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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:HIV/AIDS ACTION SUMMIT=0D=0A=0D=0ADate:=0D=0A11/04/09=0D=0A=0D=0ATime:=0D=0A08:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST=0D=0A=0D=0ADescription:=0D=0AJoin 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 it’s going and what the community can do to help in the fight.=0D=0AAttendees 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.=0D=0ASpeakers at the summit include:=0D=0A•         Alexandra M. Levine, M.D., City of Hope’s chief medical officer=0D=0A•         Assemblymember Anthony Portantino =0D=0A•         Carla Bailey, Co-chair of Los Angeles County Commission on HIV=0D=0A•         Phillip G. Curtis, director of government affairs for AIDS Project Los Angeles=0D=0A•         Terry Goddard II, executive director of The Serra Project=0D=0A•         Joey Terrill, program manager for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation=0D=0A•         Patient speaker to share her personal story of living with AIDS=0D=0A•         Moderator, Beverly White, KNBC-TV Channel 4=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0ADetails:=0D=0AMore 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.=0D=0A=0D=0ALocation:=0D=0ACity of Hope, Cooper Auditorium=0D=0A1500 E. Duarte Rd.=0D=0ADuarte, CA 91010
LOCATION:City of Hope, Cooper Auditorium
SUMMARY:HIV/AIDS ACTION SUMMIT - 08:30 AM
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