CaribPR Wire, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. Dec. 2, 2011: On December 1^st 2012, we commemorated World AIDS Day. Sadly, Haitians continue to be unfairly implicated in the origin of the virus 30 years later.

In the early1980s there was a new cluster of ailments sometimes referred to as “the 4H disease” a syndrome named for four groups thought to be at high risk of developing the strange illness– homosexuals, hemophiliacs, heroin users, and Haitians.  However, even after the disease was named Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), persons of Haitian descent remained stigmatized, marginalized and even blamed for bringing the virus to North America. As a result unjust public health policies were enforced prohibiting Haitians from donating blood in the USA due to their national origin, a supposed risk factor for AIDS.

This historical event underlines the racial stereotypes and cultural ignorance at play in risk assignment—which simultaneously marked Haitians as risky ‘others’. However, a recent study conceptualized by the National Haitian-American Health Alliance dispels the myth that Haitians have a higher AIDS rate than other groups.

In 2007 the origins of HIV were linked to Haiti by scientists stating that the HIV-1 Subtype B virus likely moved from Africa to Haiti in or around 1966, and then on to the United States  (Authors: M. Thomas Gilbert and colleagues, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 2007, 104, 18566-18570). 

More recently a New York Times book review of “The Origins of AIDS” published by Cambridge University Press (2011) describes that:

‘…a virus,  against all odds, appears to have made it from one ape in the central African jungle to one Haitian bureaucrat leaving Zaire for home and then to a few dozen men in California gay bars before it was even noticed…’

However, other scientific evidence suggests that HIV-1 Subtype B is not known to exist in Zaire. So why after 30 years are Haitians inexplicably still being linked to the origins of the AIDS epidemic, asks Yanick Sanon Eveillard, the Co-Chair of the National Haitian American Health-Alliance (NHAHA)?  

To help shed light on this question NHAHA contacted Dr. Max Essex, Chairman of the Harvard AIDS Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health.  Essex is one of the first scientists to link animal and human retroviruses to immunosuppressive disease, to suspect that a retrovirus was the cause of AIDS.  He is also a pioneer who helped to determine that HIV could be transmitted through blood and blood products to hemophiliacs and recipients of blood transfusions; and with others he provided the first evidence that HIV could be transmitted by heterosexual intercourse.

Essex recently met with a NHAHA Board member in his office.

NHAHA:         We are interested in your perspective on claims that HIV-1 Subtype B likely moved from Africa to Haiti in or around 1966, then to North America. 

Essex:              In Africa HIV-1 Subtype B is predominantly found in South Africa amongst Caucasian men who have sex with men.  Haitians were known to be in Africa in the 1960s and 70s however Subtype B has never been shown to be in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) to my knowledge.    Subtype B is the dominant form in Europe, the Americas, Japan, Thailand, and Australia.  To my knowledge there had also been a series of scientific papers reporting on patients with tuberculosis in the 1950s who may have had subtype B or D (subtype D is the closest relative of subtype B).  Nevertheless,  Subtype D is known to exist in Eastern Africa (e.g., Uganda, Kenya).  To my knowledge subtype B is not known to exist in Zaire.

NHAHA:         Then how was Subtype B introduced to Haiti if it did not exist in the Congo where Haitians had migrated to in the 1960s?

Essex:              I think it’s well known that in the 1970s and 80s men who have sex with men (MSM) traveled to Haiti.

NHAHA:         Is it plausible that the Subtype B virus was introduced to Haiti by MSMs from other countries, including North America, which explains the Haiti-North America link?

Essex:              I honestly don’t think we will ever know because there is no evidence of where Subtype B exists in sub-Saharan Africa other than in Caucasian men who have sex with men, living in South Africa.  Amongst heterosexual couples in Africa, Subtype C is prevalent.

NHAHA:         This brings me to my next question regarding the myth that Haitians have a higher rate of AIDS than other groups.   NHAHA conceptualized a study in collaboration with researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with an Haitian-American researcher at Harvard, to examine 22 years of national AIDS surveillance data to compare rates across all ethnic groups (Authors: Linda Marc and colleagues, AIDS, 2010, 4(13): p. 2089-2097).

 Essex:              What were the findings?

NHAHA:         Findings show that the AIDS rate amongst Haitian immigrants is similar to trends in the African-American population, which dispels the myth that Haitians have a higher rate of AIDS than other groups. 

In the NHAHA study the CDC reported that Haitian-born immigrants made up 1.2 percent of AIDS cases in the US, but they accounted for only 0.18 percent of the US population. That amounts to a seven-fold overrepresentation of AIDS among Haitian immigrants compared to the US population as a whole. But when higher population figures from Haitian consulates in US cities were used (double the population estimates from Census), that over-representation of AIDS cases fell to four-fold, which is about the same level as among African-Americans.  In fact, the Census Bureau acknowledges the foreign-born persons are hard to count especially if they are undocumented.  In contrast, Consulates may have higher population estimates based on the number of passports, birth certificates, and other services they provide to documented and undocumented Haitian immigrants. This may be where the discrepancy in population estimates exists.

NHAHA:         Many Haitian-American scientists would like to be more involved conducting research with in-country Haitian scientists and established American scientists.

 Essex:              Yes, this is always a dilemma even with African Diaspora regarding collaborative efforts. 

