Assessment of HIV Risk Behaviors in Chicago

The Policy/Advocacy Committee, Prevention & Care Committee and the Chicago Women & Girls HIV Prevention Coalition of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago will cohost “Guided by the Community: Assessment of HIV Risk Behaviors in Chicago, 2004-2007” at AIDS Foundation of Chicago, 411 S. Wells, second floor. Nik Prachand, an epidemiologist at the Chicago Department of Public Health, will describe the results of a four-year federal project which aims to provide the first-ever, population-based estimates of demographic, social and behavioral characteristics associated with HIV infection and the use of testing and prevention services in Chicago. This ongoing project, which focuses on men who have sex with men (MSM), injection drug users and at-risk heterosexuals, uncovers important findings for HIV prevention practitioners and policymakers. For more information, call Jim Merrell at 312-922-2322.

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