Butler hosts World AIDS day seminar
Jacob Leis
Issue date: 12/8/09 Section: Front Page
December 1, Butler Community College in El Dorado decided to host a World Aids day seminar in the Kansas room of the 1500 building.
Every year the World Health Organization along with various other organizations across the planet host World Aids Day. A day that is dedicated solely to the promotion of awareness and prevention of the aids pandemic.
According to hhs.org in 2007 there were officially 33.5 million people around the world that were infected by the aids virus and 25 million deaths as a result of this vicious disease. It is a problem that over the past several years has been on the decline and since then leveled out.
This can probably be mostly attributed to the awareness put forth in the past ten years or so. However, just because there has been a slight drop in numbers of people being infected each year, this doesn't solve the problem.
Since 1995 the president of the United States has issued a speech on this day that is broadcast nationwide. Many other countries have also followed suit.
The first World Aids day was put on by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter. The two public information officers for the World Health Organization. Since that day the two of them have been increasingly vigilant towards the virus holding numerous events and fund raisers towards the organization.
Yes they have helped a great deal, but in order to fully vanquish this disease and stop the spread of it, everybody has to do their part.
Registration was from 8-8:30 a.m. The seminar started at 8:45 a.m. People were originally supposed to be registered by Monday, November 23, but the sponsors of the event (Walnut Valley AIDS Coalition) decided to move the registration date to the day of the event.
The first speaker was Sergeant Phil Wickwire from the Butler County Sheriff Department. Sergeant Wickwire spoke about the dangers of methamphetamines and communicable diseases. Sergent Wickwire spoke for around an hour and a half.
At 10:30 a.m. the second speaker began to talk to the audience. Kathryn Thiessen, ARNP, Butler Alumna who is a part of the KU School of Medicine HIV/AIDS care program spoke about practicing safe sex and the decline of it over the past several years. Also, how methamphetamines have been a major reason why. "It's very important that we raise awareness on this topic, there are a lot of people who don't know how dangerous and how serious this pandemic really is," Thiessen said.
Every year the World Health Organization along with various other organizations across the planet host World Aids Day. A day that is dedicated solely to the promotion of awareness and prevention of the aids pandemic.
According to hhs.org in 2007 there were officially 33.5 million people around the world that were infected by the aids virus and 25 million deaths as a result of this vicious disease. It is a problem that over the past several years has been on the decline and since then leveled out.
This can probably be mostly attributed to the awareness put forth in the past ten years or so. However, just because there has been a slight drop in numbers of people being infected each year, this doesn't solve the problem.
Since 1995 the president of the United States has issued a speech on this day that is broadcast nationwide. Many other countries have also followed suit.
The first World Aids day was put on by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter. The two public information officers for the World Health Organization. Since that day the two of them have been increasingly vigilant towards the virus holding numerous events and fund raisers towards the organization.
Yes they have helped a great deal, but in order to fully vanquish this disease and stop the spread of it, everybody has to do their part.
Registration was from 8-8:30 a.m. The seminar started at 8:45 a.m. People were originally supposed to be registered by Monday, November 23, but the sponsors of the event (Walnut Valley AIDS Coalition) decided to move the registration date to the day of the event.
The first speaker was Sergeant Phil Wickwire from the Butler County Sheriff Department. Sergeant Wickwire spoke about the dangers of methamphetamines and communicable diseases. Sergent Wickwire spoke for around an hour and a half.
At 10:30 a.m. the second speaker began to talk to the audience. Kathryn Thiessen, ARNP, Butler Alumna who is a part of the KU School of Medicine HIV/AIDS care program spoke about practicing safe sex and the decline of it over the past several years. Also, how methamphetamines have been a major reason why. "It's very important that we raise awareness on this topic, there are a lot of people who don't know how dangerous and how serious this pandemic really is," Thiessen said.
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