Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders will discuss HIV in the context of African-American women's health issues at a free lecture at 6 p.m., April 12, in the Community Arts Auditorium at Wayne State University. Community Arts is located at 450 Reuther Mall.
Elders, the first African-American to serve as surgeon general and only the second woman in that post, initiated programs to combat youth smoking and teen pregnancy and to increase immunizations. A pediatric endocrinologist, Elders stresses the importance of good prenatal care, the future of health care reform, women's health concerns and current treatments for HIV/AIDS.
Elders will meet with reporters from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Monday, April 12, in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne State University, 495 W. Ferry Mall.
No audio or videotaping or live broadcasts will be permitted during her lecture.
The lecture is part of a series sponsored by the WSU departments of anthropology and occupational therapy to highlight African-American health challenges in the new millennium, specifically addressing the devastating effects of AIDS in the African- American community.
For more information call the College of Liberal Arts at (313) 577-2522.
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