Let's talk about sex, baby

Sorry folks, other than the title I’m ripping off, this blog post doesn’t have anything to do with a Salt ‘n Pepa revival album. But it does have to do with talking about sex … to senior citizens, anyway. Turns out this population is vulnerable to contracting HIV/AIDS, in part because of a lack of education on the illness. But At-Large D.C. Councilman David Catania, health champion, is vowing to do something about that.

Catania, chair of the council’s health committee, has proposed a bill to establish an outreach program targeting senior citizens. The program would direct the Department of Health to develop a curriculum focused on HIV/AIDS and the senior population, including recruiting and training seniors to be educators on prevention.