May 9, 2002
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit is sponsor of event at Seattle Central Community College
Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the UW and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called “Sex Gets Even Louder.”
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, May 13 and 14, in the Broadway Edison Building, Room 1110, at Seattle Central Community College, corner of Broadway and Pine on Capitol Hill.
The event is open to the public and admission is free. Organizers say they hope to attract a large number of high school and college students, as well as the general public, during the two-day event.
Some of the topics that will be discussed are women and HIV, nutrition, cervical cancer, pregnancy and HIV, domestic violence, HIV medications, HIV and drug use, herpes, and HIV/AIDS clinical research.
These topics will be presented by guest speakers from the UW AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, Harborview Medical Center’s Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress, International Community Health Services, Seattle and King County HIV/AIDS Program, UW HIV Vaccine Trials Unit, Planned Parenthood, and UW Virology Clinic.
Community-based organizations and agencies will attend the conference and health fair to present information to all visitors about where, when, and how to access medical, social, and support services available in the Seattle area.
Some of the agencies attending are Stonewall Recovery Services, CONSEJO Counseling and Referral Service, AIDS Care Access Project (ACAP), Latino Project KonectII, People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), Madison Clinic Social Work Force, Life-Long AIDS Alliance, Seattle Treatment Education Project (STEP), and The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
The sponsors of the event will introduce Project Pride, a youth group based at Seattle Central, which will discuss some of the HIV and STD issues affecting youth in America. The Northwest Coalition for AIDS Treatment in Africa (NCATA) will also attend the conference to offer a perspective on the role of American politics in dealing with the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
For further information on the schedule of events, contact Joaquin Perez, outreach liaison for the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at 206- 731-4718, email: joaquinp@u.washington.edu.
