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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Current Issues in HIV Counseling and Testing
3242.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Poster
Current Issues in HIV Counseling and Testing
This session presents findings from international HIV/AIDS counseling and testing interventions and programs.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Describe current issues associated with the delivery of HIV/AIDS counseling and testing programs in international settings. 2. Identify predictors of counseling and testing utilization among vulnerable populations. 3. Describe innovative approaches to increase HIV counseling and testing, and evaluate their applicability within diverse settings.
Moderator(s):Mark Glassock
Board 1Routine HIV Rapid Testing Program in Correctional Facilities: Preliminary Evaluation
Terry Wang, MPH, April L. Richardson-Moore, RN, MPH, Jennifer McKeever, Tony Falvo, James Stodola, Robin MacGowan, Andrew Margolis
Board 2Rapid HIV testing statewide at publicly funded counseling and testing sites: A successful intiative in New Jersey
Sindy Paul, MD, MPH, Evan Cadoff, MD, Eugene Martin, PhD, Maureen Wolski, Lorhetta Nichol, Phil Bruccoleri, Aye Maung, Rose Marie Martin, MPH, Linda Berezny, RN, Rhonda Williams, Charles Taylor
Board 3HIV testing in public events: What can Selebi-Phikwe learn from the evidence
Tuduetso Colleen Molemogi, MSc, Yumiko M. Texidor, BA, MPH
Board 4Formative research to inform the second phase of an HIV Testing Social Marketing Campaign
Jami L. Fraze, PhD, Shelly K. Spoeth, BS, Laura A. McElroy, BS
Board 5Quality of life of women with HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico
Douglas Santos, PhD, Eddie Marrero, PhD, Janet Bonilla, PhD
Board 6Rapid HIV testing at minority gay pride events
Elin B. Begley, MPH, Angela B. Hutchinson, PhD, Brian C. Boyett, MS, Hollie A. Clark, MPH, Scott Kellerman, MD, MPH
Board 7Who doesn’t know their HIV status?
Nadia Minian, PhD, Christopher Godfrey, PhD(c), Beatrice Krauss, PhD, Peter Nwakeze, PhD, Angelica Martinez
Board 8Emergency department-based HIV testing: Facilitators and barriers
Gretchen W. Torres, MPP, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, PhD, Heidi Whitmore, MPP, Jeremy Pickreign, MS, Jennifer K. Stanger
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Epidemiology; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA