whitman (a former D.C. resident) and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a noted Civil War-era physician in the District and women's rights activist.[2][3]

  1. ^ Boorstein, "Maintaining Awareness, One Step at a Time," The Washington Post, October 7, 2007.
  2. ^ Gregg, "Clinic for Gays Provides Specialized Treatment," The Washington Post, March 5, 1981.
  3. ^ Rupert, "D.C. Clinic Draws Praise for Its AIDS Work," The Washington Post, November 20, 1988.