Tag Archives: young people

MEET THE SECRETARIAT STAFF | Kathreen Daria, Project Coordinator

April 24, 2019

When I was a college freshman, I was among the 45% of 15-29 year old students with a stated desire to work in healthcare. Like many of these young people, I didn’t initially realize that a career in health could be outside a hospital setting–but soon discovered another exciting and important avenue in public health. […]

Young people are leading the charge of the HIV prevention movement

October 16, 2018

HIV prevention has come to the forefront of youth activism and public health advocacy, as young people aged 15-24 account for 35% of new HIV infections worldwide. In fact, as we work to curb the HIV epidemic, they are the only age group to experience a recent increase in HIV infections. Young people are disproportionately […]