NHAHA:         Yes.  NHAHA has been particularly impressed with the model used by Dr. David Bangsberg, the Director of the International AIDS Program at the Harvard Center for AIDS Research.  Bangsberg has an active Global Scholars Program focused on training the next generation of African scientists.  Since 2009 the program has brought early-career researchers from Uganda to train and mentor them at Harvard on how to conduct HIV research, with the goal to return home becoming future public health leaders.

Essex:              Certainly, this is an excellent program with a model that might benefit Haiti’s future.

The Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards will be broadcast from Las Vegas for the second year in a row on June 19th, 2011 over the CBS Television Network, hosted by Wayne Brady.

The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to game show hosts Pat Sajak of Wheel of Fortune and Alex Trebek of Jeopardy!
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Stu Weiss
Senior Creative Director
Dudley Beene
Editors
Josh Dolberg
Ryan Jonasson
James Terry
Graphic Artist
Kris Waterman
Audio Mixer
Randy Swansen
Director Creative Services at Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Lori Schraner
Executive Vice-President, Marketing
Sal Sardo
Hosts
Regis Philbin
Kelly Ripa
The Doctors SYNDICATED
Executive Producers
Carla Pennington
Jay McGraw
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew Scher
Producer
Debbie Haderle

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – INSTITUTIONAL

Black History Month 2010 Nickelodeon
Producer
Lynn McTeague
Creative Directors
Anne Mullen
Jay Schmalholz
Directors
Jamie Hubbard
Jason Zemlicka
Art Director
James McKinnon
Designers
Ben Yonda
James McKinnon
The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED
Executive Producer/Creative Director
Blake Bryant
Executive Producer
Cindy Becker
Producers
Rick Rosemeyer
Gary Lister
Associate Producer
Steve Roberts
Creative Directors
Steve Roberts
Director
Marcos Siega
Writers
Ellen DeGeneres
Lauren Pomerantz
Kevin Leman
Jason Gelles
Editors
Mike Ziemkowski
Brad Oberholtzer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED

Executive Producer, Host
Ellen DeGeneres
Executive Producers
Ed Glavin
Mary Connelly
Andy Lassner
Creative Director
Steve Roberts
Editor
Brian Firenzi
Audio Mixer
Jason Salisbury
Chief Creative Officer
Stu Weiss
Senior Creative Director
Dudley Beene
Senior Vice-President, Marketing
Blake Bryant
Vice-President, Marketing
Adrianne Anderson
President, Telepictures
Hilary Estey McLoughlin
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM

Back at the Barnyard Nickelodeon
Executive Producer
Steve Oedekerk
Co-Executive Producer
Jed Spingarn
Producer
Paul Marshal
Line Producer
Kyle Jolly
Fanboy and Chum Chum Nickelodeon
Executive Producers
Eric Robles
Steve Tompkins
Fred Seibert
Supervising Producers
Shaun Cashman
Jason Meier
Producers
Therese Trujillo
Dean Hoff
Line Producer
MacGregor Middleton
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SERIES

Housecat Housecall Animal Planet
Executive Producers
Geovanni Brewer
Jeff Fischgrund
Supervising Producer
Dan Holton
Line Producer
Steve Markowitz

Made MTV
Executive Producers
Tony DiBari
Francis Lyons
Bob Kusbit
Dave Sirulnick
Co-Executive Producers
Donna Edge-Rachell
Zach Behr
Supervising Producers
Kate Bernstein
Reese Patterson
Line Producer
Robert Yacyshyn

Private Sessions A&E
Executive Producers
Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Tom Moody
Senior Producer
Liisa Lunden
Host
Lynn Hoffman

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back The Style Network
Executive Producer
Ruth Rafidi
Supervising Producer
Christopher Meindl
Producers
Shauna Keogh
Jon Doyle
Sarah Evans

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL CLASS SPECIAL

84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade NBC
Executive Producer
Brad Lachman
Producer
Bill Bracken
Line Producer
Carmela Tripodi
Co-Hosts
Al Roker
Matt Lauer
Meridith Vieira
mtvU’s Stand In with John Legend MTVU
Executive Producer
Joe Buoye
Paul Ricci
Eric Conte
Chris McCarthy
Senior Producer
Alan Clary

New Orleans: Getting Back to Normal American Public Television

Executive Producer
David Vos
Supervising Producers
Allegra Anderson
Heath Racela
Private Sessions: Sting at Red Rocks A&E
Executive Producer
Nicholas van Hoogstraten
Tom Moody
Senior Producer
Liisa Lunden
Producer
Scott Kerbey
Line Producer
James Tomlinson
Steve Feld
Host
Lynn Hoffman
The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear Comedy Central
Executive Producers, Hosts
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
Executive Producers
Rory Albanese
Josh Lieb
Tom Purcell
Co-Executive Producers
Kahane Cooperman
Meredith Bennett
Richard Dahm
Supervising Producers
Steve Bodow
Emily Lazar
Tanya Michnevich Bracco
Jim Margolis
Jennifer Flanz
Hillary Kun
Adam Lowitt
Senior Producers
Adam Chodikoff
Jimmy Donn
Justin Melkmann
Matt Lappin
Producers
Jill Katz
Chris McShane
Line Producer
Pam DePace
Consulting Producer
Paul Dinello
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/ENTERTAINMENT

