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“Proyecto Saber y
Salud” (“Project Knowledge and Health”) is a new peer-to-peer sex education
program being launched by San Antonio’s Palo Alto College with funding from the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The
outreach is geared mainly toward minority students - a group disproportionately
impacted by HIV, hepatitis C, and substance abuse issues.
“[Researchers] found
substance abuse and these chronic STDs are some of the leading causes of the
18-24 year-old age group dropping out of college,” said Timmy Ivory, a program
peer counselor. “If we can give them information, it gives them a better chance
of completing at least a community college education.”
The $85,000 SAMHSA
grant will fund paid peer counselors, monthly workshops, and similar events, as
well as underwrite on-campus STD testing conducted by partner health agencies.
Palo Alto’s website will feature a virtual health information center for students.
“What research has
found is that the students were more receptive to hearing from students,” Ivory
said.
The Friends of AIDS
Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive
individuals and empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread
of the HIV virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please
visit:
http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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