STD Prevention Science Series Webinar - Public Health in a Hostile Environment: Racial Inequality and STD/HIV in the US

STD Prevention Science Series Webinar - Public Health in a Hostile Environment: Racial Inequality and STD/HIV in the US

Public Health in a Hostile Environment:
Racial Inequality and STD/HIV in the US

by Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD Prevention and the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association have partnered to bring you the latest research and best practices for STD prevention with the STD Prevention Science Series.

Please join us June 4, 2015 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET for the next STD Prevention Science Series when Dr. Adaora Adimora presents on the impact of racial inequality and social determinants on the process of designing interventions and performing research.

It’s now well understood that social factors are a major determinant of HIV and other STDs. But how can we develop relevant interventions? And what are the methodological challenges of social determinants research? This talk will explore how these issues can impact STD epidemiologic research among African-Americans.

Dr. Adimora is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. She studies the epidemiology of HIV and STIs. Her work has helped characterize the epidemiology of heterosexual HIV transmission among African Americans, highlighted the role of sexual network patterns in the spread of HIV, and underscored the importance of macroeconomic and social forces in racial disparities in the US HIV epidemic. She is principal investigator of the UNC Women’s Interagency HIV Study site, Chairs the HIV Medical Association and the National Institutes of Health HIV Prevention Trials Network’s Women at Risk Committee, and is a member of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council and the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

Attending the Presentation

Participants can attend the STD Prevention Science Series in person in Building 8, Conference Room 1 A/B on the Corporate Square CDC Campus in Atlanta or by joining the event online calling888-469-1176. The conference number is PW3370580 and the participant passcode is 7466758.

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