The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED
Executive Producers
Ellen DeGeneres
Ed Glavin
Mary Connelly
Andy Lassner
Jim Paratore
Supervising Producers
Melissa Geiger Schrift
Derek Westervelt
Jonathan Norman
Producers
Steven Mazan
Matthew Wright
Alissa Cote
Ellen Rocamora
Corey Palent
Andrew Zenor
Kara Hogan Leonardo
Slade Abisror
Jason Gelles
Lori Blackman
Gil Reif
Lauren Pomerantz
Beth Sherman
Daniel Leary
Amy Rhodes
Kevin Leman
Brad Pope
Line Producer
Nicole Collins
Live with Regis and Kelly SYNDICATED
Executive Producers
Michael Gelman
Regis Philbin
Producers
Mariann Sabol
Joni Cohen-Zlotowitz
Jen Ulrich
Dolores Spruell-Jackson
Elyssa Shapiro
Jan Schillay
John Ogle
Cindy MacDonald
David Mullen
Christine Composto
Deborah Raptis
Scott Eason

Rachael Ray SYNDICATED
Executive Producer
Janet Annino
Co-Executive Producers
Shane Farley
Joseph Freed
Senior Supervising Producer
Marilyn Zielinski
Supervising Producer
Allison Berkley
Coordinating Producers
Meredith Weintraub
Chad W. Carter
Emily Rieger
Senior Producers
Tommy Crudup
Shant Petrossian
Robin Hommel
Andrew Goldman
Producers
Amy Solomon
Maggie Barnes
Laura Nieder
Robert Vilchez
Dan Connell
Joanna Parides
Stephanie Davis
Lauren Bernstein
Steve Cunniff
Steven Rosso
Line Producer
Bjoern Stejskal

The View ABC
Executive Producers
Barbara Walters
Bill Geddie
Supervising Producer
Alexandra Cohen
Senior Producer
Patrick Ignozzi
Producers
Jennifer Brookman
Rachel M. Weintraub
Greg Piccioli
Jamie Kotkin-Hammer
Jason Kornblatt
Audrey Jones
Jonathan Faulhaber
Donald Berman
Dana Fisher

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW/INFORMATIVE

The Dr. Oz Show SYNDICATED
Executive Producer
Mindy Borman
Co-Executive Producer
Amy Chiaro
Senior Supervising Producer
Laurie J. Rich
Supervising Producers
Beryl Holness
Susan Wagner
Michele Wasserman
Eric Beesemyer
Mehmet Oz
Terence Noonan
Matthew J. Strauss
Producers
Cassandra Marshall
Ann Varney
Laura Swalm
Scott Starr
Barbara Simon
Lisa Semel
Stefanie Schwartz
Carly Rosenberg
Geoff Rosen
Stacy Rader
Christopher E. Martin
Allison Markowitz
Lindsey Kotler
Alyse Mandel Kenny
Nicole Giambrone
Kirk Fernandes
Dan Durkin
Cathy Daniel
Cali Alpert
Rosalyn Menon
Line Producer
Jon Coniglio

Dr. Phil SYNDICATED
Executive Producers
Phillip C. McGraw
Carla Pennington
Senior Supervising Producers
Angie Kraus
Kandi Amelon Sawyer
Kathy Giaconia
Supervising Producer
John Perry
Senior Coordinating Producer
Edward Santos
Coordinating Producer
Astra Austin
Senior Producers
Kathleen Rajsp
Julie Ross
Anita Pepper
Ianthe Jones
David Goldman
Justin Arluck
Alex Williamson
Producers
Beth Thompson Grealy
Amy Joe
Wendi Wan
Line Producers
Rich de Michele
Dan Dobson
The Doctors SYNDICATED
Executive Producers
Jay McGraw
Carla Pennington
Dr. Phillip C. McGraw
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew Scher
Consulting Producers
Dr. Lisa Masterson
Dr. Travis Stork
Dr. Andrew Ordon
Dr. Jim Sears
Supervising Producers
George Davilas
Jeff Hudson
Producers
Stephanie Berk
Jeannine Denholm
Rich de Michele
Debbie Haderle
Josie Viviano
Stacey Tobin
Jennifer Sherry
Joni Busby
Paul Lutz
Del Bigtree
Lisa Williams
Michelle Wendt
Veronica Torres
Sarah Rogers
Nicole Petreshock
Shannon Hunt
Kathy Gulinello
Joyce Coleman-Sampson
Daniel Primer
Jeff Zimmer
Line Producer
Andrea Pugliese
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Alicia Minshew, as Kendall Slater
All My Children ABC

Debbi Morgan, as Angie Hubbard
All My Children ABC

Colleen Zenk, as Barbara Ryan
As the World Turns CBS

Susan Flannery, as Stephanie Forrester
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Laura Wright, as Carly Corinthos Jacks
General Hospital ABC

Michelle Stafford, as Phyllis Summers
The Young and the Restless CBS

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ricky Paull Goldin, as Jake Martin
All My Children ABC

Michael Park, as Jack Snyder
As the World Turns CBS

James Scott, as EJ DiMera
Days of Our Lives NBC

Maurice Benard, as Sonny Corinthos
General Hospital ABC

Christian Le Blanc, as Michael Baldwin
The Young and the Restless CBS
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Melissa Claire Egan, as Annie Chandler
All My Children ABC

Julie Pinson, as Janet Ciconne
As the World Turns CBS

Heather Tom, as Katie Logan Spencer
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS

Nancy Lee Grahn, as Alexis Davis
General Hospital ABC

Bree Williamson, as Jessica Brennan
One Life To Live ABC

Tricia Cast, as Nina Webster
The Young and the Restless CBS

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Jackson, as Lucky Spencer
General Hospital ABC

