Staff and volunteers working in HIV Alliance’s Education Program offer presentations to schools, treatment centers, community groups and others to provide information on how HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) are transmitted, prevention strategies to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading HIV and HCV.  We also work to reduce stigma by sharing the real life stories of individuals living with or affected by these diseases.

Please contact our Volunteer and Education Assistant, Chau Nguyen at cnguyen@hivalliance.org , for more information about our education services or to request one or more of the following presentations.

For all POZ, HIV 101, and HCV 101 trainings, presenters can work with individual instructors to tailor presentations to the education and maturity levels of the students. Our presentations can also include a simple five-step decision making model so that students can begin to use critical thinking skills to manage complex or difficult decisions regarding their choices and behaviors.  We may also administer a simple, short pre and post presentation test to measure increased knowledge.

We encourage you to take advantage of this free service and to plan ahead so that we can get your classes scheduled as much in advance of your desired presentation date as is reasonable.  We also encourage you to consider combining the POZ and HIV 101 presentations into one 90 minute visit as this has proven to be a very effective option.

• Overview of programs and services offered by the HIV Alliance
• Provides updates on current statistics, trends, and treatments
• This presentation can be tailored to meet the interests of the scheduling group or agency

• Provides information on how HIV is and is not transmitted
• Dispels myths about transmission; and presents current local and national statistics.
• Encourages participants to think about assessing personal risk behaviors; emphasizes effective prevention and harm reduction strategies including abstinence as well as personal responsibility; and. discusses critical thinking and negotiation strategies

HIV 101 is an interactive workshop designed to inform and educate the public on the basics of HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) transmission, prevention and related stigmas.

Each HIV 101 presentation focuses on the following information: How HIV and HCV are transmitted, ways to address/reduce HIV and HCV-related stigma, ways to prevent/reduce new HIV and HCV infections, and how HIV and HCV cannot be contracted.

These presentations can be adapted to fit the needs and age level of the audience. They are an excellent complement to a comprehensive HIV/AIDS curriculum and help instructors fulfill the Oregon Department of Education Infectious Diseases requirement.

If you are interested in a presentation, please fill out the form below.

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