School district, Health Department team up to battle exploding HIV rate
To set an example, Mayor Lee Harris waits to take an HIV test at the Shelby County Health Department on Oct. 17, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A new agreement will allow Shelby County Health Department to provide screenings, treatment, preventative care and education to public middle and high school students, whose HIV infection rates are rising at an alarming rate.
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HIV/AIDS Shelby County Health Department MSCS Memphis-Shelby County SchoolsAisling 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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