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Registration for 2015 Midsouth HIV Conference

The 2015 Midsouth HIV Conference will take place in Memphis, TN on November 16 and 17, 2015. The conference will be held on the University of Memphis campus at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center. The theme of the conference is Better Together: Getting to Zero in the Midsouth. “The conference planning committee is designing the conference to serve as an opportunity for individuals representing a cross-section of our community, all united in their dedication to get to zero in the Midsouth, to network and lay the foundation for new partnerships,” Jennifer Pepper, Administrator of the Memphis Ryan White Program, “This year’s conference will offer interactive learning opportunities for people living with HIV, providers of HIV testing, prevention, and care, as well as other community stakeholders in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.”

 

April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

In the United States, one in four new HIV infections is among youth ages 13 to 24. Every month 1,000 young people are infected with HIV, and over 76,400 young people are currently living with HIV across the country. An AIDS-free generation is not possible without the support, education and treatment of our nation’s youth. April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. Click here to find out where you can get tested.

March 10 is National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. About 1 in 4 people living with HIV in the United States are women 13 or older. Only about half of women living with HIV are getting care, and only 4 in 10 of them have the virus under control. Women face unique HIV risks and challenges that can prevent them from getting needed care and treatment. Knowing your status is the best way to fight HIV. Click here to find out where you can get tested. It’s free.

Media Arts Competition Celebration and Health Forum

April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), a day dedicated to motivating people to invest in young people’s health, education and leadership, and take action in the fight against AIDS. Almost 30 percent of new cases of HIV in Memphis come from people ages 15-24, so it’s important now more than ever to educate the young people in our community about this disease. In honor of National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Memphis Ryan White program is partnering with SCS, St. Jude, the University of Tennessee and the Shelby County Health Department to host a Media Arts Competition Celebration and Health forum on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Alumni Center, 800 Madison Avenue,

Memphis, TN from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Memphis-area students will help shed light on the HIV/AIDS epidemic by incorporating the theme of “Know Now, Live Longer” into artwork, music or writing. First-, second- and third-place awards will be given in each art category (Visual, Media and Interactive Arts). The winners’ art will be incorporated into the regional “Know Now. Live Longer.” HIV awareness campaign, and the winners will receive a gift certificate and plaque. UTHSC will also award three paid internships to the winners.

Homelessness and HIV in Memphis: Survey Results

Only 29 percent of 109 surveyed homeless and transitionally housed persons living in Memphis shelters has had an HIV test in the past year, despite 67 percent of participants reporting having engaged in at least one HIV-risk behavior. These statistics and many others are the recent results of a survey conducted by the Shelby County Health Department, University of Memphis School of Public Health and Christ Community Health Services to identify health indicators and HIV-risk behaviors among this underserved population in order to support behavioral interventions and reduce the number of new HIV infections. Click here to read the full report.

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