The symptoms pointed to a possible diagnosis of HIV/AIDS for Dr. Tracy Macpherson’s teenage patient. Prolonged fever. Unexplained rash. And acknowledgment of risky sexual activity during the past few months.
Macpherson sent the teen for an HIV/AIDS test at the county health department.
But a state law requiring that HIV/AIDS test results be reported to a student’s [...]
South Carolina bill to notify schools of students’ HIV status
Students of Virginity
There was a time when not having sex consumed a very small part of Janie Fredell’s life, but that, of course, was back in Colorado Springs. It seemed to Fredell that almost no one had sex in Colorado Springs. Her hometown was extremely conservative, and as a good Catholic girl, she was annoyed by all [...]
Maryland Youth Get HIV Grant
The Maryland State Department of Education received a $1.38 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for HIV prevention education and the Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
“I’m very pleased that MSDE is working with us on this,” said Lorelee Farrell, director of health and family life at the Allegany County Board [...]
Our first press coverage!
The Pacific Citizen, an award winning Asian Pacific American newspaper, published an article describing the HIV Youth Project’s origins.
Read the article online here: Pacific Citizen