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Spelman College To Address HIV/AIDS In African Diaspora

by Black Issues , January 30, 2003

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"What started out a year ago as planning for a conference on women's health, has turned into a focus on AIDS, women and the African Diaspora," says Guy-Sheftall, who received a $250,000 Ford Foundation grant to conceptualize a concentration in health for Spelman's 4-year-old women's studies major. "We realized that students who were interested in women's studies were also growing more interested in health and public health issues. We also realized that we didn't have women's health courses to offer them," she adds.

Plans for expanding the curriculum also include hiring a new faculty member by September who will have joint appointments in women's studies and medical anthropology.

— By B. Denise Hawkins



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