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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 |
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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!"
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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 |
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Photo from the awards ceremony for
our HIV/AIDS poster campaign at Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin |
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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
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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. |
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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 |
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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.
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HIV/AIDS awareness poster by Jordan
Lentz from Edgewood High School |
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Youth HIV/AIDS poster contest winner, Shaina Langlois, standing in front of her winning AIDS poster displayed in our Mayor's office |
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A special thanks to our friends
at
NBC 15
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HIV/AIDS
poster
by Edgewood High School
student: Elizabeth Grams
Watch for more of our HIV/AIDS awareness posters this Summer around Madison,
Wisconsin
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Youth HIV/AIDS educator Bob Bowers
with students from Wisconsin Heights High School |
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HIV/AIDS Facts and Statistics in Wisconsin: |
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In 2009, 122 new cases of HIV infection have
been reported in Wisconsin since January
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10,445 cases of HIV infection have been reported
in Wisconsin since 1983
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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
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Experts estimate that 1 in 4 individuals living
with HIV are unaware of their status
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HIV is a disease that affects people regardless
of age, gender, race, socioeconomic status and
sexual orientation
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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
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Thank you to our friends at
Operation Fresh Start for their participation in our HIV/AIDS awareness campaign |
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Awards ceremony at Malcolm Shabazz
City High School for our
HIV/AIDS awareness campaign-"What if it Were
You?" |
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HIVictorious, Inc.
is committed to youth HIV/AIDS prevention through education and awareness |
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