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PAGE 13 — The Georgia Bulletin, January 4, 1990 AIDS Education Offered To Metro Area Hispanics The Hispanic Services office of Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta reports that over 6,000 metro and north Atlanta Hispanics have received substantial AIDS education through the hospital’s 1989 AIDS Education Project. The proposal to offer Hispanics access in their own language to extensive AIDS education is funded by the state Department of Human Resources. In 1989 the AIDS Project offered over 100 formal educational presentations to ex isting community groups in churches, neighborhoods and workplaces. The presentations combine lecture, video, and question and answer sessions to reassure concerned people or undo misconceptions. The project also reached individuals and families in their own homes or in public places frequented by Hispanics. “Due to the alarming number of Hispanics affected by this disease it is ex tremely important that this education reach as many Hispanics as possible,’’ said Sister Barbara Harrington, GNSH, coordinator of Hispanic Services. Special training workshops for Hispanic community leaders and volunteers were used to elicit community support and in- Proyecto Ayuda A 6000 Hispanos La oficina de Servicios Hispanos del Hospital Saint Joseph’s reporta que mas de 6000 Hispanos han recibido educacio sobre el SID A a traves del “Proyec- to de Educacion Sobre el SIDA” que se inicio a com- ienzos de este ano con fon- dos del estado por el Depar- tamento de Recursos Humanos. El proyecto continua brindando informacion y educacion sobre la intec- cion VIH y el SIDA. Se ofrecen presentaciones for- males a grupos com- unitarios establecidos en iglesias, vecindarios o cen- tros de trabajo. Estas presentaciones inlcuyen charlas educativas, videos, sesion de preguntas y respuestas para que la gente tenga la oportunidad de aprender los hechos basicos de la enfermedad, su prevencion y control asi como tambien aclarar dudas o mitos que se han creado alrededor de esta enfermedad. Mas de 100 presentaciones ya se han celebrado. Tambien se ofrece educacion y orienta- cion individual en los domicilios, para Uegar a toda la familia, sus vecinos y amistades. A1 igual que se distribuyen folletos educativos en Espanol en sitios publicos t'recuen- tados por Hispanos. Hellas Construction C'o., Inc. PLASTER. STUCCO, MARBLE. TILE AND MASONRY NICK KOURANOS HOME: 934-6624 BEEPER: 360-9950 ***** “Debido al alarmante numero de Hispanos afac- tados con la enfermedad es muy importante que in- volucremos a todos y por eso sentimos la necesidad de llevar a cabo este pro yecto” afirma la Hermana Barbara Harrington, Coor- dinadora de los Servicios Hispanos. Se invita a los dirigentes y voluntaries en la com- unidad a atender talleres educativos para entrenarse y asi poder ayudar a muchas otras personas que puedan estar marginadas de la informacion. La respuesta de la audiencia ha sido muy positiva. La gente expresa que es una necesidad que debe ser llenada y debe continuar brindandose. "Es importante que estemos conscientes de que estar educados sobre el SIDA no es solamente con- ocer los hechos sobre la enfermedad sino tomar seriamente a decision de salir de toda conducta que implique riesgo de con- traer la infeccion con el virus del “SIDA”, explica Cecilia G. Galvis, Direc- tora del Proyecto. “No depende de lo que la per sona ES sino de lo que HACE." El programa ha contado con el apoyo de los diferentes estamentos de la comunidad, en especial de los pastores de las diferentes iglesias, maes- tros, profesionales, volun taries, etc. Se ofrece para toda el area metropolitana de Atlanta y el norte de Georgia completamente gratis. Si desea recibir in formacion individual o para su grupo comunitario o en el sitio de trabajo, puede comunicarse con la oficina de Servicios Hispanos Proyecto de Educacion sobre el SIDA. Cecilia Galvis telefono 851-7776 O 851-7777. Road Britannia Ltd. Professional Repair Service All Foreign Cars Fuel Injection and Diagnostic Center Ken Dewis, Prop. Free Estimates 266-1699 Most Major Credit 14 yrs in Buckhead 237-1683 Cards Accepted 3190 Roswell Rd., N.E. Buckhead V Parkside Recovery Place OUTPATIENT ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT LOOK INTO RECOVERY PLACE BEFORE YOU CHECK INTO A HOSPITAL Physicians • Counsellors • Nurses Day and Evening Treatment • Outpatient Detox • No Charge For Initial Visit • Family Program • Adult Children of Addiction Private Professional Help Without Missing a Day at Work or a Night at Home MOST INSURANCE ACCEPTED Confidential Appointments Made 24 Hours A Day 252-1888 Peachtree Dunwoody at the Perimeter 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Building B Suite 100 volvement in extending AIDS education to a wider number of Hispanics. “It is essential that we Hispanics become aware that AIDS education is not only knowledge of facts but also involves a serious decision to avoid conduct which risks contracting the disease,” explained Cecilia G. Galvis, director of the project. “It is not a matter of who the person is, but rather ot what one does.” The AIDS Project hopes to broaden its educational work in 1990 through use of local Hispanic media, cultural awareness training for STD health professionals, and special outreach to Hispanic women at risk. This service will continue to be of fered in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. For further information contact Cecilia Galvis at 851-7776 or 7777. AIDS EDUCATION — Cecilia Galvis, project manager, gives AIDS education to a group of women at Chamblee Catholic Center. In the Central African nation of Chad, older youths, like this young man, serve as catechists, telling others the "good news" of the Gospel. Daily many like him throughout the Missions share their own faith and nourish the faith of others. A gift of $15, offered through the Propagation of the Faith, allows a catechist to carry on such work for one month. Won't you offer a village in the Missions the gift of experiencing such "good news"? A sign of GOOD NEWS 1 The Society for ooe-i/4/90 THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH ...all of us committed, to the worldwide mission of Jesus | William E. Lyday, Deacon Archdiocese of Atlanta 680 West Peachtree Street NW-Dept. C, Atlanta, Ga. 30308 | To help catechists share the "good news," I enclose: □ $15 D$30 n$45 n$75 D$100 DOther$ Name Address I City State Zip I □ I want to be a monthly donor to the Missions! I Your gift is tax deductible! |
