Monday, October 16, 2017

Free webinar on rural HIV and AIDS set for Nov. 7

The Rural Health Information Hub and the the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, part of the research organization Norc at the University of Chicago, will host a free webinar, "Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment," Thursday, Nov. 7.

The one-hour webinar will begin at 1 p.m. EDT, and will present a toolkit designed to help rural communities plan, implement and sustain HIV/AIDS programs. The toolkit was developed by Norc for the federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The speakers will discuss examples of successful programs and lessons learned. Featured speakers will be:
  • Alycia Bayne, senior research scientist at the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis;

  • Daniel Wakefield, interim director of the Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry in Youngstown, Ohio; and 

  • Lisa McKeithan, director of Positive Life and the North Carolina Rurally Engaging and Assisting Clients who are HIV positive and Homeless (NC REACH) project at CommWell Health
 A recording will be available on the Rural Hub website afterward. Click here to register or for more information.

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