Tickets for the concert are now on sale at all TicketMaster outlets or by phone at 361-3100. The Health Department will hold a series of six self-help classes for people with arthritis or fibromyalgia. The course is designed to teach people with arthritis or fibromyalgia to take a more active role in their own care. The series will begin Thursday, September 20th and will be held on five succeeding Thursdays from 1 to 3 PM in Conference Room 1 of the Urban Government Center Government located at 610 Barret. Attendance at the complete series of six classes is encouraged.
Space is limited so reservations are encouraged.
Phone 574-6663 for reservations or for more information. The Conference is designed to increase HIV awareness in the African American Community and to train a cadre of leadership that will bring the HIV prevention message to churches, schools , and other institutions. The conference is expected to draw participants from states throughout the southeast and the Midwest. Ms. LaBelle is a former spokesperson for the National Minority AIDS Council and will incorporate an HIV prevention message and the need to be tested for HIV into her program. The Jefferson County Health Department and other HIV prevention programs will provide free HIV testing at the Patti LaBelle concert.