National AIDS Strategy Meeting to Be Held in Alabama

The first in a series of regional meetings to discuss the National HIV/AIDS Strategy will be held Sept. 27 in Birmingham.

Among those scheduled to take part are Jeffrey Crowley, director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy; Michael Saag, director of the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Center for AIDS Research; UAB President Carol Garrison; and physician Michael Mugavero.

“We are seeking to facilitate a dialogue with our partners across the country to learn from successes and to discuss potential solutions as states and communities implement the strategy,” Crowley said in a news release.

The meeting, which is free and open to the public, begins at 2 p.m. at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. To register, visit www.cmpinc.net/onap. For more on other ONAP regional meetings, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/09/13/latest-update-registering-nhas-implementation-dialogues.

The Friends of AIDS Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.

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