PHILADELPHIA HOSTS POST-VIENNA AND NATIONAL AIDS STRATEGY UPDATES


BEBASHI presents AIDS IN BLACK AMERICA: At The Crossroads-Successes, Challenges and Opportunities.

BEBASHI in partnership with the Black AIDS Institute, Magic Johnson Foundation, the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, and other local organizations will host a post Vienna and National HIV/AIDS strategy update on Wednesday, August 25th at the Parkway central library. The update will provide residents of Philadelphia with information on major findings relevant to Black people from the International AIDS Conference and how to get involved in the implementation of the new National HIV/AIDS strategy.

Details on the new National HIV/AIDS Strategy will be presented by James Albino, Senior Program Manager in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. Find out how the first U.S. national HIV/AIDS strategy will impact Black communities in America.

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy was developed by the Obama administration and the Office of National AIDS Policy to 1. Reduce the amount of individuals becoming infected with HIV; 2. Increase health care for those living with HIV; and, 3) Reduce health disparities related to HIV.

Information about the importance of HIV testing will be discussed as well as ways to improve and expand HIV testing in Black communities.

The event is free to the public and refreshments will be served. RSVP is required for the event. RSVP to Deena Weems Thornton deenaw@bebashi.org or 215.769.3561

WHO: BEBASHI in partnership with the Black AIDS Institute, Magic Johnson Foundation, the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, and other local organizations

WHAT: Post-Vienna and National AIDS Strategy Updates
Speakers:
James Albino, Senior Program Manager in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy
Amy Nunn, ScD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research), Brown University Medical School Division of Infectious Diseases
Robin Stanback Stevens, PhD, MPH, Senior Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Hassan Gibbs, Hassan J Gibbs, Philadelphia FIGHT
Helena KwaKwa, MD, PHMC Care Clinic
Susan B. Wyche, MBA, Regional Resource Consultant - Region III, US Department of Health and Human Services
Glenn Ellis, syndicated columnist National Newspaper Publisher's Association
Jesse Milan Jr., Vice President of Altarum

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 3:30-5:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St.
Skyline Room (4th floor)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
About the Black AIDS Institute

Founded in 1999, The Black AIDS Institute (The Institute), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, is the only national HIV/AIDS Think Tank in the United States focused exclusively on Black people. The Institute's mission is to end the AIDS epidemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing traditional Black leaders, institutions and individuals in efforts to confront HIV/AIDS. The Institute offers training and capacity building, disseminates information, interprets and recommends private and public sector HIV policies, and provides advocacy and mobilization from a uniquely and unapologetically Black point of view.
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