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  3. DFPM-RED Program Manager Highlighted for HIV Work

DFPM-RED Program Manager Highlighted for HIV Work

UAMS College of Medicine Department of Family and Preventative Medicine Community Research Group program manager LaTunja Sockwell was recently featured The Little Rock Daily Record. The article entitled “Slaying the Dragon” highlights Sockwell’s work in HIV prevention and education and focuses on her motivations for championing this work at DFPM-RED.

“I share my story because when people can put a face with something, it always changes their attitudes and their beliefs about what they thought they knew.

“Sharing my own personal story helps people see the real person, not just what they thought HIV was about.”

Read the full article here.

Posted by Mark Currey on August 27, 2019

Filed Under: News

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