5098.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

IDU and Sexual Risk Among Homeless Youth and Adults

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Facilitator(s):Marjorie J. Robertson
12:30 PMYouth at risk: HIV risk factors among New York City young men who have sex with men
Marya Gwadz, PhD, Michael Clatts, PhD, Steve Lankenau, PhD, Lloyd Goldsamt, PhD
12:43 PMSearching for Solace in Vein: Life Histories of Young Injectors' on the Street
Justeen Hyde, PhDc
12:56 PMUnderstanding the social network characteristics of homeless, young adults and their influence on injection drug-related HIV risk
Justeen Hyde, PhDc, Michael Albornoz, MPH, Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, Christine Johnson De Rosa, MA, Ellen F. Iverson, MPH
1:09 PMUnderstanding young homeless female injection drug user's risk and protective behaviors: A social network approach
Susanne B Montgomery, PhD, MPH, C De Rosa, J Hyde, M Albornoz, S Ennett, E Iverson
1:22 PMCorrelates of forced versus chosen homelessness in street youth: Findings from a random sample of street youth in San Francisco
Martha W. Moon, RN, PhD, MPH, Diane Binson, PhD, Kim Page-Shafer, PhD, MPH, Rafael Diaz, PhD
1:35 PMHomeless IDUs Enrolled in a Pilot Harm Reduction Intervention: Physician Syringe Prescription
S. Michelle McKenzie, MPH, Megan E. Gaydos, Meena Mehrota, Tom Whitlock, Val Runnarsdottir, MD, Grace Macalino, PhD, Christopher Salas, Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPH
Sponsor:Caucus on Homelessness
Cosponsors:Epidemiology; HIV/AIDS SPIG; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers; Social Work; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA