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AIDS Cases Increase in Rural America
Apr 1, 2005, 16:44, Reviewed by: Dr.
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"AIDS in rural America is often isolated and forgotten. As a consequence, rural prevention efforts are under-funded"
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By Indiana University, Bloomington,
People diagnosed with AIDS who live in rural areas now account for 8 percent of all cases nationwide, up from 5 percent in 1996. Despite these growing numbers, most AIDS control strategies have focused on urban communities.
"AIDS in rural America is often isolated and forgotten. As a consequence, rural prevention efforts are under-funded," said William L. Yarber, senior director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention and professor of applied health science at Indiana University in Bloomington.
RCAP is the only prevention center in the country to exclusively address HIV/AIDS and STDs in rural communities. "Our center fills a void in AIDS/STD prevention and research," Yarber said. "We serve the heartland."
- Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP)
www.indiana.edu
RCAP will co-sponsor its fourth biennial national conference April 7-9 at IU Bloomington. The conference will feature over 45 rural prevention specialists from 18 states. Presentations will include research on rural populations such as teen-agers, men who have sex with men, and African American communities. Speakers will also address emerging HIV/AIDS concerns among older women, methamphetamine users and homeless women.
Information about the schedule, speakers and presenters can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~aids. Yarber can be reached at 812-855-7974 and [email protected].
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