On Tuesday, June 7, activists from around the state will head to Raleigh for “Advocacy Day,” meeting with state legislators on behalf of the North Carolina AIDS Action Network.
NCAAN executive director Lee Storrow says representatives will meet with legislators partly to thank them for past support for HIV treatment and prevention programs, but also to push for more action. In particular, Storrow says they’ll be asking the General Assembly to allow needle-exchange programs, which have been shown to be effective means of preventing HIV transmission among drug users. (The HIV infection rate is growing faster in the Southeast than any other region in the US, making prevention a critical issue.)
Lee Storrow spoke Monday with WCHL’s Aaron Keck.
For more on NCAAN’s Advocacy Day – including information on how you can get involved – visit this page.
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