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Project Title: Health Promotion Project for Gowa Village in Malawi
Description: The long term goal of the project is to develop a program in antenatal care that will be sustained by the local population without outside aid. All phases of the project to date have been reviewed and approved by the University of Rochester Research Subjects Review Board.
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Project Title: Be the Generation
Description: The campaign purpose is using a focus group method as a means to actively obtain more study participants to assist in finding a vaccine for HIV.
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Project Title: HIV Prevention and Testing Awareness in Adolescents Suffering from Chronic Mental Illness
Description: This intervention was aimed towards educating adolescents and providing information on where free HIV testing is offered. The location for this program was at a youth conference at Strong Ties, an outpatient facility for individuals suffering from mental illness.
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Project Title: Strong Stories: HIV/AIDS in Rochester, An African-American Woman's Perspective
Description: We intended to develop a 30min segment for 'Strong Stories', titled ‘HIV/AIDS in Rochester: An African American Woman’s Perspective.’ The show will interview three African American women living with HIV in the Rochester community. The interview questions will focus on support, stigma, and HIV prevention strategies. Once completed, the video will be incorporated into HIV/AIDS outreach programs run by the Student National Medical Association.
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Project Title: HIV/AIDS in Rochester: An African American and Latino Women's Perspective
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In order to reach out to young women in Rochester, a documentary was produced titled: HIV/ AIDS in Rochester: An African American and Latino Women’s Perspective. The documentary will be about the lives of three women of color in Rochester, who have been infected with HIV. The women will share their life experiences pertaining to HIV/AIDS with regard to how it affects them, their families and their community’s.

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Project Title: The Hair Salon Project: Bringing a Lay Health Education Model to Tonja's Personal Touch Salon
Description: This project aimed to introduce a lay health education model into a salon serving African American women in the Southwedge neighborhood of Rochester. This program was tested in a focus group and was well received by community members.
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Project Title: Comprehensive Sexuality Education Program Developed with and Aimed at University of Rochester Undergraduate Students
Description: Partnerships were established with the University of Rochester University Health Services and multiple undergraduate clubs to develop a comprehensive sex education talk that includes an introduction to the politics surrounding this issue.
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