Media Arts Competition Celebration and Health Forum

April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), a day dedicated to motivating people to invest in young people’s health, education and leadership, and take action in the fight against AIDS. Almost 30 percent of new cases of HIV in Memphis come from people ages 15-24, so it’s important now more than ever to educate the young people in our community about this disease. In honor of National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Memphis Ryan White program is partnering with SCS, St. Jude, the University of Tennessee and the Shelby County Health Department to host a Media Arts Competition Celebration and Health forum on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Alumni Center, 800 Madison Avenue,

Memphis, TN from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Memphis-area students will help shed light on the HIV/AIDS epidemic by incorporating the theme of “Know Now, Live Longer” into artwork, music or writing. First-, second- and third-place awards will be given in each art category (Visual, Media and Interactive Arts). The winners’ art will be incorporated into the regional “Know Now. Live Longer.” HIV awareness campaign, and the winners will receive a gift certificate and plaque. UTHSC will also award three paid internships to the winners.