June 27th is National HIV Testing Day! The Three Letters Podcast welcomes Caroline Jackson from the Kaiser Family Foundation, as well our mighty interns from Frannie Peabody Center Erin Greatorex and Blaine Stevens as co-hosts! Join us for a fascinating conversation about the impact media can have on fighting HIV stigma, getting people testing, and home HIV testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. There also might be a little celebrity gossip so hit subscribe button, and press play!

Please note the we are still producing episodes, but are a little off schedule due to the pandemic. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Ren Morrill (Host) - Ren is The Three Letter Podcast’s creator and host. He is a Maine native with a life long passion for HIV. He works for Frannie Peabody Center as a prevention, outreach, testing, and education specialist. He also serves as the co-chair of Pride Portland’s HIV Advisory Board.

Caroline Jackson - Caroline Jackson works on the Social Impact Media team at the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco focused on public health policy and communication (not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente).

Caroline joined the foundation in 2007 and spent nine years managing the creative development of many public education campaigns with leading media companies in the U.S. addressing sexual health, including Rap-It-Up with BET, Entérate! / ¡Protégete! with Univision, and PAUSE with FOX. Caroline also helped launch Greater Than AIDS in 2009, a public information response to HIV/AIDS in the U.S., working with health departments and community partners to reach those most affected with the latest on testing, prevention, and treatment. The public-private partnership model helps extend the reach of limited resources in high need areas.

In 2016, Caroline transitioned to a consultant, managing special projects for the team. Today she oversees the Greater Than AIDS/Walgreens National HIV Community Partnership, a 10-year partnership with Walgreens, health departments, and community organizations across the country to broaden the reach of HIV testing and information in non-traditional settings and to support the outreach of local organizations.

Caroline holds a master’s degree in Strategic Communication from American University and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Dickinson College. She is from Maine, and after living on the west coast for 12 years, moved back to the Portland area with her husband and three kids last November.

Great Than AIDS
greaterthan.org
Pedro Zamora
https://www.poz.com/blog/25-years-without-pedro-zamora
Alicia Keys with KFF 2013
https://www.kff.org/hivaids/press-release/we-are-empowered-alicia-keys-wants-to-change-the-way-women-think-about-hiv/