| Partner Violence, Drug
Use and AIDS Risk: Conceiving AIDS as a "Syndemic"
is the topic of May's Hartford HIV Forum. Merrill Singer, Ph.D.,
Associate Director and Chief of Research at the Hispanic Health
Council, will discuss AIDS in the context of a "syndemic,"
a term coined by him to describe a set of interconnected health
problems and social issues. His talk will focus on the interaction
between domestic violence and substance abuse and how these
conditions reinforce each other and promote increased AIDS risk,
especially in inner city populations. He will be speaking on
Tuesday, May 14 at noon at the Living Center, 1841 Broad Street.
The event is free; lunch will be provided and advance registration
is required.
By attending the Hartford event, interested members of the
public and health care providers will learn about disease
interaction in social context and its significance in the
development of effectively targeted AIDS prevention efforts.
"At the May talk, I'll present research that points
to the critical importance of not looking at AIDS as a single
disease but rather in terms of a set of interacting health
problems and social conditions that stand as a major challenge
to public health efforts to stop the epidemic," said
Singer.
This is the fourth lecture in the Spring 2002 series of forums
organized by The Institute for Community Research and the
Connecticut AIDS Education and Training Center. The Hartford
HIV Forum meets from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m., on the second
Tuesday of each month. The goal of the forums is to give the
local community the most up-to-date information on current
topics in AIDS prevention, treatment, research and care. To
register for the forum, call the The Institute for Community
Research at 860-278-2044. Signing for the hearing impaired
and Spanish interpretation are available with a minimum of
ten days advance notice. For more information about the series,
contact Peg Weeks at The Institute for Community Research
at 860-278-2044 x229.
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