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A brand new 2016 Kia forte from CarPros Kia of Carson. A free 7-day trip to Durban South Africa! These are just two of the incentives organizers of the Black Lives Matter: Health & Hip Hop conference are using to encourage young Black men to attend the free, day-long gathering on HIV/AIDS and Black men's health being held at the Morgan State University Student Union on Saturday, October 24, beginning at 9 a.m.

Cody Dyer: Meet Maryland Health and Hip Hop Conference Co-Organizer

Coronado "Cody Lopez" Dyer, Jr., non-medical case manager for transgender youth at the STAR TRACK (Special Teens At-Risk, Together Reaching Access, Care and Knowledge) program at the University of Maryland and the program coordinator for Safe Experiences Xcite Me (S.EX. Me) at Morgan State's counseling center

One in a series on the Health and Hip Hop Conference, sponsored by the Black AIDS Institute and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The conference will be held Oct. 24, 2015, at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Take a Few Easy Steps Now – Be Ready for November 1

Healthcare.gov open enrollment begins November 1

Starting November 1, you can enroll, re-enroll, or change plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace for 2016.

FYI: Plans and prices for 2016 will be available by late October.

Identifying Strategies to Eliminate Perinatal Hepatitis B Transmission

Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The elimination of perinatal hepatitis B transmission—transmission of the virus from mother to child during pregnancy or childbirth—is one of the four overarching goals of the national Viral Hepatitis Action Plan. With fewer than 1,000 estimated cases of perinatal HBV infection occurring each year in the U.S., many see elimination as an achievable goal.

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On October 24th, in Baltimore, the Black AIDS Institute and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will cosponsor the H& Health and Hip Hop Conference, a free, men-only event, where young men can discuss sex, sexuality and sexual health and develop "responsible sexual swag".