Shannon Hader

Female Condom Female condoms have been around for almost two decades, but many women have never heard of them — much less used one. Now, there's a push to reintroduce the female condom to the public and make it an essential tool in the battle against HIV/AIDS. Motivating this move is the fact that the disease continues to be a persistent problem in the United States, particularly within African-American communities. A Challenging Mission As those introducing the female condom are learning...Read Full Story

D.C. is the first city to implement such a program, and hopefully it will start a trend. The District will become the first city in the United States to distribute female condoms free, part of a project that will make 500,000 of them available in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in parts of the city with high HIV rates. ….. The move is an official acknowledgment of the futility of relying solely on the use of male condoms, which have been distributed citywide for nearly a...Read Full Story

TEDxPotomac - Dr. Shannon Hader - Minding the Gap-Finding Solutions for HIV in DC Dr. Shannon Hader is the director of the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration within the DC Department of Health. As a public health doctor with a long-standing commitment to the HIV/AIDS response and a career focus on translating information to action, she has worked in a diversity of challenging situations, from rural Mississippi to rural Russia, and has emphasized accountability, scale, and...Read Full Story

Mourning Shannon Hader’s Resignation: Loose Lips Daily http://bit.ly/a9L3T6 — FREEDOM Related Blogs The Great Songs: The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize?? » Scene-Stealers » Afterthoughts on Helen Thomas’ “Resignation” – Blogger News Network <a rel="nofollow"… | Tavi The Style Rookie Are nofollow links irrelevant? | RSS Backlinks for SEO Googles new NOFOLLOW and how to use it | Publisher tricks Related Posts:Call for Obama’s resignation c…Call for Obama’s resignation c…The Ass Obama Should...Read Full Story

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