Jancey Sheats, KARK Ch. 4

"HIV/AIDS in Arkansas" discusses AIDS 30 years later, AIDS and people over 50, risk factors, myths, transmission, treatment, prevention, and programs and services.

The HIV/AIDS quarterly report published by the Arkansas Department of Health on June 30, 2011 showed that a cumulative total of 8,018 cases of HIV/AIDS had been reported in the state since 1983. Of that number, 4,503 cases met the AIDS definition, and 2,439 had died.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at the end of 2008, an estimated 1,178,350 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS, with an estimated 50,000 additional cases diagnosed each year.

AETN has been covering this subject for Arkansans each year since 1989.

Be sure to watch! "HIV/AIDS in Arkansas" Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.

Hosted by Jancey Sheats from KARK Channel 4

Panelist Include:

• Krissten Bagwell - Special Services Program Coordinator, ARCare
• Bob Coffey - a volunteer and advocate.
• Derrick Newby - Program Administrator, Delta Region AIDS Education and Training
• Dr. James Phillips, MD - Branch Chief of Infectious Disease, Center for Health Protection, Arkansas Department of Health