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Session: HIV Issues Facing African American Men
3434.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM
Oral
HIV Issues Facing African American Men
African American MSM, especially young MSM, continue to experience disproportionate rates of HIV infection. However, targeting these communities for intervention is challenging. This panel will address specific determinants, successes, and difficulties in working with African American male communities, especially young men, around HIV/AIDS.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Identify 3 HIV-related issues specific to African American men. 2. Understand 3 challenges in working with African American men for HIV prevention. 3. Understand 3 factors that facilitate the effective engagement of African American men in HIV-related interventions.
Moderator(s):Scott Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES
8:30 PMAn exploration of HIV risk among non-gay identified African American MSM  [ Recorded presentation ]
Edward Mamary, DrPH, MS, Jacqueline McCright, MPH, Amy LaGoy, EdD
8:50 PMDesigning a Youth Drop-In Center for Young Men of Color who have sex with Men  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sheldon D. Fields, PhD, RN, FNP, Mitchell J. Wharton, MSN, CRNP, CNS, Anita Marrero, MS Ed, Avril Little, BA, Kraig Pannell, BA, John H. Morgan, MSW
9:10 PMHistory of Incarceration and Gang Involvement is Associated with Recent STD/HIV Diagnosis in Black Men  [ Recorded presentation ]
Anita Raj, PhD, M. Christina Santana, MPH, Seth Welles, ScD, PhD, Jay G. Silverman, PhD, C. Robert Horsburgh, MD, Jenevieve Opoku, MPH
9:30 PMCEOs: Training youth as community researchers to study social networks and HIV risk behaviors among YMSM of Color  [ Recorded presentation ]
Miguel Munoz-Laboy, DrPH, Mario De la Cruz, BA, Alea Holman, MPH, Blandon Casenave, BA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by:Community Health Workers SPIG; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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