| Event Name: | HIV/AIDS ACTION SUMMIT | | Event Type(s): | City
Business
Community
| | Description: | Join City of Hope and Assemblymember Anthony Portantino for the third annual HIV/AIDS Action Summit, titled "Progress & Opportunity." This free community program will highlight how far research and treatment of the disease has come, where its going and what the community can do to help in the fight.
Attendees will hear from experts about current research, prevention and the impact of the disease on different communities, and action they can take to help in the fight against the epidemic.
Speakers at the summit include:
Alexandra M. Levine, M.D., City of Hopes chief medical officer
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
Carla Bailey, Co-chair of Los Angeles County Commission on HIV
Phillip G. Curtis, director of government affairs for AIDS Project Los Angeles
Terry Goddard II, executive director of The Serra Project
Joey Terrill, program manager for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Patient speaker to share her personal story of living with AIDS
Moderator, Beverly White, KNBC-TV Channel 4
| | Event Date: | 11-04-09
| | Event Time: | 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST | | Location: | City of Hope, Cooper Auditorium
1500 E. Duarte Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010
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(phone: (626) 577-9944) | | Details: | More than 1 million people in the United States are living with HIV/AIDS in 2009, according to the Center for Disease Control. While great strides have been made in the treatment of HIV, infections and deaths from this disease is still prevalent. Through education, discussion and interaction, this summit seeks to educate and empower advocacy groups, health-care providers and the public on the current epidemic and steps they can take in the fight against HIV/AIDS. | | Links: | Click here to RSVP online | | | Click here for more information | | Outlook/vCalendar: | click on the date(s) to add to your calendar:
11-04-09
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