Jason Thompson, as Patrick Drake
General Hospital ABC

Brian Kerwin, as Charlie Banks
One Life To Live ABC

Doug Davidson, as Paul Williams
The Young and the Restless CBS

Billy Miller, as Billy Abbott
The Young and the Restless CBS

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Brittany Allen, as Marisa Chandler
All My Children ABC

Lexi Ainsworth, as Kristina Corinthos Davis
General Hospital ABC

Emily O’Brien, as Jana Hawkes
The Young and the Restless CBS
OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Scott Clifton, as William Spencer III aka Liam Cooper
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS

Chandler Massey, as Will Horton
Days of Our Lives NBC

Chad Duell, as Michael Corinthos
General Hospital ABC
OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST
Ben Bailey, as Host
Cash Cab Discovery Channel

Todd Newton, as Host
Family Game Night The Hub

Wayne Brady, as Host
Let’s Make A Deal CBS
Meredith Vieira, as Host
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire SYNDICATED

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE/CULINARY HOST
Christopher Kimball, as Host
America’s Test Kitchen PBS

Martha Stewart, as Host
The Martha Stewart Show Hallmark
Nate Berkus, as Host
Nate Berkus Show, The SYNDICATED
Paula Deen, as Host
Paula’s Best Dishes Food Network

Anne Burrell, as Host
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef Food Network

OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES
Kevin Clash Elmo
Sesame Street PBS

Caroll Spinney, as Oscar the Grouch
Sesame Street PBS

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, as Abby Cadabby
Sesame Street PBS

Eric Jacobson, as Grover and Iron Monster
Sesame Street PBS
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Bill Farmer, as Goofy
Disney Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Disney Channel

Danny Jacobs, as King Julien
Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon

Tom McGrath, as Skipper
Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon

Martin Short, as The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! PBS

Peter Cullen, as Optimus Prime
Transformers Prime The Hub

Steven Tyler, as The Mad Hatter
The Wonder Pets! Nickelodeon

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST
Dr. Mehmet Oz, as Host
The Dr. Oz Show SYNDICATED
Kelly Ripa, as Host
Regis Philbin, as Host
Live with Regis and Kelly ABC
Rachael Ray, as Host
Rachael Ray SYNDICATED
Dr. Travis Stork, Co-Host
Dr. Andrew Ordon, Co-Host
Dr. Jim Sears, Co-Host
Dr. Lisa Masterson, Co-Host
The Doctors SYNDICATED
Sherri Shepherd, Co-Host
Barbara Walters, Co-Host
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Co-Host
Joy Behar, Co-Host
Whoopi Goldberg, Co-Host
The View ABC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/SET DECORATION/SCENIC DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Production Designer
James Jones
Art Director
Bryan Langer
Set Decorator
Kay Dee Lavorin
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Production Designer
Jack Forrestel
Art Directors
Fabrice Kenwood
Charlotte Garnell Scheide
Set Decorator
Elsa Zamparelli
General Hospital ABC
Production Designer
Chip Dox
Art Director
Daniel Proett
Set Decorators
Jennifer Elliott
Andrew Evashchen
One Life To Live ABC
Production Designer
Roger Mooney
Art Directors
Ruth Wells
John Kenny
Martin Fahrer
The Young and the Restless CBS
Production Designer
William Hultstrom
Art Director
David Hoffmann
Set Decorators
Joe Bevacqua
Andrea Joel
Fred Cooper

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR A CASTING DIRECTOR FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Casting Director
Judy Wilson
General Hospital ABC
Casting Director
Mark Teschner
One Life To Live ABC
Casting Director
Julie Madison
The Young and the Restless CBS
Casting Director
Camille St. Cyr

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Costume Designer
David Zyla
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Costume Designer
Birgit Muller
General Hospital ABC
Costume Designer
Mary Iannelli
The Young and the Restless CBS
Costume Designer
Jennifer Johns
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES DIRECTING TEAM

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Directors
Cynthia J. Popp
Michael Stich
Deveney Kelly
Jennifer Howard
Associate Directors
Steven A. Wacker
Clyde Kaplan
Catherine Sedwick
Stage Managers
Douglas Hayden
Laura Yale
Production Associate
Lori Staffier

General Hospital ABC
Directors
William Ludel
Scott McKinsey
Owen Renfroe
Phideaux Xavier
Associate Directors
Pete Fillmore
Dave Macleod
Denise Van Cleave
Penny Pengra
Christine Magarian
RC Cates
Stage Managers
Crystal Craft
Craig McManus
Production Associates
Christine Cooper
Andrea Compton
One Life To Live ABC
Directors
Zetna Fuentes
Gary Donatelli
Larry Carpenter
Jill Mitwell
Frank Valentini
Mary Ryan
Danielle Faraldo
Bruce Cooperman
Associate Directors
Tracy Casper Lang
Michael Sweeney
Teresa Cicala
Anthony Wilkinson
Paul Glass
Daniel Krausz
Stage Managers
Keith Greer
Brendan Higgins
Alan Needleman
Production Associates
Kevin Brush
Nathalie Rodriguez

The Young and the Restless CBS
Directors
Andrew Lee
Dean LaMont
Sally McDonald
Mike Denney
Associate Directors
Marc Beruti
Jennifer Scott Christenson
Chris Mullen
Robbin Phillips
Stage Managers
Tom McDermott
Herbert Weaver, Jr.
Production Associates
Nancy Ortenberg
Erica Meyer
Vanessa Noland

