Posts Tagged ‘prevention’

New Webinar on Prevention and HIV-Positive Clients Just Added!

Monday, December 30th, 2013

Register for this all-new online training offered by our Regional Training Center. It’s entirely free and in two short hours you’ll learn all about helping people living with HIV achieve behavioral changes that can prevent negative health outcomes for themselves and avoid transmission to others.

 

Prevention Strategies and HIV Positive Clients

January 10th, 2014, 10 am – 12 pm

This Webinar will allow participants to:

Define “primary” and “secondary” prevention in HIV;

Explore current “Best Practices” in Prevention with HIV-Positive clients presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

Examine the growing role of HIV treatment in the prevention of HIV transmission;

Discuss the importance of provider client relationship in addressing prevention issues with their HIV positive clients;

Review specific strategies for working with special populations; and

Examine prevention resources and be able to make referrals for prevention services.

 

Please note that this is a DUAL registration process. You must sign up at BOTH

 

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/597823399

 

and www.hivtrainingny.org.

Prevention Strategies & HIV Positive Clients – Webinar

Monday, December 30th, 2013

Prevention Strategies and HIV Positive Clients

January 10th, 2014, 10 am – 12 pm

During this 2 hour webinar we will discuss strategies to help people living with HIV achieve behavioral changes that can prevent negative health outcomes for themselves and avoid transmission to others.

This Webinar will allow participants to:

 

Define “primary” and “secondary” prevention in HIV;

Explore current “Best Practices” in Prevention with HIV-Positive clients presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

Examine the growing role of HIV treatment in the prevention of HIV transmission;

Discuss the importance of provider client relationship in addressing prevention issues with their HIV positive clients;

Review specific strategies for working with special populations; and

Examine prevention resources and be able to make referrals for prevention services.

 

Please note that this is a DUAL registration process. You must sign up at BOTH

 

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/597823399

 

and www.hivtrainingny.org.

Video: Young Adults Talk About Our Mosaic Center in Mt. Vernon

Monday, December 16th, 2013

We recently sat down with four young people at our Mosaic Center in Mount Vernon, NY and asked them what they like best about our CHAPS HIV prevention program. Here’s what they said. Contact us to find out more about our HIV prevention programs and other services available at the Mosaic Center. Visit www.mychaps.org or call (914) 699-1025 to find out more.

Safer Sex Workshop

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

XmasAre you a guy who is into guys? Do you want to talk about sexual health in a laid back, fun, and ‘sex-positive’ environment?

Come join Project INFORM for a Safer Sex Workshop next Tuesday (11/26) from 6:30PM-8 at our main office at 40 Saw Mill River Rd. in Hawthorne.

Snacks and drinks will be provided and each participant will receive a $20 Target gift card.

Please RSVP to britchie@hudsonvalleycs.org if you would like to join us!

Topics Covered:

-Talk about safer sex education

-Negotiating condom use

-Eroticizing safer sex

-Demonstrate proper condom use (for both the male and female condom) as well as other barriers

 

 

Spooked About Safer Sex?

Monday, October 28th, 2013

Spooked About Safer Sex?

Halloween Condoms

Tuesday, October 29th from 7:30 – 8:30 pm

 

Join us for a workshop just in time for the tricks and treats of Halloween. We’ll have an informative discussion about safer sex education, including negotiating condom use, eroticizing safer sex, demonstrate proper condom use (for both the male and female condom), as well as other barriers. Bring plenty of your own questions!

 

RSVP to info@loftgaycenter.org or 914-948-2932 x14

 

Presented by Project INFORM
Project INFORM is a program of Hudson Valley Community Services, Inc. They specialize in providing services for guys who like to hook up with or date other guys. They provide free HIV, STI, and Hepatitis C testing as well as offering fun and innovative educational groups. Looking for services? Think you might want to check out a group? Find out more at  www.hudsonvalleycs.org/inform

Let's Talk About PrEP

Thursday, September 26th, 2013

As you can see from earlier posts, some of HVCS’ employees will be discussing the controversial new HIV prevention method known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) at the Come Out, Find Out conference held at the Hudson Valley LGTBQ Community Center on Saturday, October 26, 2013. Here’s a run-down of the panel discussion, which will also include input from Fredrick Dombrowski, a mental health therapist from Westchester Medical Center.

http://lgbtqcenter.org/cofopreview-prepforaids/

We are part of the LGBTQ Health Workshop track. Make sure to register for the conference, as they’ve got a lot of other fantastic topics in store!

Educational Inservice on Using Truvada as PrEP (HIV Prevention)

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

Gilead-PrEP-Presentation-flyer

Please join us for an educational inservice with Dr. Mark Bernstein, Senior Director for Medical Scientists at Gilead Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Bernstein will be discussing the use of Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis among HIV-negative people at high risk for new HIV infections. This is a presentation of Gilead Community Medical Affairs. Lunch will be provided.

To RSVP, please call Anthony at (914) 785-8277 or email him at aaccomando@hudsonvalleycs.org.

Thursday Night Shake-up: A Mixer for HVCS' Prevention Programs for Men

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

TNSU_webIn anticipation of HVCS’ upcoming Harvest of Hope Charity Ball, join us at B Lounge on Thursday, October 17th for a happy hour mixer to raise awareness and funds for our HIV prevention programs for men! With happy hour drink specials, free appetizers, raffle and door prizes, free safer sex kits–all with no cover! Learn more about CHAPS (our program for young guys in southern Westchester) and Project INFORM (for men of all ages in the Lower Hudson Valley). Meet our team, play some interactive games, have some fun, and shake up your usual Thursday night routine!
No need to RSVP – just come on out to B Lounge! But for more information, call (914) 785-8277.

More Choices, Safer Sex: What the Female Condom Can Do

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

This one-day training will provide current data on female condom efficacy and acceptability, hands-on practice that addresses proper female condom insertion and use-related challenges, and strategies and skills to help participants provide clients with effective condom negotiation skills.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify values and attitudes that impact provider ability to effectively promote the female condom;

• Identify the advantages of female condom use and importance of promotion;

• Address barriers and strategies to female condom use as related to insertion difficulties and problems with use during sex;

• Provide clients with strategies for negotiating female condom use with partners; and;

• Describe ways to integrate the female condom into risk reduction counseling within the context of different client situations.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: All health and human service providers that provide risk reduction counseling.

To register, visit www.hivtrainingny.org.

Positive Prevention: Connecting Care and Prevention

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

This one day training will provide participants with updated information and strategies for promoting prevention among people living with HIV/AIDS. The latest research demonstrates that early initiation of treatment, retention in care and viral load suppression are critical to the health of people with HIV and also play a key role in reducing new infections. Participants will learn strategies for coupling messages about the importance of clinical care with behavioral interventions to address the risks associated with sexual and substance using behaviors.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants have previous knowledge or training on basic HIV/AIDS information.

Audience: All non-physician health and human services providers who work directly with people living with HIV including: case managers, counselors, nurses, support services providers and others.

To register, visit www.hivtrainingny.org.