$2.5M grant lets Boston University explore Hispanic HIV - Massachusetts

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Posted on: November 1st, 2006
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“The Boston University School of Social Work has received a $2.5 million grant to study and help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Hispanic community in western Massachusetts by working closely with organizations involved in the community.

BU researchers will work with Tapestry Health Services, which provides reproductive healthcare and HIV/AIDS prevention and counseling, to measure the effectiveness of HIV-prevention services and attempt to reduce needle-sharing. “

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