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Hydeia Loren Broadbent (June 14, 1984 – February 20, 2024) was an American HIV/AIDS activist who advocated through appearances in national media and as a spokesperson for related foundations. Born with HIV, Broadbent began taking part in trials for treatment of HIV at the age of three. [1]
Feb 21, 2024 · Broadbent became a fixture in HIV/AIDS advocacy before medications became available that could make living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a more manageable chronic illness.
- At A Glance…
- Diagnosed with HIV
- Sought Treatment at NIH
- Became Aids Activist
- Sources
Born on june 14, 1984, in Las Vegas, Nevada; adopted daughter of Loren and Patricia Broadbent. Career: AIDS Activist, 1992–; co-author, You Can Get Past the Tears, 2000. Awards: A Time for Heroes Award, Pediatric AIDS Foundation; Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major Award; Humanitarian Spirit Award, American Red Cross; Grandma’s House Award; Centers ...
As a baby Hydeia was chronically ill, more so than any other foster child the Broadbents had experienced. She caught the chicken poxseveral times, had numerous respiratory infections, and seemed to catch any cold with which she came into contact. She even became very sick from regular childhood immunizations. It was not until she was three years ol...
In 1989 Patricia Broadbent and Diana Dowling attended a National Pediatric AIDS conference in Los Angeles, California. There they were introduced to the nation’s leading experts in the field, Dr. James Oleske and Dr. Philip A. Pizzo of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They also learned that their children were eligible to participate in cli...
Hydeia’s development as an AIDS activist came naturally. Patricia Broadbent had been speaking about AIDS publicly in support of Reach Out for years and Hydeia would often accompany her mother to these talks. Often when her mother was speaking, Hydeia would pipe in to remind her mother to mention something important or to contribute her opinion. Soo...
Books
Broadbent, Patricia, Hydeia Broadbent, and Patricia Romanowski, You Get Past the Tears, Villard, 2000.
Periodicals
Atlanta Journal and Constitution, August 14, 1996, p. 1D. Junior Scholastic, May 11, 1998, pp. 4-6. Los Angeles Times, July 13, 1999, p. E1; March 11, 2001, p. B2. Newsday, October 6, 1993, p. 4. New York Times Up Front, January 21, 2002, p. 5. People, August 26, 1996. Publisher’s Weekly, February 4, 2002, p. 68. Shawnee News-Star, December 19, 1997. Star Tribune (Minneapolis), December 26, 2001, p. 1E. Super Science, March, 1998, pp. 14-15. USA Today, August 16, 1995, p. 1D.
On-line
Hydeia Broadbent Foundation, www.hydeiabroadbentfoundation.org Take Our Daughters to Work, www.takeourdaughterstowork.org To Tell the Truth, HIV+ Issue 10, www.aidsinfonyc.org/hivplus/issue10/features/truth.html You Get Past the Tears, ABC News, www.abcnews.com —Janet P. Stamatel
Mar 2, 2018 · In honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, amfAR spoke to Broadbent about disclosing publicly at such a young age, HIV disparities among women, and the hardest...
Feb 21, 2024 · Broadbent, diagnosed at age 3, was one of the first generation of children born HIV positive, and known for raising awareness to lessen the stigma of the disease from a young age. She died...
Feb 21, 2024 · Hydeia Broadbent, an AIDS activist who was born with HIV and overcame that adversity to become a leading voice in the fight against the epidemic, died on Wednesday. She was 39. Broadbent’s...
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Jun 21, 2012 · At 28, Broadbent is one of a generation of young adults grappling with what she calls a “life sentence.” She has made it her job to educate the public about the condition and advocate for those who have the disease. Here are her lessons on living life with HIV/AIDS. Q.
