What if you were HIV positive? High school AIDS awareness poster contest fighting stigma and apathy

Winning entry from Chris Klein from Memorial High School, for What if it Were You? HIV AIDS awareness poster contest

Memorial High School entrant: Chris Klein
CLICK HERE to view 1st and second round winners

 
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What if it Were You? is a poster contest designed to inspire youth to cultivate and communicate a more truthful, and inclusive perception of HIV/AIDS, promote prevention and compassion and aid the eradication of youth misconceptions and apathy. What if it Were You? aims to compel youth to recognize and renounce stereotypes and stigma, and dispel misguided beliefs about not being at risk. TheFight stigma, racism homophobia discrimination contest is intended to empower youth to discover and define their own interpretation of the significance of HIV/AIDS and design a poster using words &/or images to portray their point of view and deliver an HIV prevention message that will be effectively received by their peers. Allowing youth a voice and a means to convey their message will undoubtedly result in communication methods most likely to command the attention of and have the utmost influence on their peers.

SPONSORS: The sponsors of What if it Were You? Currently include HIVictorious, Inc., Eye Level Framing-Madison, the iShop-Madison, Wisconsin, Lakeside Press Printer-Madison, Wisconsin and Monty's Blue Plate Diner-Madison, Wisconsin.

PRIZES:
1st Prize:
Product Red iPod, portable iPod speaker system with AM/FM, your winning poster framed
Monty's Blue Plate Diner-Madison, Wisconsinand a framed letter of congratulations from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin

2nd Prize:
Product Red iPod, your winning poster framed and a framed letter of congratulations from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin

Honorable Mentions:
Monty's Blue Plate Diner $25 dollar gift certificates,
pizza party, OTP merchandise-www.onetoughpirate.com

 

Bob Bowers Founder and President HIVictorious, Inc. HIV AIDS awareness poster campaign Madison, Wisconsin

Bob Bowers, Founder and President of HIVictorious, Inc. standing in front of our first billboard displaying our winning HIV/AIDS awareness poster by Collin Burke. Watch for our billboards and bus ads around Madison, Wisconsin and Dane County.

 

"What if it Were You?" HIV/AIDS poster awareness contest Rong Jielu-Madison, Wisconsin

Memorial High School entrant: Rong Jielu

 

The Wisconsin HIV/STD/HCV Information & Referral Center

An amazing one-stop resource!

The Wisconsin HIV, STD, and Hepatitis C Information & Referral Center (IRC) provides information on the prevention, transmission, and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and hepatitis. Individuals and service providers around the state of Wisconsin are invited to search our website or call our information specialists to obtain information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and hepatitis. The IRC also provides referrals to HIV/AIDS, STD, and hepatitis-related services including: clinics, testing, service providers and other resources. Referrals can be obtained by calling our information specialists or by clicking on "FIND SERVICES NEAR YOU" on the menu bar at the top of this page.

 

Collin Burke's winning HIV/AIDS awareness poster
displayed in downtown Madison, Wisconsin at Capital Square.

Click here to see the winning entries for the "What if it Were You?" HIV/AIDS poster contest.

 

Until There's a Cure-Tiffani Thiessen-Raising funds in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Please support Until There's a Cure

 

Made possible through the generosity of:

  Wisconsin Aids Fund-Milwaukee
 

Camp Heartland-Camp for youth infected or affected by HIV/AIDS

 

AIDS Network in Madison, Wisconsin-AIDS service organization serving South Central Wisconsin

 

The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin-ARCW-AIDS service organization-Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

Wisconsin HIV/AIDS Program-Resources,links,statistics and information

 

African Youth Outreach-Madison, Wisconsin-Providing support for those infected in Africa and Wisconsin

 

What if you were HIV positive? HIV/AIDS awareness,prevention,resources and education

HIV/AIDS Facts and Statistics in Wisconsin:

  • In 2006, 408 new cases of HIV infection were reported in Wisconsin, a 9% increase over 2005

  • 9,523 cases of HIV infection have been reported in Wisconsin since 1983

  • Approximately 5,900 people are presumed living with HIV/AIDS in Wisconsin today

  • 20% of new cases were among young people ages 15-24

  • 22% of new cases were among women

  • HIV infections have been reported in all 72 counties in Wisconsin

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