Forms for Student Volunteers Capitalize on Community is a HIV Prevention project that represents a collaboration between
the Dept. of Sociology, School of Public Health, and the School of Social Welfare here at SUNY-Albany. In the community we've partnered with the Whitney M. Young Health Center, the Stratton VA Med Center, The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, the Capital District African American Coalition on AIDS, St. John's Community Development Corporation, Centro Civico (New York State’s leading Latino community development organization) and Clement & Associates (a black and female-owned healthcare consulting firm). Together, we are pulling together the community to improve HIV Prevention in the black community in Albany and the Latino community of Amsterdam.
We are going to hold community forums, conduct focus groups and face-to-face interviews to find out why there is a disconnect between the faith-based community, healthcare providers and victims of HIV/AIDS. Ultimately, we will provide leadership in the development of programs and policies to enhance efforts to prevent the spread of this dreaded disease.
Students Volunteers will play a major role in helping us to get the word out, recruit other volunteers, as well as conducting our research. Also, students will benefit by earning 3 credits. We hope to involve students at other area schools as well.
This is a very important project and an excellent opportunity for students. I welcome your participation.
Dr. Hayward Derrick Horton, Project Director
Capitalize on Community
Department of Sociology
SUNY-Albany
Forms for Student Volunteers
Forms for Community Volunteers
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