Media Alert!: Press Conference Opposing Appointment of NYC Commissioner Thomas Frieden to head CDC
WHAT: Press conference called by a coalition of AIDS, health and Latino organizations to oppose the possible appointment of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
New York City AIDS and health advocates vehemently oppose the appointment, which would be made by President Obama, because Frieden favors coercive public health measures and surveillance over community input and access to lifesaving services.
See the New York Times City Room coverage of the opposition to Frieden’s appointment.
“President Obama must understand that appointing Commissioner Frieden to the top post at the CDC would be a devastating blow to combating HIV/AIDS in the U.S. as well as other chronic illnesses that require complex public health solutions and involvement from local communities,” said Housing Works President and CEO Charles King.
WHO: Coalition of AIDS, health and Latino advocates, including Housing Works ; Bronx AIDS Services ; Center for HIV Law and Policy ; Family Health Project ; Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc. ; HIV Law Project ; Lower East Side Harm Reduction ; Positive Health Project ; New York Association on HIV Over Fifty ; as well as dozens of concerned New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS
WHEN: 10am, Tuesday, February 3, 2009
WHERE: The steps of New York City Hall; City Hall is located at 250 Broadway
Posted on January 30, 2009 at 9:58 pm
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