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preventionworks (4).jpgCommunity Health Fair

Saturday, July 24th,

10am-4pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Meet Community Service Providers

·         Tour the Mobile Health Unit

·         Tour the Neighborhood Harm Reduction Center

·         Make Safer-Sex Kits

·         Get an HIV Test

 

Prevention Works! 

2501 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20002

 

preventionworks (4).jpgSecond Wednesday of the Month
(July 14, August 11, September 8)
6-8pm

We will be having our monthly kit making night, listening to music and eating pizza while we  make male condom kits, female condom kits, and wound care kits.

The DC Department of Health will provide the following services:

  • Testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis
  • Shots for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B

These services are free and no appointment is needed...just come on in!


If further information, please contact Mary Beth Levin (mlevin@preventionworksdc.org).

Prevention Works! is located at 2501 Benning Rd, NE.  We have our own parking lot which you are welcome to use.  The X2 bus stops on our block.

 


Thumbnail image for preventionworks (4).jpgSecond Wednesday of the Month

June 9th,  6-8pm

PreventionWorks!
2501 Benning Rd NE



We will be putting together male condom safer sex kits and our new female condom safer sex kits. Come put together some kits and pee in a cup (for Chlamydia and gonorrhea), get your blood drawn (for syphilis), and/or get immunized for Hep A and B.


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OraQuick Advance Rapid Test Workshop

Saturday, May 8th, 9am-12pm

Prevention Works!

2501 Benning Rd NE

This workshop prepares participants to administer the OraQuick Advance rapid test.  This training will not cover counseling skills, outreach or HIV/AIDS information and education. It is preferred (but not required) that you complete training in HIV education and counseling prior to taking this workshop.  This workshop is free.


Space is limited! 


Participants must be pre-registered to ensure admission to the workshop. To register, send an email to Mary Beth Levin at mlevin@preventionworksdc.org.



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Due to the popularity of this training (and the fact that the trainer is flying in from Chicago), this workshop will be offered TWICE.

Friday, April 30th, 9am-12pm or 
Saturday, May 1st, 9am-12pm
Prevention Works! 
2501 Benning Rd., NE
Spaces are limited, please reserve a space with Mary Beth Levin at: mlevin@preventionworksdc.org.

"Safer is Sexy" - Promoting Use of the FC2 Female Condom

This stimulating skills-based training draws from the most up to date research and data regarding the need for, use of, and efficacy of the Female Condom. The training incorporates dynamic presentation, insertion and use practice, and interactive activities that challenge learners to think critically and invites them to share their ideas and opinions with others. In addition, the training also provides techniques and strategies to effectively incorporate the promotion of the female condom into existing prevention programs.
At the end of this training program, participants will be able to:

  • Identify provider attitudes and the impact of attitude on effectively promoting the female condom. 
  • Identify the rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV in women. 
  • Identify rates of unintended pregnancy. 
  • Describe data regarding female condom efficacy in preventing pregnancy, STIs and HIV. 
  • Demonstrate proper insertion and use of the female condom. 
  • Describe the aspects of sexual health and pleasure in the effective promotion of the female condom.


preventionworks (4).jpgThursday, February 25th

10am-12pm

2501 Benning Rd NE


This training is a must for those performing HIV testing in DC!

PEMS (Program Evaluation and Monitoring System) is the data collection system (paperwork) everyone performing HIV testing in DC needs to submit. Keith Floyd and Patrice Ward from the Department of Health will be providing this training. This is a unique opportunity to get all of your questions and concerns answered directly from the source.

Spaces are limited! To reserve a seat, please email Mary Beth Levin (mlevin@preventionworksdc.org).


Cherry Fund Packing Party at the DC Center

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cherryfund1.gifInterested in volunteering? Join the Cherry Fund for a packing party on February 25th and pack safer sex kits for the HIV Working Group.

The packing party takes place Thursday February 25th at the DC Center, 1810 14th St NW, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

Cherry Fund, established in 1999, and located in Washington, DC, is an independent, all-volunteer 501(c) 3 foundation. The sole purpose of the Fund is to raise funds for the HIV/AIDS youth service community. The Fund focuses on organizations combating the spread of HIV infection & AIDS through prevention, treatment, and education in the nation’s youth community.

Hope Takes Action: New Facebook Group

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hopetakesaction1.gifAre you a man between 18-45 years old and HIV negative? Volunteer for a local HIV vaccine study and turn hope into action.

Every 10 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. A preventive vaccine against HIV offers the best long-term hope to end this worldwide epidemic. Finding a safe and effective HIV vaccine that will protect people is a huge task. We cannot do it without your help.

Learn more and get updates on the study. Join the Hope Takes Action DC Facebook Group.

click here to join the Hope Takes Action DC Facebook Group.

Packing Parties Every Tuesday at Motley

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Help us Keep DC Safer! Join the HIV Working Group every Tuesday Night at Motley Bar for Packing Parties. Volunteers assemble safer sex kits and enjoy great drink specials at Motley from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM.

Motley is the upstairs bar at EFN Lounge, located at 1318 9th St NW (9th St Between N and O). Have fun, volunteer, and enjoy great drink specials.

The DC Center HIV Working Group focuses on HIV prevention for gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) men in the District of Columbia. For more information, visit the HIV Working Group Page.

Packing Party October 13th

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Help us Keep DC Safer! Join members of the HIV Working Group on Tuesday, October 13th at Motley Bar for another Packing Party. