WP YWCA CALLS FOR KEEPING FOCUS ON AIDS PREVENTION IN COUNTY. HOSTS CONFERENCE M
Date: Wednesday, December 03 @ 12:01:28 EST
Topic: Health
WPCNR HEART BEAT. From White Plains YWCA. December 3, 2008: On Monday, December 8 from 9:00am- 11:30am a special conference in recognition of World AIDS Day will be held at the YWCA of White Plains & Central Westchester. The conference is titled “Mobilizing Community Leadership to Keep HIV/AIDS a Priority in this Time of Change.” The conference will include a Keynote speech by Mr. Humberto Cruz, Director, New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, who has been a dedicated leader in addressing HIV and AIDS related issues for almost twenty years. There will also be recognition of several community leaders as well as a break out session to discuss action steps for keeping HIV/AIDS a priority issue.
Mr. Cruz has been recognized as an influential leader at both a state and national level. His accomplishments include developing enhanced Medicaid rates for HIV care, implementing client-centered programs that reimburse providers for the delivery of care to uninsured people, and creating service programs that target specific populations affected by the HIV/AIDs epidemic. He has deliberated HIV/AIDS policy at a national level and served as an executive committee member of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD.)
The conference is free and open to the public.
For further information, contact the YWCA Events Office, (914) 949-6227
ext 140 or email: events@ywcawhiteplains.com.
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