RCAP conducts a biannual national conference at Indiana University, Bloomington. The goal of the conference, HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies, is to present model, rural HIV/STD prevention programs with emphasis on information exchange and lessons learned. Check back for announcement of future conferences and the conference “call for papers.” Conference proceedings published following the conference and are available upon request.
Next RCAP national conference: April 7-9, 2011, Indiana University
You are cordially invited to participate in our seventh biannual, national conference addressing HIV/STD prevention issues in rural areas. The conference will be at the Indiana Memorial Union on the Indiana University Bloomington campus, April 7-9, 2011. The conference, HIV/STD Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies VII, will include a keynote address, plenary talks, oral presentations and a poster session. You are invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the conference. The “call for abstracts” and registration/hotel information will be distributed and placed here in the fall, 2010, with the abstract submission deadline being late January or early February 2011.
2009 National Conference Proceedings and PowerPoint of Selected Plenary Presentations
The sixth national conference focusing on HIV/STD prevention in rural areas was conducted in April 2009 at Indiana University, Bloomington. The conference, HIV Prevention in Rural Communities: Sharing Successful Strategies VI, was co-sponsored by RCAP and the National Rural Health Association. The goal of the conference was to present model HIV prevention education programs utilized in various rural settings throughout the United States, with emphasis on information exchange and lessons learned. Over 175 prevention specialists attended the conference representing over 30 states. A keynote address and plenary, oral and poster presentations were made.
A PDF copy of the conference proceedings which include the program, brief papers and abstracts is presented here (click here). A hard copy of the proceedings are available, free, for individual requests by emailing RCAP and providing complete mailing address.
The PowerPoint presentations of a few of the plenary sessions can be seen by here.
At this conference, Jeanne White Ginder, Ryan White’s mother, was presented the first RCAP Ryan White Distinguished Leadership Award.
The award was presented to Jeanne at the RCAP 2009 national conference by Dr. Robert M. Goodman (at left) Dean of the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Indiana University and Dr. William L. Yarber, RCAP Senior Director. RCAP unveiled its new publication, Tearing Down Fences: HIV/STD Prevention in Rural America. Single and multiple copies of this publication are available free from RCAP. Click the Prevention Guidelines tab for a PDF copy of Fences.
