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1. Prince George's County Goes Green
www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/ - [Cached]Published on: 7/15/2008 Last Visited: 7/15/2008
Dr. Donald Shell, Department of HealthEnergy Manager (TBD)
Contact Number: 301.883.4750 (Office of Central Services- Lead Agency) -
2. www.pgcounty.org
www.pgcounty.org/Government/Ag - [Cached]Published on: 7/15/2008 Last Visited: 7/15/2008
Dr. Donald Shell, Department of HealthEnergy Manager (TBD)
Contact Number: 301.883.4750 (Office of Central Services- Lead Agency) -
3. www.thesentinel.com
www.thesentinel.com/3008924778 - [Cached]Published on: 8/20/2008 Last Visited: 8/20/2008
Overall Maryland ranks third with the most number of reported AIDS cases in the United States, according to Prince George's County Health Officer Donald Shell in an e-mail statement.
Despite the information and resources available, there are people who are still not getting the message.
"Most persons know about HIV and AIDS; having that information does not necessarily translate into behavior change," said Shell, who is also the HIV Program Chief for the Prince George's County Health Department.
"Many people don't see themselves at-risk because they don't identify themselves as belonging to the traditional high-risk groups previously targeted for prevention programs," Shell said.
"I think that it's still painful for people to think that this disease is one that can possibly affect them," Brown said.
"Sadly, I think far too many of us believe that it is safer to live in denial and ignorance," she continued."People need to understand that having unprotected sex is like playing Russian Roulette with your life."
Brown said in a press release that she contracted HIV from her boyfriend and did not know much about the disease when she was 19.Upon her diagnosis, she was shunned by members of her community.
However, Brown said the disease has taught her to love herself.
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Shell advises people who are either infected with the disease or have friends and loved ones with HIV/AIDS to obtain access to quality health care so they can avoid infecting their partners and to prolong their quality of life.
