"Bridges to Healthy Community"

Aids on Campus: Conversation With An At-Risk Population


My name is Reverend Alan L. Joplin and I serve as Director of the Wesley Foundation at Lincoln University. I wish to welcome you to the first in a series of programs concerning Aids on College and University campus.

The basic goal of this series will be to promote healthy behaviors among college and university students, including the reduction in risk behaviors related to STD/HIV infections
Data on infection shows a youthful trend in the STD/HIV and AIDS pandemic. More than half of those newly infected with STD/HIV and AIDS are between the ages of 15 to 24 years old, making young adults an essential focus of any HIV prevention efforts.
The dramatic rise in STD/HIV and AIDS in the college and university community, along with heightened knowledge of the disease and fears of infection, has created a critical opportunity for college and university professionals.
There has been an increasing awareness in the health professions that many of the major health issues facing college students stem from lifestyle choices and behaviors, such as diet and exercise, consumption of alcohol and other drugs, and in this case unsafe sexual practices.
College and university professionals face daunting challenges as they endeavor to deal with one of the most critical issues facing the African American community.
Young adults are at the center of this epidemic and in the African American community, AIDS is shattering their opportunities for healthy adult lives.
Young adults offer the greatest hope for changing the course of this epidemic.
"Bridges to Healthy Communities,” Peer’s providing information about STD/HIV and AIDS is the focus of this Video series. Video is a powerful educational tools and this project will utilize it to expose students to the realities of STD/HIV and AIDS.
Lets Listen In

The most effective and sustained campus-based STD/HIV and AIDS prevention programs must be integrated into the entire campus through partnerships between student affairs, campus constituencies and community organizations.
The purpose of this video project is to develop a coordinated community response to STD/HIV and AIDS. This Coalition will fosters collaboration among service providers, the church and university students in assessing and prioritizing unmet needs, sharing resources, and developing strategies for HIV prevention through the use of this production, Aids on Campus: Conversation With An At-Risk Population.
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"Bridges to Healthy Communities,” Aids on Campus: Conversation With An At-Risk Population was made possible by a Grant from the Office of Minority Health, State of Missouri for Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of Aids March 2-8, 2003.
"Bridges to Healthy Communities,”“Aids on Campus: Conversation With An At-Risk Population.” is a production of the Wesley Foundation @ Lincoln University and was filmed on the campus of Lincoln University in the Inman E. Page Library, Jefferson City, MO. If you would like to receive a copy of this program you can call us at 573-636-9680 or visit the Wesley Foundation 805 Atchison Court, Jefferson, City, MO 65109