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Events
Posted on: 2/22/2010 AIDS Care to Share Information and Inspiration in Honor of National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
AIDS Care’s Minority AIDS Initiative will bring messages of hope and awareness to the community in recognition of the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS.
The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS will take place March 7 – 13, 2010 and is a country-wide initiative intended to be a call to prayer for the eradication of HIV/AIDS through prayer, education, advocacy, and service. The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is an expansion of the successful Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, which was the first national mobilization campaign that specifically focused on HIV/AIDS.
In all, 26 area churches are participating in this initiative, seven of which are hosting services which will include testimonials from individuals who are HIV positive, as well as representation from the University of Rochester Medical Center Victory Alliance (formerly known as the HIV Vaccine Trials Unit), The MOCHA Center, Tawa Pano, and the New York State Department of Health. In addition, representatives from AIDS Care and the New York State Department of Health will offer confidential HIV testing with results available in 20 minutes at participating churches during the services listed below.
As part of this special series of events, services will be held at:
• Elim Christian Fellowship at 417 Alexander Street at 2 pm on March 7
• Antioch Missionary Baptist Church at 304 Joseph Avenue at 7 pm on March 8
• First Church Divine at 233 Central Park at Noon on March 9
• Mt. Olivet Baptist Church at 141 Adams Street at 7 pm on March 10
• Grace United Methodist Church at 121 Driving Park Avenue at 6 pm on March 11
• Memorial AME Zion Church at 549 Clarissa Street at 6 pm on March 12
A special service to mark the end of this week will also be held at 6 pm on March 13 at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 250 Dr. Samuel McCree Way. It will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Richard Douglass and will feature keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Kenneth Q. James of Memorial AME Zion Church.
“HIV and AIDS have caused an enormous amount of pain and suffering over the last few decades,” said Jay Rudman, president and CEO of AIDS Care. “AIDS Care is proud to be a part of this effort to bring people together in unity around an issue that has been so destructive to so many. We hope that these events will bring hope and increased awareness to the entire community.”
Posted on: 2/02/2010 AIDS Care Takes Health Awareness into the Community in Recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
AIDS Care will honor National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day by holding a series of events that bring free education and health screenings into the community. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is recognized annually on February 7 and is designed to encourage HIV testing, education, involvement, and treatment.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Blacks are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. While making up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 49 percent of AIDS cases. AIDS is now the leading cause of death for Black women ages 25 to 34, and the second leading cause of death for Black men ages 35 to 44.”
To help combat this problem, AIDS Care’s Minority AIDS Initiative is holding events throughout the community as part of its “Get It Done” Program. This program utilizes the unique and historical relationship that exists between salon and barbershop owners and their customers and communities of color to create an atmosphere of trust whereby lifesaving health and HIV prevention messages may be shared and favorably received.
The following salons and barbershops will be holding free events on Saturday, February 6:
Diva’s Hair Salon: 481 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, NY 14619
· HIV Testing – 10 am – 12 pm
· Diabetes Foot Screenings – 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
· Blood Pressure Screenings – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
· Cancer Screening Information – 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Just Like Water Barbershop: 718 S. Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14611
· Diabetes Foot Screenings – 10 am – 12 pm
· Blood Pressure Screenings – 12 pm – 2 pm
· HIV Testing – 1 pm – 3 pm
· Census Information – 1 pm – 3 pm
Morenita‘s Hair Salon: 76 Lowell Street, Rochester, NY 14605
· HIV Testing – 10 am – 3 pm
· Medical Insurance Education – 10 am – 1 pm
· Dental Screenings – 10 am – 11:30 am
· Blood Pressure Screenings – 1 pm – 3 pm
Superb Barbershop: 548 Hudson Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605
· Blood Pressure Screenings – 10 am – 12 pm
· Medical Insurance Education – 12 pm – 1 pm
· Cancer Screening Information – 1 pm – 2 pm
· HIV Testing – 2 pm – 3 pm
Supreme Clientele: 18 River Street, Rochester, NY 14613
· Blood Pressure Screenings – 10 am – 2 pm
· Dental Screenings – 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
· HIV Testing – 12:30 pm – 2 pm
“Bringing HIV testing and prevention education to those that need it most are at the core of our mission,” said Jay Rudman, AIDS Care President and Chief Executive Officer. “While we at AIDS Care provide these services throughout the year, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day provides a special opportunity to remind the community of the importance of being informed, getting an HIV test, and getting into care.”
About AIDS Care
AIDS Care was formed by the January 1, 2010 merger of AIDS Community Health Center and AIDS Rochester. AIDS Community Health Center, formerly known as Community Health Network, was founded in 1989 by two infectious diseases physicians as a community medical and diagnostic clinic for those who were infected with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Rochester was established 26 years ago as part of the New York State Health Department’s network of Community Service Programs (CSPs). The main offices of both organizations moved to one facility at 259 Monroe Avenue in October 2009. The new phone number for AIDS Care’s main office is 585-545-7200 and the company is launching a new website at www.acRochester.org. AIDS Care also maintains satellite locations in Bath, Geneva, and on Central Avenue in downtown Rochester.
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