Health Education and Risk Reduction Program
The HE/RR program aims to reach persons at increased risk of becoming infected with HIV or, if already infected, of transmitting the virus to others. The goal of the program is to reduce the risk of these events from occurring. Our activities are directed to persons whose behaviors or personal circumstances place them at risk. The program activities include street and community outreach, risk reduction counseling, ILIs, GLIs, HC/PI and community-level intervention. Funding for the HE/RR Program is not intended to educate the general public, or population with none or low risk for HIV infection.
Our services are culturally sensitive and language specific, in order to meet the needs of our community.
Health Communication/Public Information (HC/PI)
The delivery of planned HIV/AIDS prevention messages through one
or more channels to target audiences to build general support for
safe behavior, support personal risk reduction efforts, and/or inform
persons at risk for infection how to obtain specific services.
AIDS 104 course: This is a four-hour course that provides information
on basic immunology, virology, transmission, testing, disease process,
prevention measure, infectious control, legal and ethical issues
and treatment. This course is designed for audiences that require
instruction in HIV/AIDS to comply with Florida Statues. For information
on training calendar and registration please call 305-470-6952.
Group Level Intervention (GLI)
Health education and risk reduction counseling to groups of varying
sizes. GLIs use peer and non-peer models involving a wide range
of skills, information, education and support. The following is
a list of interventions offered by HE/RR:
SISTA
MACVIH
PROJECT SAFE
VOICES
Community Level Interventions
Interventions that seek to reduce risk behaviors by changing attitudes,
norms and practices through health communication, prevention marketing,
community mobilizations and community wide events
Take Control
For trainings contact the HE/RR unit at (305) 470-6974 or (305)-470-6942
or (305) 470-6999.
