"Something for Everyone..." HIV/AIDS Update

As part of an on-going commitment to self-empowerment, Positive Threads, a Central Texas newsletter serving persons living with HIV and those affected, will present a mini-conference on Saturday, Sept. 28 focused on treatment issues and healthy living.

Featured speakers will include Jennifer Jensen, RD, an HIV/AIDS nutrition specialist and author of the Nutrition Power series which appears monthly in Positive Threads. Ms. Jensen will report news from the XI International AIDS conference on nutrition intervention and also discuss drug and food interactions. Also featured at the day-long event will be Dr. David Wright, with the HIV Study Group and Blackstock Family Health Center, presenting an update from the Vancouver AIDS conference on the antiviral management of HIV disease. Having just returned from the ICAAC Conference which focuses on treatment developments for various diseases, Dr. Robert Kasper with the David Powell Clinic will report on the prevention and treatment of opportunistic disease. These will be informal sessions with ample opportunity for questions from the audience. As an added feature for rest and relaxation, the HIV Wellness Center will offer a program on the benefits of massage therapy which will include an opportunity for participants to receive chair massage.

The event, "Something for Everyone..." is scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 9:30am-3:30pm at the St. David's Episcopal Church Annex on San Jacinto (between Seventh and Eighth). Joining Positive Threads as co-producers are the HIV Wellness Center and Informe: SIDA in association with the ASA Wellness Education Program, the HIV Study Group, and the Friends of the David Powell Clinic. All presentations will be interpreted for the deaf and hearing-impaired. A continental breakfast, 9:30-10am will precede the day's sessions and participants are invited to gather for a buffet luncheon served 12:30-1:30pm. Attendance is free and open to persons living with HIV disease, their caregivers, health and social service providers and other interested persons seeking to increase their knowledge. For additional information, call Positive Threads, 478-9218, or Sylvia Lopez, 406-6162.

"Something for Everyone..." is offered as an opportunity for taking an active role in promoting health of body, mind and spirit.

Sylvia Lopez, M.S.

Wellness Program Coordinator