2008 Woodie Awards
World Aids Day
Janette Peri
Issue date: 12/8/05 Section: Entertainment
World AIDS day was this past Thursday on December 1, 2005. Many events to raise awareness about AIDS and HIV were publicized throughout the community.
An event that was held at Utica College was on Thursday. It included an informational table about HIV and AIDS. They were there from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme was "Great Sex is Safe Sex" and it was part of UC's Great Sexy Day. AIDS Community Resources staff were there and explained various issues they deal with on a day to day basis.
Roger Smith a Community HIV/AIDS Educator from AIDS Community Resources, Inc. was at UC on Thursday.
"By the time a student is a junior or senior in high school sixty percent of the population are sexually active. Abstinence is the only one hundred percent certain way to prevent the spread of HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. We tell them [students] to protect themselves if they are having sex because unprotected sex is dangerous," said Smith.
Students can volunteer especially students majoring in Health studies or other medical related majors can consider contacting the ACR (AIDS Community Resources) office. Students from Utica, HCCC, SUNYIT, and Hamilton College have volunteered with ACR in the past. ACR tries to prevent AIDS and HIV from spreading by educating people. They go to many high schools and colleges to teach about AIDS and HIV. ACR also helps drug addicts and people on the streets to be more safe regarding drug habits and procedures.
"There are many choices students can be trained as peers who go back to campus and work with their peers and be part of the outreach volunteering.
ACR offers HIV testing, "One third of people in the nation don't even realize they are HIV positive. We try to make people aware. If they realistically assess their list of partners, we want to persuade them to get tested," said Smith.
ACR wants to help people, if a person is tested positively for HIV it can be diagnosed early, which means there is a higher survival rate. If the person is tested negatively for HIV they will provide information to help keep the person negative to possible risks.
An event that was held at Utica College was on Thursday. It included an informational table about HIV and AIDS. They were there from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme was "Great Sex is Safe Sex" and it was part of UC's Great Sexy Day. AIDS Community Resources staff were there and explained various issues they deal with on a day to day basis.
Roger Smith a Community HIV/AIDS Educator from AIDS Community Resources, Inc. was at UC on Thursday.
"By the time a student is a junior or senior in high school sixty percent of the population are sexually active. Abstinence is the only one hundred percent certain way to prevent the spread of HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. We tell them [students] to protect themselves if they are having sex because unprotected sex is dangerous," said Smith.
Students can volunteer especially students majoring in Health studies or other medical related majors can consider contacting the ACR (AIDS Community Resources) office. Students from Utica, HCCC, SUNYIT, and Hamilton College have volunteered with ACR in the past. ACR tries to prevent AIDS and HIV from spreading by educating people. They go to many high schools and colleges to teach about AIDS and HIV. ACR also helps drug addicts and people on the streets to be more safe regarding drug habits and procedures.
"There are many choices students can be trained as peers who go back to campus and work with their peers and be part of the outreach volunteering.
ACR offers HIV testing, "One third of people in the nation don't even realize they are HIV positive. We try to make people aware. If they realistically assess their list of partners, we want to persuade them to get tested," said Smith.
ACR wants to help people, if a person is tested positively for HIV it can be diagnosed early, which means there is a higher survival rate. If the person is tested negatively for HIV they will provide information to help keep the person negative to possible risks.