The Francesca Rheannon Papers consist of audio CDs, transcriptions, and research materials pertaining to "Voices of HIV", a five-part radio series produced by Rheannon and and Luis Melendez for WFCR 88.5 (Amherst, Mass.), 2006. The bilingual radio project that looks at how HIV and AIDS are affecting the Latino communities of Western New England and includes interviews with Latino/a men and women infected with HIV/AIDS. The five parts of the series are: 1) PREVENTION IS LOSING GROUND, looks at the challenges facing prevention and tells the story of one woman whose personal tragedy spurred her to join the fight to prevent HIV; 2) LATINA WOMEN AT INCREASING RISK, examines why Latina women are more at risk, and reports on one woman's story; 3) NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS BRING HOPE AND FACE CONTROVERSY, a report on Hartford's innovative needle exchange program; 4) A MODEL TREATMENT PROGRAM, a look at Hampden County Correctional Facility, a medium security jail in Ludlow, Massachusetts with report on the jail's innovative program that aims to safeguard both inmates and the rest of the community; and 5) THE FACE OF HIV AMONG LATINOS IS GETTING YOUNGER, how HIV infection rates among Latino teens in Holyoke are almost three times higher than the average for other teens in the state. Audio CDs of broadcasts of Writer's Voice, many of which are unedited, are also included.

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