Date: Monday, Oct. 29
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (6:00 pm reception/tour; 6:30 remarks)
Location: The Mural Pavilion at Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Malcolm X Blvd., W. 136th Street, New York
National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc., in collaboration with local community partners hosts “Turning the Tide Together: Addressing HIV/AIDS and Health Disparities in Black Communities.”
New York City Town Hall Meeting
Free and open to the general public – light refreshments will be served.
To RSVP: amoore@nblca.org or call (212) 614-2086
Speakers Include:
TREATMENT AS PREVENTION
M. Monica Sweeney, MD, MPH
Assistant Commissioner
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP)
Rafael Rivero, MD
Sr. Medical Scientist |HIV Medical Affairs
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Ronald Johnson
Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
AIDS United
INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION AND
ACTION PLANNING TO FOLLOW
MODERATOR – The Honorable C. Virginia Fields
President and CEO, NBLCA
COMMUNITY RESPONSE PANEL
Dr. Marjorie Hill – Gay Men’s Health Crisis
Ingrid Floyd – Iris House
Carine Jocelyn – Diaspora Community Services
Amanda Lugg – African Services Committee
Mary D. Redd – Steinway Child and Family Services
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