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Dayton Daily News (12.07.04) - Friday, December 10, 2004
Kevin Lamb
At the van's dedication Monday, Dennis Moore, assistant professor of community health with the Wright State University School of Medicine, cited CDC data indicating that black women in Dayton are almost 20 times more likely to be HIV-infected than their white counterparts. "A lot of people don't fully understand what the risks are for HIV and haven't though very much about being tested," Moore said.
The van will seek to overcome obstacles, such as inconvenience and expense, that prevent people from being tested, Moore said. In addition to testing for HIV, the unit will offering screenings for diabetes, prostate cancer, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. All these are conditions that strike blacks at higher rates than whites. Educational materials about various diseases will be offered. All the van's services and screenings will be free of charge. With a federal grant obtained by Wright State, the Brothers to Brothers/Sisters to Sisters coalition developed the program for the Special Services Division of the Combined Health District of Montgomery County.
The mobile unit will stop at churches and grocery stores in addition to four regularly scheduled locations in Dayton: Nova House, 732 Beckman St.; Consumer Advocacy Model, 1628 Springfield St.,; AGAPE Bible Fellowship, 2560 N. Main St.; and House of Bread, 9 Orth Ave.
For more information, telephone 937-775-4636.
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