ANN ARBOR –
On April 17 at 5:30 p.m. reporter Todd Heywood and UM PhD candidate Trevor Hoppe will hold a teach-in and community action forum at UM School of Public Health, room 1655. The event is free and open to the public.
Recent reporting has called into question public health policies in Michigan and this forum will look at what happens to your personal information when you get tested for HIV. Recent reports suggest that state health officials have been compiling personal information since 2003 – including name, date of birth, and other private information – into a statewide database thought to include hundreds of thousands of both HIV-negative and HIV-positive test result data. The information is maintained "indefinitely" according to the investigation.
This database is the same one recently identified in a UM study used to assist local health officials in enforcing antiquated laws used to punish HIV-positive individuals who are labeled a "health threat." Come hear from two experts at the center of these revelations.
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/122069254651764/?notif_t=plan_edited
The event is sponsored by he Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, The Coalition for Queer People of Color, and OUTBreak.
HIV Testing, Law & Confidentiality Forum Planned
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