On March 11, the White House hosted an event to mark National Women and Girls HIV\/AIDS Awareness Day. The event was livestreamed from whitehouse.gov and is archived on YouTube:<\/p>\n\n
I have written before <\/a>about the unique nature of conferences concerning sexually-transmitted infections, but I didn\u2019t expect to hear the same frank talk at a White House event. But why not? Why should a health professional be shy about asking the audience, as Gina Brown did, \u201cWhen a woman stands up, which way does her vagina point?\u201d The answer may surprise you and if you turn the volume up on your speakers you can hear someone in the audience say, \u201cOh!\u201d Later in her talk, Dr. Brown urges the audience to Google \u201cfemale condom\u201d so they can better understand the challenges people face in trying to use it. Yes, a clinician from the National Institutes of Health urged people to Google something because she thought it would be the quickest path to understanding it.<\/p>\n\n My part of the program focused on how health information has gone social and mobile<\/a>. I talked about how many people turn to\u00a0peer-to-peer healthcare\u00a0<\/a>and how organizations can\u2019t control the conversation about HIV, but they can contribute to it by making their information easy to share.<\/p>\n\n As I listened to each speaker I thought: What would happen if all the knowledge and insights being shared here could be shared across all the social networks that women and girls have access to? What if women and girls could use their cell phones to share this information among themselves, since not everyone is ready to have the word \u201cvagina\u201d pop up on their Facebook profile? What if boys and men could gain access to this knowledge, too?<\/p>\n\n I urge you to listen to the whole event, but if you don\u2019t have time I\u2019ve provided a cheat sheet so you can skip ahead to certain segments. Of particular note: every panel featured at least one woman living with HIV, bringing an e-patient perspective to the discussion. And be sure to catch a few of the Q&A segments because the audience questions were as interesting as the panelists\u2019 remarks.<\/p>\n\n Opening remarks (go to 0:01:40) What Can YOU Do: Take Action (go to 0:08:00) Framing the Discussion: Epidemiological Overview (go to 0:22:30) Panel 1 Discussion: Taking Action Against HIV\/AIDS: Effective Strategies for Prevention (go to 0:44:00) Panel 2 Discussion: Getting the Help You Need: Access to Care (go to 1:18:00) Panel 3 Discussion: What Can YOU Do \u2013 Take Action?: Social Marketing and Messaging Techniques (go to 1:45:00) Closing Remarks (go to 2:25:00) What if all the knowledge and insights shared at a White House event on HIV\/AIDS could be shared across all the social networks that people have access 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Jeffrey S. Crowley (Office of National AIDS Policy)<\/p>\n\n
Congresswoman Donna Christensen (U.S. Virgin Islands)<\/p>\n\n
Gina Brown (Office of AIDS Research, NIH)<\/p>\n\n
Moderator: Janet Cleveland (Division of HIV\/AIDS Prevention, CDC)
Panelists: A. Toni Young (Community Education Group)
Cristina Pena (Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation)
Barbara Joseph (Positive Efforts, Inc.)<\/p>\n\n
Moderator: Frances Ashe-Goins (Office of Women\u2019s Health, HHS)
Panelists: Mardge Cohen (Rush University)
Heather Hauck (Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
Hadiyah Charles (Suffolk University)<\/p>\n\n
Moderator: Mark Ishaug (AIDS United)
Panelists: Regan Hofmann (POZ Magazine)
Susannah Fox (Pew Research Center)
Cheryl Smith (AIDS Institute, New York State Department of Health)<\/p>\n\n
Tina Tchen (Office of the First Lady)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"