Shelby County invites the community to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS
Jaliyah Williams laughs in anticipation of the balloon release at the Shelby County Health Department's annual World AIDS Day event at FedExForum Dec. 1, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Friday’s free event will also include a catered dinner buffet, presentations, vendors, informational displays and giveaways, and it will culminate with a balloon release to honor everyone in the Memphis community impacted by HIV/AIDS.
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HIV/AIDS Shelby County Health Department health disparitiesAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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