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July 14, 2009
Sandra Serrano-Alicea (Class 2000) has accepted the position of Public Health Educator in the Capacity Building Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS at CDC in Atlanta, GA.
Wendy Briscoe (Class 2004) accepted a position last fall as a Grants Management Specialist in the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute.
Willie Castillo's (Class 2005) hard work and commitment has resulted in his promotion to Deputy Director of Hispanos Unidos in Hartford, CT.
James "Juicy" Coleman (Class 2001) has recently accepted the position of Disease Investigation Specialist for the Prince George County, MD Department of Public Health.
Robert Curry (Class 2003) has been promoted to Senior Vice President for External Affairs for Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood in Albany, NY.
Jason J. Henry (Class 2004) keeps his working life full of activities moving around the Virgin Islands as the Territorial HIV Prevention Coordinator of the STD/HIV/TB program in the VI Department of Health.
Lynn Nestor (class 2003) is currently serving as a member of the National Institutes of Health Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC).
Rosette Serwanga (Class 2002) is giving back to her community as the President/Founder of Namugongo Fund for Special Children, a program located in her native Uganda that provides food, health services, and education to orphans and other vulnerable children.
Tim D. Sullivan (Class 2002) is currently serving as the HIV Services Planning Council Coordinator at Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department in Minneapolis, MN.
Robert Swayzer, III (Class 2000) has been selected as a Team Leader in the Prevention Program Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at CDC in Atlanta, GA.
News!
July 14, 2009
Association Partners on CDC Sponsored National Hepatitis Prevention Initiative.
The IHPL Alumni Association is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health and other organizations on a five year cooperative agreement sponsored by CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis. The purpose of this national initiative is to establish a National Training Center for Integrated Hepatitis/HIV/STD Prevention Programs and Services in Community-Based Organizations and Clinics (NTC).
During the five award period the NTC and its partner organizations will develop, implement, and evaluate a series of training programs on integrating hepatitis prevention into existing HIV and STD programs and services. Planned trainings are targeted to front line workers providing direct services to clients in CBOs and clinics. Members of our Association are involved in all aspects of planning, implementation, and evaluation of the NTC trainings.
Based on reports from CDC, more than fifty applications were received in response to the RFP for this initiative, and our partnership with UAB was one of only six new initiatives awarded. Importantly, the need for this initiative was documented by our Association’s 2008 hepatitis training needs assessment in which 51 member organizations in 22 states/territories participated. Thanks to all of the members that responded to the assessment and continue to support our capacity-building efforts!
In Memorium
After a long and courageous battle, Clifford Armstead (Class 2003) passed away few months ago. Clifford was the founder and Executive Director of Working for Togetherness in Chicago, IL. Clifford's energy and dedication to HIV/AIDS prevention were and will always be an inspiration to us all.