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Perry N. Halkitis, Ph.D., M.P.H.
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Perry N. Halkitis, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H. is Professor of Applied Psychology, Public Health, & Population Health, and Director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies at New York University. Oxford University Press will publish his book, The AIDS Generation: Strategies for Survival and Resilience in 2013.

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In the Days Before 'Test and Treat'

(1) Comments | Posted April 29, 2013 | 8:45 PM

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV infection rates in the United States increased by 12 percent for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) between 2008 and 2010, but they decreased by 18 percent percent for heterosexual women and...

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HIV and the Power of Escape

(12) Comments | Posted March 8, 2013 | 3:33 PM

For the last six months I have been working on my new book The AIDS Generation. In this work, I share the life stories and strategies for survival of 15 incredible gay men infected with the virus as young adults in first decade of AIDS, and who now, having survived...

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Gay and Gray: What We Need to Know About Aging Gay Men

(49) Comments | Posted February 17, 2012 | 2:23 PM

In 2011 the Institute of Medicine released a historic report documenting the health disparities faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. This report was call to action for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to address the burgeoning and often underserved health needs of the LGBT population....

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Re-Centering Science in the Fight Against AIDS

(4) Comments | Posted May 27, 2011 | 5:26 PM

June 5th marks the 30th anniversary of AIDS. In June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the first accounts of rare illnesses reported in young gay men in New York and Los Angeles in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Within a few years, the disease that...

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