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES WRITING TEAM

As the World Turns CBS
Co-Head Writers
Jean Passanante
David Kreizman
Lucky Gold
Associate Head Writers
Leah Laiman
Associate Writers
Josh Griffith
Susan Dansby
David Smilow
Gordon Rayfield
Leslie Nipkow
Janet Iacobuzio
Penelope Koechl
Script Editor
David A. Levinson
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Head Writer
Bradley P. Bell
Co-Head Writers
Kay Alden
Michael Minnis
Writers
Tracey Ann Kelly
Patrick Mulcahey
Shannon Bradley
Adam Dusevoir
John F. Smith
Rex M. Best

Days of Our Lives NBC
Head Writer
Dena Higley
Co-Head Writer
Chistopher Whitesell
Script Writers
John Newman
Ryan Quan
David Cherrill
Richard Culliton
Carolyn Culliton
Associate Writers
Rick Draughon
Jeanne Marie Ford
Michellle Poteet Lisanti
Lisa Seidman
Script Editor
Fran Myers

The Young and the Restless CBS
Head Writer
Maria Arena Bell
Co-Head Writers
Hogan Sheffer
Scott Hamner
Writers
Anne Schoettle
Amanda L. Beall
Sandra Weintraub
Teresa Zimmerman
Natalie Minardi Slater
Linda Schrieber
Beth Milstein
Marla Kanelos
Jay Gibson
Janice Ferri Esser
Tom Casiello
Paula Cwikly
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Hairstylists
Valerie D. Jackson
Joe Edward Matke III
Terrence Michael Renk

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Key Hairstylist
Michelle Arvizo
Hairstylists
Audrey Soto
Adriana Lucio
Romaine Markus-Myers
One Life To Live ABC
Hairstylists
Joyce Carollo
KatieJo Kardel
Wayne Bilotti
Marc Zafrani
The Young and the Restless CBS
Hairstylists
George Guzman
Robert Wilson
Mary Kate Welsh
Rachel Ross Bunch
Shannon Bradberry

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Lighting Designer
Jo Mayer
General Hospital ABC
Lighting Directors
Vincent Steib
Tom Markle
One Life To Live ABC
Lighting Directors
Scott Devitte
Robert Bessoir
The Young and the Restless CBS
Lighting Directors
Ray Thompson
Bill Roberts

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIVE & DIRECT TO TAPE SOUND MIXING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Production Mixer
Christopher Banninger
Post-Production Mixer
RT Smith
Boom Operators
Anthony Inglese
Andy Morales
Stu Rudolph
General Hospital ABC
Production Mixer
Nick Kleissas
Pre-Production Mixer
Elyse Pecora
Post-Production Mixers
Nick Marcus
Donald Smith
Boom Operators
Stanley Magnone
Fred Fryrear
Christine Tyson
Sandy Masone
One Life To Live ABC
Production Mixer
William John DeBlock
Post-Production Mixer
David Marino
Music Mixers
Paul Glass
Daniel Krausz
Boom Operators
Bill Mozer
Chuck Eisen
Chris Mauro
Robert Ambrico

The Young and the Restless CBS
Production Mixer
Tommy Persson
Pre-Production Mixer
Mikael Persson
Post-Production Mixer
Dino Johnson
Re-Recording Mixer
Manny Moreno
Boom Operators
Mark Beckley
Denise Stones
Luis Godinez Sr.
Mark Mooney

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FOR A DRAMA SERIES

All My Children ABC
Makeup Artists
Thecla “TC” Luisi
Terri Carter
Kerry Herta
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Key Makeup Artist
Christine Lai-Johnson
Makeup Artists
Melissa Sandora
Allyson Carey
Jackie Brubaker
One Life To Live ABC
Makeup Artists
Julia Davis
Jim DeMarco
Kimberly Braisin
Renate Long
The Young and the Restless CBS
Makeup Artists
Robert Bolger
Kathy Jones
Patti Denney
Marlene Mason
Ralph Wilcox

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CAMERA EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Editors
Zoe Edgerton
Jonathan Smilowitz
Brian Bagwell
Jim Friesen
General Hospital ABC
Senior Editor
Peter Fillmore
Editors
David Gonzalez
Robert Crump
Christine Magarian
Denise Van Cleave
Penny Pengra
One Life To Live ABC
Editors
Teresa Cicala
Tracy Casper Lang
Barry Gingold
Vince Catania
Stephen Cali
Larry Farina
The Young and the Restless CBS
Editors
Steve Pierron
Ralph Gertel
Marc Beruti

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Composers
David Kurtz
Jack Allocco
Bradley P. Bell
Music Coordinator
Lothar Struff

Days of Our Lives NBC
Music Director , Composer
D. Brent Nelson
Music Director
Steve Reinhardt
Composer
Ken Corday
General Hospital ABC
Music Supervisors
RC Cates
Dave Macleod
Composers
Rick Krizman
Dominic Messinger
RC Cates
The Young and the Restless CBS
Music Supervisors
Mike Dobson
Bryan Harrison
Composers
Jack Allocco
David Kurtz
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR A DRAMA SERIES

General Hospital ABC
“Bad For You”
Composer & Lyricist
Rick Krizman

General Hospital ABC
“Home Again”
Composer & Lyricist
Robert Hartry
One Life To Live ABC
Starr X’d Lovers
Composers & Lyricists
Michele Vice-Maslin
Chuck Wild
Dorian Cheah

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT INTECHNICAL DIRECTION/ELECTRONIC CAMERA/VIDEO CONTROL FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Bold and the Beautiful CBS
Technical Directors
Jim Dray
Edward Nelson
Camera Operators
Tom Luth
Ted Morales
Gordon Sweeney
Video Control
Scha Jani
Roberto Bosio

