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White House Officials Used Twitter, Ashton Kutcher To Promote HIV Testing Day
The White House sought the help of actor Ashton Kutcher to promote National HIV Testing Day on June 27, through his Twitter page, Politico reports. Kutcher has over 2.5 million followers on Twitter, where he recently posted a link to a White House blog post and video commemorating the day. Reid Cherlin, White House assistant press secretary, said, "As technology impacts how and where people are communicating online, we are constantly looking for new ways to engage with the public," adding, "Our efforts to promote National HIV Testing Day included participation from popular users of Twitter, as well as broad social media engagement by agencies across the government." The White House also used Twitter to help connect people to HIV testing sites (Gavin, 6/29).
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Rates Of Sexually Transmitted Infections In Allegheny County, Pa., Disproportionately High Among Blacks, Officials Say

Health officials in Allegheny County, Pa., on Wednesday held a sexually transmitted infection diversity conference to discuss the disproportionately higher STI rates among blacks and strategies to reduce them, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Blacks comprise 13.5% of the Allegheny County population. According to the Post-Gazette, last year in Allegheny County blacks were involved in: *49 of 89 cases of syphilis, about 60% of the county total; *About 1,585 of 2,164 cases of gonorrhea, or 73.3% of the county total; *3,070 of 5,206 cases of chlamydia, roughly 60% of the county total; and *52 of 92 cases of HIV/AIDS, or 56% of the county total.Based on 2007 data, statewide blacks -- who comprise 10% of the state population -- were involved in about 52% of chlamydia cases, 65% of gonorrhea cases and 51% of syphilis cases.Health officials agreed that a combination of STI screening and education, particularly among teenagers, and outreach programs for at-risk adults, is key to reducing the numbers. However, Walter Smith, executive director of Family Res of Allegheny County, noted that high-risk minority populations are generally more socially and emotionally isolated, making it more difficult for officials to reach them. He said tapping into the social network of such high-risk groups is important. County Health Department Director Bruce Dixon said ,"These are disparities but not to the magnitude of cities in other parts of the country," adding, "We have an opportunity in Allegheny County to do something about it" (Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5/14). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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