AIDS Project Los Angeles to Participate in XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona.News & Assignment Editors, Health & Medical Writers AIDS Project Los Angeles AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease, reducing the incidence of HIV infection, and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy. (APLA APLA AIDS Project Los Angeles (California) APLA Asia Pacific and Latin America APLA Atlantic Provinces Library Association APLA Antiphospholipid Antibody (syndrome) ) will present two posters at the XIV International AIDS Conference Education, networking and the promotion of best practice are essential to enhancing the response to HIV/AIDS. IAS conferences provide opportunities to share experience, and increase the knowledge and expertise of professionals working in HIV/AIDS. in Barcelona, Spain: "Predictors of Unprotected Anal Intercourse Noun 1. anal intercourse - intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman anal sex, buggery, sodomy sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice; with Casual Sexual Partners among HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. Positive Men who have Sex with Men Men who have sex with men (MSM) is a term used mostly in the United States to classify men who engage in sex with other men, regardless of whether they self-identify as gay, bisexual, or heterosexual. in Los Angeles County" and "Integrating Nutrition Information and Skills Into an HIV Food Bank to Improve Health." In 2000 and 2001, Los Angeles County experienced outbreaks of syphilis primarily among men who have sex with men who were also infected with HIV. APLA conducted research to explore HIV/STD knowledge levels relative to sexual risk behaviors and to gain a better understanding of predictors for sexual risk behaviors. APLA also initiated a pilot project to integrate its HIV nutrition education program into its food bank. People living with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome can have multiple nutrition related problems and have long been recognized to be at greater risk for food and water borne diseases. Information about nutrition as well food and water safety can optimize HIV treatment and improve health. APLA created a seamless program of nutrition information and food distribution for people living with HIV disease. This project is part of an effort at APLA to integrate client services and education programs. The studies and their findings will be presented at the XIV International AIDS Conference beginning July 7 in Barcelona. AIDS Project Los Angeles, one of the nation's largest AIDS service organizations, provides direct services to more than 10,000 men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles County. Services include prevention education, nutrition, food banks, professional dental care, housing assistance, mental health counseling, women's services and case management. APLA is a leader in the provision of bilingual HIV treatment information, in print and on the Internet, and advocates for effective AIDS-related policies and legislation on the local, state and federal level. For more information, please visit www.apla.org. |
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