CIRA & the Yale Institute for Social and Policy Studies,
Yale AIDS Colloquium Series Present:
CDC's Initiative: "Advancing HIV Prevention":
Implications for Policy, Research and Practice
December 5, 2003
This forum brought together stakeholders to discuss and consider, from multiple perspectives, the implications of the CDC's new HIV prevention initiative, "Advancing HIV Prevention." The event was held on December 5, 2003 from 9:00am to 12:00pm in Winslow Auditorium at Yale University's School of Public Health.
Program Summary
The forum began with opening comments from Michael Merson, Dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor, School of Public Health, Yale University and Director of CIRA.
Dr. Merson's welcome was followed by presentations from three speakers. These presentations were moderated by Kristin duBay Horton, President, duBay Horton Associates. To view the Power Point Presentations from each of these presentations, click on the speakers' name:
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Dr. Ronald Valdisseri, Deputy Director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention at the CDC
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Chris Andresen, Health Program Supervisor, AIDS and Chronic Disease Division, CT Department of Public Health
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Terje Anderson, the Executive Director of the National Association of People with AIDS
Questions that the speakers addressed included:
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What is the CDC initiative and what are its goals?
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What are the main factors that led to this initiative?
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What research supports this approach to HIV prevention?
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Are changes in policies and procedures required to ensure the goals of the initiative are achieved and if so, how will they be made?
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What concerns does this initiative raise?
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What research would be most helpful in ensuring the success of this initiative?
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What research would be most helpful in addressing the concerns raised by the initiative?
To read a summary of the speakers' comments, click here.
Commentary from a panel of responders consisting of CIRA researchers, representatives from the state and local health departments, local consumers, representatives from local CBOs, and providers, followed these presentations. The responder panel included:
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Robert Heimer, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Yale University
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June Holmes, Chair, New Haven Mayor's Task Force on AIDS
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Shawn Lang, Assistant Director, Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition
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Brian Libert, HIV Counseling and Testing/Outreach Prevention Coordinator, Community Health Services
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Dominick Maldonado, AIDS Education Coordinator, New Haven Health Department
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David Paltiel, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Yale University
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Gerald Friedland, Director, Yale AIDS Program
The final segment of the forum involved questions and comments from the audience.
To read a summary of the comments from the panel of responders and the audience, click here.
The responder panel and the question/answer session were moderated by Leif Mitchell, Community Core Coordinator, CIRA.
Background Information
Inquires about this event can be directed to:
Amy Smoyer, Research Associate, CIRA
amy.smoyer@yale.edu, Tel: (203) 764-8454.
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