This presentation discusses realities of Sex Workers, differences between trafficking and consensual engagement and harm reduction in the profession.

During this presentation, we will examine vaccination rollouts of Hepatitis A, Meningococcal disease, and Monkeypox this year across the U.S. We will discuss what key insights we have learned, and what public health strategies from these rollouts could be used to minimize new HIV cases and the stigma surrounding HIV.

Based on an article by the National Medical Association, Black people are disproportionally disadvantage in every major category of mortality. Similarly, Black people are not well represented in Clinical Trial access and participation. There are a multiple reasons why Black individuals are not participating in Clinical Trials, but the four major reasons are: lack of awareness, economic factors, lack of tailored communications, and mistrust of private and governmental systems. The purpose of this webinar is to: provide education and awareness on the fundamentals of Clinical Trials; engage participates in a lively discussion about the truths and prevailing myths of Clinical Trials; and encourage participants to have a call to action in increasing more diversity within Clinical Trial research

The monkeypox virus is a member of the orthopoxviral family, albeit less virulent and infectious as its sibling the smallpox virus. The current 2022 outbreak has become a public health emergency, currently infecting over 9,600 people in the U.S and 30,000 globally. The current outbreak has also disproportionately impacted gay & bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and could further the stigma they face daily. This stigma isolates and delays the delivery of critical healthcare services, if not preventing them altogether. The U.S public health system is overstretched and underfunded, which underscores the anemic response to both COVID and Monkeypox. Health Inequity is the underpinning of the unclear and slow guidance, which further keeps vulnerable communities at greater risk, while covertly confirming the mistrust that exists within black and brown communities. During this presentation, we will discuss the intersections of health inequity, HIV, Monkeypox, and stigma, and how they collectively put marginalized communities at greater risk for death and disease.