A recent conference held in downtown Pittsburgh spread HIV/AIDS awareness among hundreds of local youth, local news station WTAE Channel 4 reports (thepittsburghchannel.com, 3/25).
Pittsburgh’s Eighth AIDS Conference featured poetry and dance performances, as well as informational speeches by local health officials, including Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin Johnson. He expressed concern over the domestic rise in HIV infection among people under the age of 25.
“HIV infection can take up to 10 years to manifest itself,” said Johnson, who said that many teenagers who contract HIV don’t find out their status until many years later.
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amy, redding, 2008-04-16 09:58:35
I am trying to start an outreach program in my area and need some help.
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I recently met a guy who is negative. I did tell him about my status and he decided to kiss me anyway (we didn't go further than that). But a day later, he called and said that he actually had a mouth ulcer that time when we kissed and he was very worried. Asked if he can get the virus from me that way. For that moment, I felt so insulted and yet I felt so bad. It was my first time having a contact with a "negative" guy."
