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Thanks for this Denise

Tre - — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:18:23 -0600

Just to add...there's a phenomenal beautiful 'visual' prayer in Boston's South End...at the cyclorama....

http://www.medicinewheelproductions.org/MW2006.html

Exhibits like this to me help build a real recognition of the need for awareness building and community support...and help the individual wrap his / her arms around a lot of folks and the families impacted....you never know when a kind word or caring deed will hug another's heart struggling with this ....thanks for your post Denise...

Tre ~ http://thoughtbythought.net

Me too MochaDad

Denise — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:30:59 -0600

HIV and how it effecting black women has been particularly troubling to me. The Hispanic community is seeing similar things happen there as well.

HIV/AIDS should not be the biggest cause of death for any demographic. It just shouldn't be. It can be prevented, we know how to prevent it. It's not like Cancer where we still don't have definitive answers to prevent it.

~Denise
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It's tough for a lot of us

Denise — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:29:08 -0600

If you're monogamous, you're safe... except you might not be because people are often less monogamous than they think (or their partners are less so...) There are an awful lot of people in the world who think though this couldn't touch them, but it has. (Not you, specifically - the royal you as in the royal we. But still, you just never know.)

~Denise
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fear of the disease and of sex = complacency

Denise — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:26:46 -0600

I'm with you, 100%.

~Denise
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World AIDS Day

mochadad — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:47:49 -0600

As an African American, I am troubled by the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is our community. AIDS is the number one killer of African American women. We must keep awareness high and encourage people to get tested.

Mocha Dad

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Teens

Vered — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:50:20 -0600

You're right. I sometimes feel like while this is a huge problem for our society, it can't really touch me personally - my husband and I have been tested, we're in a monogamous relationship - but I have two daughters. They will be teenagers in a few years. Plus, as a former divorce attorney, I should know better than to assume all monogamous relationships are forever monogamous.

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I've spent the majority of

cutiebootycakes — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:27:15 -0600

I've spent the majority of my professional life working in the field of HIV/AIDS. I vlogged about World AIDS Day today. I remain incensed about the level of complacency regarding this issue in the United States.
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Perhaps Dr. Greene helps makes the topic more "parent friendly"

Chris--MomathonBlog.com — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:48:20 -0500

Glad you like the Dr. Greene article. I also think the video is excellent...although the sound quality is not so great at times. Many kids would like to hear another kid ask the tough questions of the experts just like the young girls featured in the video. That said, the young girls in the video are not your average 4 and 6 yr olds. Their parents are the filmmakers. So I'm thinking they have talked about the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS at home prior to the filming at the AIDS Conference in Toronto. Some young kids would probably like and appreciate the video, but others would find it a bit overwhelming just because the topics related to HIV/AIDS have not been discussed at home.

I am a long time Dr Greene fan

Denise — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:31:00 -0500

Serious, hard core, fan of Dr Greene and his answer is awesome. Perfect Dr Greene style.

I'm about half way through the video and I don't see anything a 4 year old or 6 year old shouldn't see but I don't think the video works as one for kids because the background noise is too loud. It's difficult to hear and follow because it's filmed at conferences. It's even hard for me to hear and follow and I know an awful lot about HIV/AIDS.

~Denise
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