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Today's young people have never known a world without HIV/AIDS. Every hour, two Americans aged 13 to 24 are infected with HIV.
 
 
 

"We should acknowledge differences, we should greet differences, until difference
makes no difference anymore."

~ Allen, Dr. Adela A.

Thank you to Edgewood High School in Madison, Wisconsin for participating in round three of our HIV/AIDS poster campaign!

 

Our heartfelt thanks to the following schools for participating in the second round of "What if it Were You?" An HIV/AIDS poster contest to increase every day awareness of HIV/AIDS in Madison, Wisconsin and the United States.

 
Wisconsin Heights
High School
  James Madison Memorial
High School

 

La Follette High School

 

Operation Fresh Start

La Follette High School-Madison, Wisconsin

Operation Fresh Start-Madison, Wisconsin

If you would like Mr. Bowers to speak for your school or organization you may contact us at: bookings@hivictorious.org

Click here to see our calendar of events

 

We sincerely thank our first round participant:

Malcolm Shabazz City High School

Malcolm Shabazz City High School-Madison, Wisconsin

 

HIV/AIDS poster campaign-Bob Bowers-HIVictorious President and youth HIV/AIDS educator at Edgewood High School presenting the winning HIV/AIDS posters

HIVictorious President Bob Bowers presenting awards for our HIV/AIDS poster campaign at Edgewood High School in Madison, Wisconsin
Bob congratulating Audrey Carr for her beautiful poster that was awarded an honorable mention

 
I agree with Mayor Dave's comment that you "put a real face on HIV/AIDS." I really enjoy your presentations and what you do. :) Keep up the inspiring work and thanks for coming to Edgewood!"

~Natasha
 
I think that this whole contest has really inspired me. I had no idea how connected the AIDS community was, and it has been amazing to hear from Bob every few months letting me know the progress of the posters. Its weird to think about how much the images we created have been seen and I am proud to know that my art has made people think more about this disease and the people fighting against it. I really look forward to seeing what this years contest winners produce. The amount of work Bob puts in is just amazing and Its really cool to see the contest spreading to Illinois this year.

~Collin Burke
 

HIV/AIDS poster campaigns for youth in high schools-education and awareness of HIV/AIDS in our communities

Photo from the awards ceremony for our HIV/AIDS poster campaign at Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin

 
Teri Parris Ford

Teri Parris Ford, Art Teacher

As an art teacher at James Madison Memorial High School I try to challenge my art students with fun, exciting and new art projects. I strive to make the work real, thought provoking and community connected. Working with Bob Bowers and HIVictorious® brought everything together for my students. Most of my students used cutting edge technology, Adobe Illustrator, to create posters for the “What if it Were You?” HIV/AIDS poster contest, but most all media was available to them. Having Bob come in to speak to my classes about real world problems; HIV, AIDS, and the related stigma that goes with those world health issues, laid the foundation for the project. Students then had to take time to answer the question thoughtfully and artistically. Students brought not only skills learned from my illustration class to the table but their own ideas and history. The result was amazing. Students finished feeling truly challenged.

~Teri Parris Ford

 
 

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An amazing and straightforward sex education resource for teens, check it out!

Scarleteen has just as much sex education and information as adult sex information sites (and is often more accurate), but it's tailored to the needs of teenagers and young adults.

 

High School youth HIV/AIDS poster campaign/contest to provide education and awareness of AIDS in our communities

Bob with students from La Follette High School for the awards ceremony for our HIV/AIDS poster campaign
Our poster contest provides much needed youth HIV/AIDS education and awareness of HIV/AIDS to our communities

 

HIV/AIDS awareness poster by Jordan Lentz from Edgewood High School

When it comes to fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, there is an alarming complacency among Americans. Perhaps it's the success of antiretroviral drug treatments. In the eyes of many, those drugs have transformed the disease from one with no cure to a manageable ailment. Or maybe it's the view that AIDS is more of a worry in Africa or Southeast Asia. But it's not just happening "over there." And the Obama administration took a first step last week to remind people that it's happening right here, right now.

"Act Against AIDS" is a five-year endeavor announced last Tuesday with the mission to snap us out of our somnolence as the epidemic rages around us. The $45 million effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services will highlight the fact that every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the United States becomes infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS. A multimedia ad campaign will direct people to the Web site www.nineandahalfminutes.org
, which is a portal to a wealth of information on the epidemic, how people can protect themselves and their partners, and where they can seek testing and treatment.

Source: Washington Post

HIV/AIDS awareness poster by Jordan Lentz from Edgewood High School

 
 

HIV/AIDS poster contest/campaign for awareness of HIV/AIDS in Wisconsin and United States high schools

Youth HIV/AIDS poster contest winner, Shaina Langlois, standing in front of her winning AIDS poster displayed in our Mayor's office

 
NBC 15 in Madison, Wisconsin-Thank you Christine, Melissa and Sarah!

A special thanks to our friends at NBC 15

 

Fight back against AIDS-Compassion is our cure! HIVictorious, Inc.

 

HIV/AIDS posters-What if it Were You poster contest winning poster by Elizabeth Grams from Edgewood High School in Madison, Wisconsin

 

HIV/AIDS poster by Edgewood High School student: Elizabeth Grams
Watch for more of our HIV/AIDS awareness posters this Summer around Madison, Wisconsin

 

Youth HIV/AIDS educator Bob Bowers with students from Wisconsin Heights High School

 

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

HIV/AIDS Facts and Statistics in Wisconsin:

 
  • In 2009, 122 new cases of HIV infection have been reported in Wisconsin since January
  • 10,445 cases of HIV infection have been reported in Wisconsin since 1983
  • Approximately 6,700 people are presumed living with HIV/AIDS in Wisconsin today
  • 22% of new HIV cases were among young people ages 15-24
  • 20% of new HIV cases were among women
  • Race/ethnic minorities comprise only 12% of the Wisconsin population, but 54% of all HIV cases reported in 2008 were members of racial/ethnic minorities
  • In 2008, 68% of all new HIV cases were among gay men
  • Experts estimate that 1 in 4 individuals living with HIV are unaware of their status
  • HIV is a disease that affects people regardless of age, gender, race, socioeconomic status and sexual orientation
  • HIV infections have been reported in all 72 counties in Wisconsin, with concentration in Milwaukee County
  • Nearly 40% of HIV patients have no health care coverage
  • Over 50% of HIV patients cannot afford their HIV medications
 

Thank you to our friends at Operation Fresh Start for their participation in our HIV/AIDS awareness campaign

 
 

Awards ceremony at Malcolm Shabazz City High School for our HIV/AIDS awareness campaign-"What if it Were You?"

 

Youth HIV/AIDS education-prevention-awareness in schools, jails, colleges and universities by HIVictorious in Madison, Wisconsin and throughout the United States

HIVictorious, Inc. is committed to youth HIV/AIDS prevention through education and awareness

 
AIDS awareness posters youth HIV/AIDS educational poster contest in high schools in Madison, Wisconsin
 

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HIV/AIDS posters-Youth HIV/AIDS poster contest to raise awareness and education for youth in high schools
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What if it Were You? is an AIDS awareness campaign and youth HIV/AIDS awareness poster contest designed to inspire teens in area high schools 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? AIDS poster contest aims to compel youth to recognize and renounce stereotypes and stigma, and dispel misguided beliefs about not being at risk. The AIDS poster contest is intended to empower youth to discover and define their own interpretation of the significance of HIV/AIDS and design an AIDS awareness 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 teens 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.
 

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