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Assignment: A letter for HIV advocacy

In this assignment, you will write a letter to a specific organization or person about an HIV- related topic or affected population. In this letter, you will (1) articulate the burden of HIV in the community-of-interest, (2) critically discuss the issue considering the social and structural inequities influencing HIV vulnerability; and (3) discuss and advocate for interventions known to mediate vulnerability within the population.

Assignment overview:

In this assignment, you will write a letter to a specific organization or person about an HIV-related topic or affected population (topic: HIV and gender-based violence), as covered in the course material.

In this letter, you will:

• Include the name and contact details of the person/organization to whom the letter is addressed;

• Include a sentence/paragraph explaining why you are writing to this particular person/organization;

• Articulate the burden of HIV (or determinants of HIV) in your chosen community-of-interest;

• Critically discuss the issue considering the social and structural inequities influencing HIV vulnerability; and

• Discuss and advocate for interventions known to mediate vulnerability within the population.

Assignment details:

This assignment should be formatted as an actual letter. That is, it should be addressed to someone and should include your details in the signature line.

The letter should be a maximum of 2 double-spaced pages, using a minimum 11-point font in Arial. Include one Appendix with one-page of supporting figures, maps, tables, or other information that may be helpful (e.g., maps, figures, tables, etc).

UPDATE: You should include a reference list. The reference list will be in addition to the maximum 2 pages of letter content and the optional 1 page appendix. Choose a widely accepted referencing style (e.g. Vancouver style).

UPDATE 2: You should include in-text citations in accordance with the referencing style you choose i.e. Vancouver style (superscript numbers) as they are not as invasive in the letter.