Well Said: The UNC Behavior and Technology Lab
On this week's podcast, Dr. Lisa Hightow-Weidman explains how mobile technology is helping health care workers reach the people who need HIV and AIDS information the most.
When Dr. Lisa Hightow-Weidman was in medical school, she saw that people with HIV were impacted not just by the medical condition itself, but also by the stigma of having the disease.
As the principal investigator of the UNC Behavior and Technology Lab and the UNC/Emory Center for Innovative Technology, Hightow-Weidman tries to tackle that stigma through mobile technology.
“The ability to empower patients and participants to have control over their health and their sexual health is a really important thing,” said Hightow-Weidman, an associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine.
On this week’s episode of the podcast, Hightow-Weidman explains why her innovative work is so important for helping health care workers reach the people who need HIV and AIDS information the most.
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