On the Road with the AIDS/LifeCycle 5 Education and Prevention Initiative

In June of 2006, AIDS/LifeCycle inaugurated an outreach, education, and prevention program for the communities along the bike ride's route from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Funded by the California State Office of AIDS and conducted in partnership with local non-profit organizations, the program provided HIV/AIDS information at daily community health events, as well as at each campsite visited by the ALC cyclist and roadie community.

Diego Sans and Sergio Cano ably represented the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's California HIV/AIDS Hotline. On Day 4 of the ride, Dan Reid, program administrator for the Santa Barbara County HIV/AIDS Services Program, addressed the ALC community, saying that "events like AIDS/ LifeCycle are invaluable tools in raising awareness and reminding the public that prevention and education are key to reducing the transmission of HIV."

For HIV testing and service provider referrals, call the California AIDS Hotline at 800.367.AIDS.