AIDS Address 2006 set for Nov. 16

November 14, 2006

The College of Public Health and Health Professions AIDS Address 2006 will take place at 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, in Room G301 of the HPNP Complex at 101 S. Newell Drive in Gainesville.

Gina Wingood, Sc.D., M.P.H., an associate professor at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory Center for AIDS Research, will present “Designing and Diffusing Evidence-Based HIV Interventions for Women: A Global Perspective.” Wingood’s research interests include designing, implementing and evaluating HIV prevention programs for many populations of women, including adolescents, young adults and heterosexual couples. Her research involves designing programs to reduce women’s risk of HIV and to enhance the quality of life and sexual health for women living with HIV. The effectiveness of her HIV prevention programs has led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to disseminate her programs nationally. She is also involved in designing HIV prevention programs for women in the Caribbean and South Africa.

The address is sponsored by the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health.

Contact: Jill Pease, jpease@phhp.ufl.edu, 352-273-5816