Throughout the first full day of the International AIDS Conference, there was a recurring theme. Well, rather there was an unofficial recurring theme not listed in the books. That theme essentially boiled down to: It is 2014: Don’t act like it is 2005 if we are to reach a world

The meaning of community and saying "No More to Exclusion" No more to exclusion, bigotry and AIDS; a phrase running through the city streets and consciousness of Melbourne. Today in Melbourne the Global MSM Forum Summit was held as part of the precursor activities of the International AIDS Conference. It was

  Upon landing in Australia I will just have the continent of Antarctica left to discover and trek about. Sounded like a grand goal to have 28 hours ago when I first left New York, with a five year old in tow.  After enduring the hundredth leg cramp and staving off

I recently was sent to the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Not only was this the first time I traveled there but also this was the northernmost latitude I have ever visited, so rest assured I was excited.  (Yeah, I do care for these trivialities) Without really knowing

The Unexpected in Social Marketing Campaign Billboards     Social marketing campaigns are meant to grab your attention, increase your awareness of a particular issue and move you towards some action. All presumably for the greater good, your health or your community's health.  Of course, this is a rather simplified definition of social