Washington, DC, is home to one of
the largest concentrations of African immigrants in the nation. Many health
care providers struggle to identify resources and understand the unique health
needs of their African-born patients, and African immigrants themselves may be
hindered by communication barriers. Enter an innovative pilot project – BEAT
IT! (Becoming Empowered Africans through Improved Treatment of Diabetes,
Hepatitis B and HIV/AIDS), which is working to close those gaps and promote
improvements in disease self-management. Read
the full story. | Watch
the video on YouTube 
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More HIV/AIDS Resources
. More HIV/AIDS Resources
· Find out about HIV/AIDS technical assistance
and capacity building services available to community-based organizations
through the Office of Minority Health Resource Center
· HIV
101
· World AIDS Day: Posters
and resources | Plan
an event (from AIDS.gov)
