Press Release
MAY 24th, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: Rhonda
Feldman
PHONE:561-882-3222
Rhonda_Feldman@doh.state.fl.us
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BELLE GLADE, FL- The
Palm Beach County EPICC
Program is sponsoring a
lecture and public forum on
HIV/AIDS in the far western
communities of Palm Beach
County at 8:30 AM Thursday,
June 2, 2005 at the Dolly
Hand Cultural Arts Center on
the Palm Beach Community
College Belle Glade Campus.
Spencer Lieb, Senior Epidemiologist for the Bureau of
HIV/AIDS at the Florida
Department of Health will
open the discussion with a
lecture on the trends in
HIV/AIDS in the County. Lieb
will focus on the far
western areas including,
Belle Glade, South Bay, and
Pahokee.
Following the lecture will be a panel discussion and open
forum composed of
individuals from the western
areas that include clergy,
mental health therapists,
and government officials.
The topic is titled,
“Tearing Down the Walls –
Ending Stigma and
Discrimination for Persons
Living with HIV/AIDS”. The
discussion should lead to
concrete suggestions on ways
to eliminate the
disproportionate impact
HIV/AIDS has on minorities.
EPICC an acronym for Education, Prevention, Intervention and
Care Coalition was created
to form collaborative
efforts at eliminating
HIV/AIDS in the County
through community-based
organizations and other
agencies.
There is no charge for the lecture and forum but persons
interested in attending
should call the EPPICC
office at the Palm Beach
County Health Department,
561-882-3222 to reserve a
space.
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