Community Conversation at UA to Focus on ‘Ten Things African-Americans Should Know About HIV/AIDS’
January 8, 2009 - Filed under: Events, Faculty & Staff | Tagged: African-American Studies, College of Community Health Sciences, Health
TUSCALOOSA Ala. – The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association is sponsoring a Community Conversation with Dr. Pamela Payne Foster who will discuss “Ten Things African-Americans Should Know About HIV/AIDS” on Friday, Jan. 16 in 110 AIME building on campus from 5:30-7 p.m.
Foster, an assistant professor in UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, is a preventive medicine and public health physician who has been involved in HIV/AIDS activism in minority communities for nearly 20 years. She will lead a discussion on current HIV/AIDS issues in the African-American community, particularly in Alabama.
The public is invited to attend the free event. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information on this event, contact Dr. Priscilla Davis at 205/348-1842. Directions can be located at http://tour.ua.edu/mapfull.html.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Dana Lewis or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Dr. Priscilla Davis, 205/348-1842, pndavis@bama.ua.edu