Days of Our Lives NBC
Technical Director, Camera Operator
Mike Caruso
Technical Director
John O’Neill
Camera Operators
John Sizemore
Michael Mecartea
Bill Scott
Hugo Morelli
Video Control
Ken Williamson
Alexis Dellar-Hanson

General Hospital ABC
Technical Directors
Averill Perry
Jim Ralston
Camera Operators
DJ Diomedes
Dale Carlson
Craig Camou
Dean Cosenella
Video Control
Charles Barrett

The Young and the Restless CBS
Technical Director
Tracy Lawrence
Camera Operators
Luis Godinez, Jr.
Kai Kim
John Bromberek
Video Control
Scha Jani
Robert Bosio

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set
Decoration/Scenic Design
Between the Lions PBS
Production Designer, Art Director
Laura Brock
Art Director
Karen Wing
Scenic Designers
Jerel Levenway
Jack Thomas
Set Decorators
Bill Rinehart
Ray Green
Jimmy Thrasher
Mary Goodson

The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED
Art Director
Jay Heiserman

Sesame Street PBS
Production Designer
Bob Phillips
Art Directors
Rickey Boyd
Pete Ortiz

Today Show NBC
Production Designer
Edward Helbig
Art Directors
Aaron Black
Sarah Coombs
April Bartlett

Yo Gabba Gabba! Nickelodeon
Production Designer
Bryan J. Anderton
Art Directors
Parker Jacobs
Christian Jacobs
Scott Schultz
Scenic Designer
Tyler Jacobs
Lead Scenic Designer/Sculptor
Sean Falkner

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN/STYLING
84th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade NBC
Costume Supervisor
Kimberly Montgomery

The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED
Costume Stylist
Kellen Richards

The Fresh Beat Band Nickelodeon
Wardrobe Supervisors
Gene Barnhart
Kiki Garwood
Costume Designer
Joyce Kim Lee

Sesame Street PBS
Costume Designers/Live Actors
Jared Leese
Brian Hemesath
Costume Designers/Muppets
Polly Smith
Collette Nickola
Loryn Brantz
Molly Light
Chelsea Carter
Rollie Krewson
Lara MacLean
Michelle Hickey
Jason Weber
Marc Borders

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN AN ANIMATED PROGRAM
Disney Kick Buttowski DisneyXD
Directors
Chris Savino
Sherm Cohen
Fanboy and Chum Chum Nickelodeon
Directors
Brian Sheesley
Jim Schumann
Russell Calabrese
Voice Director
Ginny McSwain
Martha Speaks PBS
Supervising Director
Dallas Parker
Co-Director
Colleen Holub
Voice Director
Terry Klassen

Penguins of Madagascar Nickelodeon
Supervising Director
Nick Filippi
Directors
Christo Stamboliev
Dave Knott
Voice Director
Lisa Schaffer

Toot & Puddle NICK Jr.
Director
Christian Larocque
Animation Directors
Graham MacDonald
Emmanuelle Gignac
Voice Director
Dee Shipley
Transformers Prime The Hub
Supervising Director, Director
David Hartman
Directors
Shaunt Nigoghossian
Todd Waterman
Vinton Heuck
Voice Director
Susan Blu
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A CHILDREN’S SERIES

Biz Kid$ PBS
Directors
Erren Gottlieb
James McKenna
The Electric Company PBS
Director
Ryan McFaul
Sesame Street PBS
Directors
Matt Vogel
Kevin Clash
Nadine Zylstra
Scott Preston
Ken Diego
Joey Mazzarino
Lisa Simon

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A LIFESTYLE/CULINARY PROGRAM
Giada At Home Food Network
Director
Anne Fox
Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac PBS
Director
Laurie Donnelly
Sandra’s Money Saving Meals Food Network
Director
Chris George
Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee Food Network
Director
Chris George

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW/MORNING

The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED
Director
Liz Patrick

The Oprah Winfrey Show SYNDICATED
Director
Joseph Terry

Today Show NBC
Director
Joe Michaels

The View ABC
Director
Mark Gentile

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIRSTYLING

The Price Is Right CBS
Hairstylist
Marin Elena Pantoja

Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee Food Network
Hairstylists
Mark Payne
Alx Galasinao

The Talk CBS
Hairstylists
Caroline Wiseman
Valerie Harrell
Soo Jin Yoon
Jude Alcala
The View ABC
Head Hairstylist
Lavette Slater
Hairstylists
Rosa Amoedo
Bryant Renfroe
The Wendy Williams Show SYNDICATED
Head Hairstylists
Antwon Jackson
Hadiiya Barbel
Hairstylist
D’angelo Thompson

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION – WINNERS
“Diamond” Dave Merritt, Background Design
Toot & Puddle Nick Jr.

Vince Toyama, Background Design
Transformers Prime The Hub

Christophe Vacher, Color Design
Transformers Prime The Hub

Kaz Aizawa, Background Painter
T.U.F.F. Puppy NICKELODEON
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DIRECTION

The Ellen DeGeneres Show SYNDICATED
Lighting Director
Marisa Davis
The Oprah Winfrey Show SYNDICATED
Lighting Designers/Lighting Directors
Tara Denise
Sean Post
Lighting Directors
Katie Trotter
Scott Zematis
Sesame Street PBS
Lighting Designer
Dan Kelley
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The study, titled `HIV among Haitian-born persons in the United States, 1985-2007,` is the first to report on HIV surveillance and AIDS trends for Haitians compared to the U.S. population and African-Americans. It was conceptualized by the National Haitian-American Health Alliance (NHAHA) in collaboration with researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated health system.

