1. PRESENTER Miguel Gomez Director, AIDS.gov Office of HIV/AIDS Policy Special thanks to: Michelle Samplin-Salgado, Josie Halpern-Finnerty, and Read Holman Innovative Media Strategies for Addressing Inequalities in Health February 26, 2009
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4. … the HIV epidemic is- and has been- worse than previously known…[this is] a wake-up call to all of us in the United States to have authentic conversations about what we need to be doing to end this epidemic… KEVIN FENTON, MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Summer 2008 “ “
5. … blacks make up just 12 % of the U.S. pop., [but] they account for nearly half of new HIV infections...The harsh reality is that 1 in 16 black men will be diagnosed with HIV at some point in their lifetime, as will 1 in 30 black women. KEVIN FENTON, MD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Summer 2008 “ “
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7. More people turning to Internet than physicians iCrossing. How America Searches: Health and Wellness. January 2008 .