Jericho High School AIDS Club

Mission Statement:
We are an organization formed to raise awareness of and funds for HIV and AIDS education. Throughout the year we have various events to raise money for AIDS research, including our annual Battle of the Bands. Currently we have 60 members in the AIDS Awareness Club. All members participate in the events to raise the money to find a cure for this fatal disease. Within the club we have 30 individuals who have been trained to be Peer AIDS Educators. These individuals dispense information and educate others about AIDS.

AIDS Peer Educators:

What we are about...

We are a group of high school teenagers who have gone through intensive training at North Shore University Hospital where we learned about HIV & AIDS. We were taught by professionals from the hospital who presented us with information and showed us how to make effective presentations geared toward elementary and middle school students.

What we do...

The goals of our program are:

to improve our own decision-making skills and those of our peers
to improve our communications skills through interactive presentations and events
to promote the use of ABSTINENCE as an acceptable option for teens
to educate regarding proper condom use for those students who have opted for sexual relationships
to increase compassion for HIV/AIDS patients
to significantly impact our school population by reducing the spread of STIs (sexually transmitted infections, including HIV) and by preventing unwanted teen pregnancy
to maintain an open forum for AIDS discussion throughout the school year by creating monthly AIDS awareness events
to answer questions about HIV/AIDS and STIs
to give advice about AIDS/STI prevention
to increase awareness of the AIDS virus, and
to educate people concerning prevention of AIDS and protecting themselves from acquiring the HIV virus

There Are A Few Rules Here:

We will always treat each other with respect.

We will maintain confidentiality.

We will be open-minded and non-judgmental.

To Contact Us:

Jericho High School
99 Cedar Swamp Road
Jericho, NY 11753
Attn: Denise Romano, Advisor, AIDS Awareness Club

email: dromano@jerichoschools.org

LINKS:

LIAAC - Long Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc.

CDC - The Centers for Disease Control

AIDS Resources - Courtesy of Jericho High School Library

NYS Health Dept. - vital statistics and information for NYS

Nassau County Dept. of Health - AIDS Information relavant to Nassau County

NYS Dept. of AIDS Institute - A clinical resource for AIDS information