Doctor Launching New Ways To Educate Young Men About HIV

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Doctor Launching New Ways To Educate Young Men About HIV

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The Centers for Disease Control reports that teens made up one in five new HIV cases in 2014. These rates continue to rise which is sparking some advocates to look to how we’re educating young people about risks.

Northwestern University’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing is going to where young people are to inform them-technology. Dr. Brian Mustanski is Director at the Institute and he details how they plan to better inform the group that is so at risk.