Education Training About HIV/AIDS-Corporate and Small Business

Post date: Apr 13, 2015 9:46:23 PM

Educated about HIV/AIDS and its impact upon African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and MSM.

Goal: Reduce new infections of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Unwanted Pregnancies.

HIV prevention messaging and education materials that deal frankly with sex; an ongoing media and social campaigns for the general public and HIV prevention interventions for uninfected persons who engage in risky behaviors are critical.

    • Increase knowledge and perception of HIV/STD risk

Consistently and correctly using condoms are effective STI prevention strategies. USE CONDOM SENSE EVERY TIME!!!

    • Promote knowledge of correct condom use
    • Promote positive attitudes toward condom use
    • Increase intentions to use condoms
    • Build self-efficacy for testing, facilitating partner testing and treatment
    • Build self-efficacy for practicing safer sex, and the acquisition, negotiation, and use of condoms
    • Build skills for facilitating partner testing and treatment
    • Build skills for practicing safer sex, and the acquisition, negotiation, and use of condoms
    • Model appropriate behaviors around practicing safer sex
    • Remove taboo or any "unmentionable" labels from discussions about sex or drug use. It's better to have someone call upon you if there's a problem than fear your reaction if they're in trouble. This is particularly true when it comes to issues of gay or bisexual sex. Regardless of culture or beliefs, it is simply not possible to address risk reduction if anything is "taken off the table."
    • Fear of stigma, abuse and homophobia send many youth and adults underground, preventing them from seeking the care and treatment they need. This often leads to depression and substance abuse, which can in turn lead to incidences of high-risk sexual behavior.
    • Stress incremental change. It's not about "turning over a whole new leaf," but rather identifying realistic changes you can make to reduce personal risk.
  • Try to normalize discussions about sex