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New HIV Cases on the Rise in Southwest Florida

LGBT Free Media Collective

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HIV Surveillance Report ranks the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area 16th in the nation in 2013 when it comes to the number of new cases of HIV.  We’ll explore what’s behind the area’s startling increase in HIV infections, the scope and status of HIV/AIDS treatment options in Southwest Florida and public education outreach efforts encouraging prevention and targeting at-risk communities.

Guests:

David Jackson, Outreach and Prevention Specialist with the McGregor Clinic