It was led by Haitian American Dr. Linda Marc-Clerisme, a social epidemiologist who specializes in the psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS at the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at Cambridge Health Alliance. Researchers analyzed CDC surveillance data from 1985-2007, for Haitian-born adults and adolescents living in the United States diagnosed with AIDS. Cases were identified by the designation of `Haiti` as place of birth on the CDC case report form. The population denominators used to compute AIDS rates comparing African-American and Haitian communities were based on data from both the U.S. Census Bureau and Haitian Consulates. 

When the research team used Census denominators to calculate the AIDS rate among Haitian immigrants, findings showed that per every 100,000, 78 persons from this community were diagnosed with AIDS, which suggests a seven-fold over-representation in the CDC surveillance database. But when population estimates from the Haitian Consulates were used, the AIDS rate ranged from 35 to 46 diagnoses per every 100,000 Haitian immigrant, which is similar to the four-fold over-representation for African-Americans in the CDC AIDS surveillance database. 

`The US Census Bureau acknowledges that foreign-born populations are often `hard-to-count` if they are undocumented,` said Dr. Marc-Clerisme. `This may explain the difference in the population estimates used and the resulting discrepancy in AIDS rates.` 

Dr. Marc-Clerisme is the spouse of Jean Renald Clerisme, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chancellor for the Republic of Haiti, who has recently been appointed as a member to the Clinton Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission.
Dr. Marc-Clerisme`s research and knowledge of the Haitian community resulted in a 2007 appointment to the U.S. Census Bureau`s Race & Ethnicity Advisory Committee on African-Americans, where she serves as Vice-Chair.  In 2007, the Census estimated there were 530,897 foreign-born Haitians living in the U.S., whereas Haitian Consulates estimated there were between 900,000 to 1.2 million Haitian-born persons living in the U.S. during this same time period. 

`The totals compiled by these two sources  are quite disparate, and it is important to note that Consulates do not run nationally representative surveys or censuses to estimate, or count, the number of their nationals living in the U.S.,` added Dr. Marc. `Their figures are based on the estimated number of services provided to the Haitian community across the U.S.`

`Our findings also suggest a need to tailor culturally sensitive prevention and promotion campaigns for this population, as results from this study also show that both Haitian-born men and women are more likely to receive a late-stage diagnosis compared to African-Americans overall,` said Eustache Jean-Louis, MD, NHAHA Chair and study co-author.

The National Haitian-American Health Alliance is a membership organization based in New York. Daily operations are run by the NHAHA Co-Chair, Yanick Sanon Eveillard, MPH. NHAHA`s mission is to improve the health and welfare of Haitians by enhancing communication, promoting and facilitating collaborative projects; and fostering cooperative relationships among similar organizations through coordinated resources, information sharing, advocacy, capacity building and education.

The Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research generates innovative mental health services research that impacts policy, practice, and service delivery for multicultural populations. It is led by Margarita Alegria, PhD, a study co-author. The Center is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of epidemiologists, psychologists, social policy analysts, health economists, psychiatrists, data analysts, sociologists, and other professionals who assist in the research and analysis of Center projects.

Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston`s metro-north communities. It includes three hospital campuses, a network of primary care and specialty practices, the Cambridge Public Health Dept., and the Network Health plan. CHA is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine.

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Dr. Linda Marc, who is an epidemiologist at the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated public healthcare system located outside of Boston, was in Haiti on January 12th when the quake struck and thankfully survived to tell the tale.

`It`s kind of a strange experience. I have an apartment and home office in the Turgeau area of Port-au-Prince and just left the home office to go back into the main part of the apartment and heard a knocking noise,` reminisced Dr. Marc on Caribbean Corner on WWRL 1600 AM Saturday.

`Then I felt my building going back and forth with me. Before I knew it my hands were on a wall. I thought the building was collapsing but never thought there was an earthquake. Then I ran outside and saw other people living in the building gathered in the court yard outside and someone said there was an earthquake of 7.0. in Haiti.`

Marc, who was in Haiti since December doing research on HIV/AIDS and mental health, said she then looked below, down  the mountain from where her building was, and all she saw over the capital was dust.

`Then I saw explosions – gas stations exploding,` she added in the exclusive interview with hosts of the show – CWNN`s Felicia Persaud and WWRL`S Rennie Bishop on Feb. 13th. `The ironic thing is my building did not fall. It was well designed by a Haitian who lives in US and the fact that we were on a mountain side, I think the mountain absorbed the shock and that`s why 25-30 of us were alive.`

For the next 10 nights, Marc said her husband and her were forced to sleep out in their building`s courtyard and endure 50 degree weather, since they were not allowed back in to buildings out of fear of aftershocks.

Three days after the quake, her husband and her managed to make it down the mountain and start looking for friends and colleagues.

`It took me three days to get down to the city below. What I saw then was most of houses were flattened. We saw everyone – rich and poor at with all houses gone and people all sleeping in street. Then I saw bodies all over street – many wrapped up in white sheets and lined up to be picked up,` said Marc. `As I got closer to the airport we saw people digging mass graves because there was just no way else it seemed. People were even digging graves on the side of road.`

Despite criticism over a lack of aid flowing quicker into the country, Marc said she did see lots of water trucks and significant help from the Dominican Republic in the three days after the quake.

