The Impact of Stigma on HIV Prevention Programs

[Guest guest]

The Impact of Stigma on HIV Prevention Programs

A Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast. Wednesday, April

25, 2001 1:00-3:00 PM EST

[Note: your local US consulate or USAID missions may advice you about

further technical details or arrange to view the broadcast. Moderator]

This broadcast will include discussions about the impact of stigma on

health and HIV prevention efforts and how public health programs may

send mixed messages that contribute to stigma. Presentations and

interviews will provide an update on public health resources and

innovative strategies to reduce or eliminate stigmatizing attitudes.

Viewers may fax in questions and comments before and during the

broadcast.

Please distribute this fact sheet as soon as possible to colleagues

and network partners. Encourage them to begin setting up viewing sites

and promoting attendance now.

Objectives

At the completion of the broadcast, participants will be able to:

- Describe the impact of stigma on health and HIV prevention efforts.

- Identify innovative strategies used by HIV prevention programs and

other health-related services to reduce or eliminate stigmatizing

attitudes.

- Discuss how public health programs may send mixed messages that

contribute to stigma.

Target Audience

This broadcast is designed for organizations and individuals working

in HIV prevention. This audience includes health departments, HIV

Prevention Community Planning Groups, national and regional minority

organizations, community-based organizations, and health care

providers.

Welcome

- Terje , Executive Director, National Association of People

with AIDS

Invited Presenters and Panelists Include:

- Phill , Executive Director, African American AIDS Policy and

Training Institute, Los Angeles, California

- Mc, Executive Director, Outreach, Inc., Atlanta,

Georgia

- Terje , Executive Director, National Association of People

with AIDS

- O. Valdiserri, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, National Center for

HIV, STD and TB Prevention, CDC

- A representative from a health department

- Renaissance 3, Dallas, Texas

- " Working it Out, " New York, New York

- Consumer Advisory Board, Massachusetts

Instructions for Viewers

Viewers do not need to register with CDC. Beginning February 9, a

list of registered viewing sites open to guests will be updated daily

on the Broadcast Web Site. After February 9, viewers are strongly

encouraged to periodically check the web site to determine if more

viewing sites have registered in their area. Viewers without Internet

access may call the National Prevention Information Network at

800-458-5231. Persons in search of a viewing site are encouraged to

contact a registered viewing site between February 9 and April 12 to

request seating.

Setting up a Viewing Site

Organizations are asked to set up their own viewing sites as soon as

possible. To do this, identify and reserve a viewing site with a

steerable antenna that receives either C- or Ku_band satellites.

Examples of such sites include schools, hospitals, community colleges,

universities, county extension offices, and local chapters of the

American Red Cross. Live calls will not be taken during this

broadcast. Locating a fax machine near the viewing room will allow

viewers to fax in questions.

To register a viewing site after February 9, please visit the

Broadcast Web Site or Fax Information System (Document Number 130037)

or call 800-458-5231. To receive site materials or be listed as a

viewing

site online, please register your site as soon as possible after

February 9.

Encouraging Attendance

After reserving a viewing site, organizations are encouraged to

invite colleagues from other local organizations to view this

broadcast (see " Target Audience " ). To encourage attendance,

some organizations have used:

- mass e-mails

- monthly mailings

- personal invitations

- flyers

Sites may use the fact sheet as a flyer.

Please see Document 130037 on the CDC Fax

Information System for additional tips on encouraging attendance.

An Important Message to All Viewing Locations

To ensure satellite reception, we strongly encourage:

- training or hiring a technician to operate the satellite equipment,

and

- having that person participate in the satellite signal tests the day

before the broadcast and the day of the broadcast.

- Participation in both signal tests is especially important if your

site experienced a technical problem with a previous satellite

broadcast.

Materials Available after February 9

Broadcast Web Site: www.cdcnpin.org/broadcast

This web site includes this fact sheet, online registration for

persons coordinating viewing sites, and a list of registered viewing

sites which will be updated daily beginning February 9.

CDC Fax Information System:

Call 888-CDC-FAXX or TDD 877-232-1010.

Enter a document number and a return fax number.

Document 130036 -- this fact sheet

Document 130037 - registering a viewing site

Document 130038 -- handout (agenda and reading list)

available after February 23

Questions/Comments for Speakers

- Before April 20, fax questions or comments to 404-639-0944.

- During the broadcast, information will be provided on how to fax

questions or comments to the panelists. We plan to take only faxes

(no live calls) during this broadcast.

- In the event we are unable to answer a question during the program,

you may e-mail or fax your question or comments to:

- E-mail - hivmail@...:hivmail@...

- Fax - 404-639-0944, Attn: Satellite Broadcast

Recording and Ordering Videotapes

Viewing sites are encouraged to record this broadcast as it airs and

share the videotape with colleagues. While supplies last, you also

may obtain videotapes of CDC's satellite broadcasts on HIV prevention

by calling toll-free 800-458-5231.

Satellite Technical Specifications

After April 18, we plan to add the satellite coordinates to the

Broadcast Web Site and Fax Information System (Document 130036). We

are often unable to obtain coordinates earlier than one to two weeks

before broadcasts. Thank you for your patience.

Satellite Signal Tests

Wed., April 24 (12:30 - 1:30 p.m. EDT)

Thurs., April 25 (12:30 - 12:55 p.m. EDT)

(Same technical specifications as the broadcast.)

Technical Assistance

Technical assistance regarding the satellite transmission will be

available only on April 24 and 25 and by calling 800-728-8232 (or from

Canada, 404-639-1289). Those telephone numbers also provide a

recorded list of the C- and Ku-band coordinates about one to two weeks

before the broadcast.

Intermission During Broadcast

A 10-minute intermission is planned for approximately the midpoint of

this broadcast.

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education credits will not be offered for this broadcast.

Closed-Captioning

This broadcast is closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired.

Broadcast Sponsors

CDC's National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention is sponsoring

this broadcast in partnership with CDC's Public Health Practice

Program Office and the Public Health Training Network

Information about Future Broadcasts

Viewers may visit the following web site to obtain information on

upcoming satellite broadcasts

www.cdcnpin.org/broadcast

www.cdc.gov/phtn/calendar.htm

Questions about the Broadcast

After February 9, please call toll-free 800-458-5231 or TTY 800-243-

7012.

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