Annual African-American and Latino Youth HIV-AIDS Conference

Date or dates:  Saturday, June 23

What:  The conference, which is sponsored by the DPH HIV/AIDS branch, is designed to provide a venue to identify new strategies for effectively responding to the spread of HIV and AIDS among Kentucky’s African- American and Latino youths (age 13–24). Through the conference, the HIV/AIDS branch hopes to generate new energy, ideas and an increased commitment to addressing the needs of marginalized youth populations, particularly minority groups who continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Sponsor: The Department for Public Health’s (DPH)

Times:  9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch and breakfast provided.

Location:  Lexington Traditional Magnet School, 350 N. Limestone, Lexington.

For more information:  please contact DPH’s Beverly Mitchell or Michael Hambrick at (800) 420-7431 or (502) 564-6539 (extensions 3558 and 3560 respectively)Also see http://kentucky.gov/Newsroom/chfs/Youth+AIDS.htm