`I did see aid. In particular water, free water trucks in almost all neighborhoods I passed through,` she said.  ` I also saw plenty of helicopters and many planes on our tarmac. But I did not have TV/cable and Internet was down so I did not see what the world was seeing but I could only see what was in front of me and from my vantage point, aid was coming in to the epicenter and people were organizing to help each other. I also went to state university hospital and saw Israel, Haitian American docs. France etc. helping.`

Marc only returned to the U.S. on January 28th and was evacuated as an American on the military flight. It took her 10 days to get word to her relatives that both she and her husband survived the quake and were not among the over 200,000 dead. She now hopes that Haitians in the country and the Diaspora will be included in the rebuilding plans for their nation.

`I would like to see even open forum or congressional meetings for Haitian leaders in community to be involved because we know the culture,` she told the radio show, adding that so far she has not seen such an outreach and is `concerned about that.

`People making proposal have to be careful and that`s why it`s important to involve Haitians in the planning process as they know the culture and geography of the land. Outsiders cannot make these decisions arbitrarily The decisions cannot be made without the involvement of Haitians who are living in Haiti and are experts on their own country,` added Marc.

Marc`s primary research aims are to identify psychological and behavioral factors that impact HIV treatment outcomes. With the Center for Public Health Preparedness, she is studying health communication behaviors amongst persons of Haitian ancestry in the US, and how they respond to health `messaging` for HIV/AIDS, H1N1, and public health emergencies.

Marc received an MS in Health and Social Behavior, and doctorate of science (ScD) in Social Epidemiology, both from the Harvard School of Public Health. She also holds an MPH in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from Yale School of Public Health; and BA in Psychology from St. John`s University in New York.

Haiti`s January 12th quake claimed over 200,000 lives and according to the IDB, cost close to 14 billion dollars in damages.

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She pointed out that in 1976, a Public Law, (94-311), was approved by the 94th Congress as a joint resolution, which states that social and economic statistics should be collected for Americans of Spanish descent or origin, to ensure that there is a regular nationwide evaluation of their economic and social status.  Caribbean nationals, she said, can follow this lead.

Dr. Marc made the suggestion at a Census 2010 Caribbean Partnership Summit, held from June 23-24 at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Florida, which was sponsored by the Census Bureau Atlanta Region Partnership Team. 

The Haitian-American doctor handed out a copy of the document to all meeting attendees and showed where the Public Law 94-311 explicitly states that, `Whereas a large number of Americans of Spanish origin or descent suffer from racial, social, economic and political discrimination, and are denied the basic opportunities they deserve as American citizens and which would enable them to begin to lift themselves out of this poverty they now endure; and Whereas improved evaluation of their social and economic status will assist State and Federal Governments and private organizations in the accurate determination of the urgent and special needs of Americans of Spanish origin or descent.`

Dr. Marc also provided attendees with a copy of the `Caribbean Count Bill` developed by Congresswoman Yvette Clark, and lobbied for by CaribID, a campaign to simply and forcefully urge the U.S. Census to allow Caribbean nationals/West Indians to be counted (www.caribID2010.com).  The bill has been introduced to the Senate as S. 1083 by Senators Chuck Schummer and Kristin Gillibrand.

When asked why it was important to provide attendees all this documentation, Dr. Marc replied, `I want my community to be informed.  Very often foreign-born persons are unaware of the documents that are public information.  I want to make sure that all the community leaders who were invited to participate at this Summit can discuss the issues with precision when they get back to their respective communities.`

Dr. Marc is a social epidemiologist and received her doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, and she uses the population statistics published by the Census to estimate the rate of disease in minority populations.  Her areas of specialty include HIV/AIDS and mental health, and she is presently a researcher with the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at the Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts.

The goal of the event was to reach out to key segments of the hard-to-reach Caribbean populations living in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Attendees represented the diverse Caribbean communities, including but not limited to Indo-Caribbean, Dutch Caribbean, English Caribbean, French Caribbean, and Spanish Caribbean nations. 

Essentially, representatives from the Caribbean community expressed frustration that the Census 2010 Form could not capture their country of origin (e.g. Antigua, Barbados, Haiti), in the same manner that it does for persons of Hispanic origin. 

Meeting attendees raised this as the paramount issue because it has powerful financial ramifications for persons indentifying accurately as Black.  Meeting attendees also asked for guidance from representatives from the Census Bureau.  But George Grandy, the Director of the Atlanta Regional Office, presided over the meeting and indicated that `the Census Bureau can not advise persons on how to respond to the ethnicity and race categories.  Our job at the Census is to ensure that everyone fills out the form on April 1, 2010 and self-identifies their origin and/or race.`

Other concerns raised by meeting attendees from the diverse Caribbean community focused on adequate coverage in the Caribbean media,  assurance regarding confidentiality and privacy issues, recruitment of Caribbean staff for Census 2010 positions, and the availability of adequate resources for community based organizations to reduce the differential count and improve coverage of the hard-to-reach members of the Caribbean community. 

In particular, Kervin Clenance, an expert media consultant and descendent from the U.S. Virgin Islands, demanded more transparency in the media buys and advertising campaign.  Dr. Marc has taken his concerns back to the African-American Committee for review.

Also, members of the Haitian community voiced concern they would not receive enough Census Guides in the Haitian-Creole language in communities where Haitian immigrants lived.  The most prominent and outspoken leaders from several Haitian organizations and businesses were from Florida and Georgia.

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