Gen Y taking ownership of sexual health

June 15, 2011 by Tamara Bell

[HTML1] This month marks the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS in the United States.

Dr. Peter Leone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about where we stand in the prevention, transmission, and eradication of the disease that more than 1.2 million Americans live with today. He also offers tips for how Gen Y can protect themselves against infection while taking ownership of their sexual health.

More about Dr. Peter Leone
Dr. Peter Leone is an expert on sexually transmitted diseases. He is associate professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as well as medical director of the HIV/STD Prevention and Care Branch of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

In 2008, Dr. Leone was appointed to a two-year term on the board of directors of the National Coalition of STD Directors, a partnership of public health professionals dedicated to the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. That same year, he received the Marty Prairie Award, given to individuals or organizations whose work with HIV/STDs exhibits distinguished, bold, and innovative community service and/or advocacy that positively impacts North Carolina.

Dr. Leone graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Life Sciences, and received his medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.