HIV/Aids Workshop

The HIV Workshop helps participants understand HIV/AIDS and its treatment.  The AIDS Workshop can be presented as part of a corporate wellness program, or to faith-based groups and community groups.

HIV is an acronym for “Human Immune Deficiency Virus.” HIV is a virus that infects blood and hinders one’s ability to fight disease. AIDS is an acronym for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.” AIDS is the disease caused by HIV, and is passed through body fluids from one person to another.

Some ways HIV can be passed between people include:

• Sex
• Sharing needles
• Mother to child, before or after birth
• Infected body fluids in contact with:
  • Mucous membranes
  • Cuts in the skin

Program Objective

• Provide participants with easy access to education and information about HIV/AIDS
   
• Increase understanding of HIV/AIDS
   
• Increase knowledge of the effects of HIV/AIDS on the immune system
   
• Educate participants about methods to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS
   

Workshop - Understanding HIV/AIDS

a. What is HIV and how does it make people sick?
b. HIV Pandemic in the African American Community
c. How do you contract HIV?
d. Methods of Transmission
e. HIV Testing
f.  HIV and your Immune System
g. Anti-viral Treatment of HIV/AIDS

 

For further information or to schedule a workshop, please contact us at (972) 998-0152