For Immediate Release
May 14, 2007
Contact: Jennifer Koentop
Phone: 202-690-7694

Acting Surgeon General Launches Video Podcast for National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

In observance of the third annual National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, May 19, Rear Admiral Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H, acting surgeon general, provides information on the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Asian and Pacific Islanders, the need for reducing stigma about HIV, and the importance of being tested for HIV.

Time:
May 15, 2007, 9:00am

Who:
Rear Admiral Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H, Acting U.S. Surgeon General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

What:
Video Podcast

Where:
To view and listen to the video podcast, go to: www.AIDS.gov

For more information on National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day please visit: www.omhrc.gov/hivaidsobservances/api