The Mount Sinai Health System’s Institute for Advanced Medicine sponsored several activities to commemorate World AIDS Day, Monday, December 1. The events included educational presentations, the distribution of AIDS ribbons, and rapid HIV-testing. Among the highlights:
A “Memory Tree” at the Jack Martin Fund Clinic, where patients paid respects to family and friends lost to HIV/AIDS;- A poster display by the Young Adult Program, a psychosocial support program for HIV-positive youth at the Spencer Cox Center for Health Clinic at Mount Sinai Roosevelt;
- Discussions on HIV infection rates and new interventions at the Mount Sinai Comprehensive Health Program-Downtown; and
- A timeline documenting major events in HIV/AIDS history at the Peter Krueger Clinic, Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
