MAP Health Education

The goal of Minority AIDS Project’s Health Education Activities is to provide accurate, up-to-date information about HIV and AIDS in communities of color.

Health Education is presented through a broad range of outreach activities that take various forms to work effectively within the broad spectrum of cultures, neighborhoods and ethnicities in Los Angeles. Aside from the contract-funded programs tailored to meet the unique HIV educational needs of diverse target populations, MAP delivers an array of additional educational services to the public including: Free HIV Testing, AIDS 101 Classes, Staff Training in HIV/AIDS issues for Social Services agencies, Speakers for Public Events, Information at Health Fairs and Community Festivals, Conference Workshops, Trainings of Volunteers and Delivery of Hot Meals to people with HIV through the Project Angel Food Program.

It is MAP’s intent:
To provide a foundation of knowledge so that people are able to separate fact from fiction and replace fear with understanding;

To clearly present facts in language commonly used, and understood by members of the various target communities;

To reach out to our communities with programs encouraging people to adopt and maintain low-risk lifestyle behaviors;

To teach people the skills needed to best protect themselves from the virus;

To promote good health and a commitment to wellness, which includes regular HIV Antibody Testing for everyone and early intervention health care for HIV Positive people.