Press Release
FEBRUARY 6th, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: TIM O’CONNOR
PHONE:561-355-3576
FAX:561- 355-3035
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BELLE GLADE, FL-
The Palm Beach County Health
Department is sponsoring the
Second Annual Family Unity
Week against HIV/AIDS
Conference, February 9-11,
2006 as a continuation of
National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day which occurs
February 7. The Dolly Hand
Cultural Center located at
Palm Beach Community College
will host the event.
Family Unity Week is a three day conference dedicated to
educating, empowering and
inspiring our community
about HIV/AIDS in Palm Beach
County. The conference was
the brainchild of Coretha
Smith, Human Services
Program Analyst with the
Palm Beach County Health
Department, who wanted to
assure the people in the
Glades area receive the most
recent information on
HIV/AIDS.
The conference has several learning tracks for those who want
to gain knowledge about
HIV/AIDS. Topics covered
include: HIV Prevention
Education, Sexuality and
AIDS, Substance Abuse and
its impact on the HIV/AIDS
infection rates, Churches
response to AIDS and others.
Saturday, February 11 of
Family Unity Week will be
youth day to focus on HIV
prevention education.
Family Unity Week
against HIV/AIDS
Conference
Dolly Hand Cultural Art
Center
1977 College Drive
Belle Glade, FL 33430
8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Daily
For more information
about Family Unity Week
against HIV/AIDS please
contact:
Coretha Smith –
561-996-1600
Lorenzo Robertson –
561-882-3254
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