Title: 28th Annual Minority Health Conference - AIDS at 25

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Section/SPIG: HIV/AIDS

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health will hold its 28th Annual Minority Health Conference - AIDS at 25: It's time to deliver. David Malebranche, MD, MPH, of Emory University, will deliver the keynote address. The conference will be held Feb. 23, 2007 at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. For more information, please visit http://www.minority.unc.edu.

You may contact the conference Co-Chairs at the following: Nancy Desousa - desousa@email.unc.edu LaToya White - latoyamw@email.unc.edu

Conference Overview
June 2006 marked 25 years that we have been in the fight against AIDS. This conference will be devoted to the work that was been done in research, programming, and activism for minority communities. The theme of the International AIDS conference in Toronto was “Time to Deliver”. Our theme is in line with the international agenda as it reflects the need that still exists in many communities in the United States -- the need for education, access, financial support, compassion, and healing. As HIV rates have continued to rise disproportionately in minority communities, it is clear that 25 years later AIDS remains one of the most critical public health issues of our time. Our goal is to have the conference serve as a call to action for professionals, academics, community organizations, as well as individuals. The conference will feature speakers and presenters who are devoted to HIV/AIDS work and can provide insight on future directions.