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John Chittick | |
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| Born | February 27, 1948 |
| Died | April 5, 2017 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | Youth HIV/AIDS Expert and Activist |
| Website | teenaids.org |
John Chittick (February 27, 1948 – April 5, 2017) was a youth HIV/AIDS specialist known for his series of Global AIDS Walks to fight the spread of HIV by educating youth.[1] He worked in over 85 countries providing outreach to young people at the grassroots level.[2]
A former lecturer on AIDS at Harvard School of Public Health, he spoke about adolescent HIV/AIDS nationally and internationally at conferences.[3] He was the executive director and founder of TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth AIDS advocacy organization with its headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. His latest initiative was conducting live public HIV testing of youth in the U.S. in order to end the stigma of AIDS among young people.[4] He was known to youth as "Dr. John."[5]
Chittick died on April 5, 2017, in Ifalik, Micronesia at the age of 69.[6]
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- ^ "Local activist Chittick dies at 69". 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-04-11.