Strides made in the fight against HIV and AIDS have inspired a vision of ending the AIDS epidemic. But key affected populations like LGBT people, sex workers and people who inject drugs face persistent challenges in accessing prevention and treatment services.
Join leading journalists and public health experts for a critical discussion of the current legal, policy and cultural landscape for key affected populations and the role of public health and the media in raising awareness around stigma and discrimination.
Panelists:
Micah Fink, journalist, film director, and founder of Common Good Productions
Gregory Gilderman, award-winning independent video journalist
Tonia Poteat, assistant professor of Epidemiology and International Health, JHSPH
Sheree Schwartz, epidemiologist, JHSPH
Maurice Tomlinson, laywer, professor, activist
Daniella Zalcman, independent photojournalist
Moderators:
Chris Beyrer, director of Johns Hopkins Training Program in HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Science
Joanne Rosen, associate director, Clinic for Public Health Law & Policy, JHSPH
The event is part of the two-day Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Center Symposium- Human Rights & HIV: Public Health, the Media & the Fight Against Stigma & Discrimination.
