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Jacksonville Advocate Offers Sex Ed. To Kids As Young As 5 To End HIV Stigma

Abukar Adan

Even though the rate of new HIV diagnoses is declining nationwide, Jacksonville’s is on the rise. And African-Americans are most likely to be infected.In…
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8/17/2018: Media Roundtable; Youth Block Party

Kevin Meerschaert

Our Friday Media Roundtable on First Coast Connect featured Mark Woods from the Florida Times-Union, WJCT contributor Fred Matthews, Folio Weekly reporter…
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AIDS Still Affects Young People In Jacksonville; Awareness ‘Block Party’ Set For Friday

Kevin Meerschaert

Duval County has one of the highest rates of AIDS and HIV infection in the country. More than 6,000 people in Jacksonville are infected, and the number is…
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Rates For HIV, AIDS In Duval County Rising

Lindsey Kilbride

More than 6,000 Jacksonville residents are living with HIV or AIDS in Jacksonville and new diagnoses are happening in people at younger and younger…