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PRNewswire - October 20, 1999
Who: Youths between the ages of 13 and 24 are invited to attend this high-energy event. Bret Rudy, M.D., director of the Adolescent HIV Clinic at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and other HIV health care providers, educators and advocates will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. In addition, the audience will be entertained by the interactive theater group PALMS Project.
When: Thursday, October 21 3:30 p.m. -- 6: 00 p.m.
Where: Community College of Philadelphia Bonnell Building, Large Auditorium 1700 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia
Details: To kick off Get Tested Week (October 25 - 29), the Adolescent HIV Initiative of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will host a Youth Town Meeting. Youths will be invited to attend this high energy event hosted by Ralph Fox, UPN 57's - Studio 57, along with Colby Colb and Loraine Ballard Morrill from Power 99 FM. "Get Tested Week" is in conjunction with the national youth outreach campaign HIV. Live With It. Get Tested. The campaign promotes HIV awareness and education, with a special emphasis on the importance of HIV testing for at-risk youths. In Philadelphia, it is estimated that between three and four thousand young people between the ages of 13 - 24 are HIV positive and don't know it.
CONTACT: Maria Stearns of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 215-590-4091.
SOURCE Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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