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"The citizens of Alabama and beyond are most fortunate to have the benefit of your medical expertise." 

-Henry Foster, MD, FACCP-President Emeritus and former Dean and Vice President for Medical Services, Meharry Medical College and Clinical Professor, Ob-Gyn-Vanderbilt University Medical Center.


"This compilation of the author's essays encourages thought and discussion on preventing HIV/AIDS in the black community" - The 411 List on HIV/AIDS in AAs in 2008 - The Body - An HIV/AIDS Advocacy Organization.

This book presents a compilation of essays and speeches by the author on various issues surrounding HIV/AIDS in the African American community. The author draws on her extensive community based and advocacy work in preventive medicine/public health and her passion in preventing HIV/AIDS in the African American community, both in urban and rural communities. Additionally, the author presents factual educational material on HIV/AIDS as well as discussion questions to encourage more in-depth thought and discussion on sensitive subject matter.

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Meet the Author

Dr. Pamela Payne Foster is a Preventive Medicine and Public Health physician who currently resides in Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  She is Deputy Director of the Institute for Rural Health Research at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  She has worked most of her career in the field of minority health through academic - community partnerships, serving both African-American and Latino communities within and near Long Island, New York, Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C. and now Alabama.  She is married to William Foster, Jr. a social worker.  In 2006, they founded a nonprofit organization, AframSouth, Inc.; a culturally-based educational and health resource center focused on human and health development issues in African-American communities, particularly in the South.