CARES nurse visiting local schools to teach kids about their risks, fight common misconceptions

Sacramento, CA (April 30, 2008)—In light of this week’s incident at Alicia Intermediate School in Linda, a local Sacramento center for HIV/AIDS research is speaking out about the lack of HIV/AIDS education in schools. The incident is only one example of how local schools may not be teaching students enough about how people can contract the virus, who is at risk, and what they can do to protect themselves.

CARES nurse practitioner Emily Tsuchida is surprised at the lack of information students know about the disease and is trying to visit as many local schools and youth centers as possible to teach kids about their risk.