Stories from the Field
Jul 28, 2020 | Stories from the Field
At the Bronx Prevention Center, one of ICAP’s New York City-based clinical research hubs for HIV prevention, Jawindy Swengbe plays a starring role as a community outreach assistant. With a background in health education and health services administration, Jawindy has...
Jul 28, 2020 | Stories from the Field
Seven years ago, Yan Rivera joined the Harlem Prevention Center as a community outreach assistant to learn more about the latest innovations in the HIV response. “Prior to joining, I had not been part of any kind of research projects,” said Rivera. “I took on the role...
Jun 22, 2020 | Stories from the Field
The winter when Pule Solomon Moabi was 10 years old was a particularly harsh one. His family was unable to afford to heat their home in the mountains of Lesotho, and he contracted a serious case of pneumonia that landed the young boy in the hospital. It was during...
Jun 5, 2020 | Dear Florence, Stories from the Field
ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN speaks with Carole Treston, Executive Director of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, or ANAC. Carole is a registered nurse who throughout her career has actively championed nurses as leaders in pandemic...
May 4, 2020 | Dear Florence, Stories from the Field
As countries in sub-Saharan Africa race against the clock to ready public health systems before an expected rise of COVID-19 cases, health workers like Nurse Betty Aketch Onyango are playing critical roles amid the outbreak. Following their graduation from an...
Apr 27, 2020 | Dear Florence, Stories from the Field
ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, speaks with an unnamed ICU nurse about her experiences on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. Join Dr. Michaels-Strasser, senior director of human resources for health (HRH) at ICAP, as...