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A conference titled “Social and
Structural Determinants of HIV Infections among Minority Populations” will take
place at the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration
(SSA), 969 E. 60th St., Chicago, on November 16 and 17.
The conference will examine the
growing problem of HIV/AIDS among blacks, Latinos, and imprisoned populations.
The STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE), based at SSA, has organized the
two-day event. The network pioneers innovative biomedical, behavioral, and
structural initiatives to reduce HIV infections among vulnerable populations,
including men who have sex with men, people who are incarcerated, and minority
youth.
Dexter Voisin, Associate Professor
at SSA and the principal investigator for SHINE, will present at the
conference, as will Alida Bouris, Assistant Professor at SSA; Matthew Epperson,
Assistant Professor at SSA; Stuart Michaels, Senior Research Scientist at the
National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago; and John
Schneider, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Medicine.
Additional speakers from the
University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, Northwestern and Loyola
Universities, and a number of community partners will also make presentations.
Dr. Robert Fullilove, Professor and Associate Dean for Community and Minority
Affairs at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, will deliver
the keynote address—“Mass Incarceration as a Social Driver of HIV/AIDS in the
United States”—on November 16.
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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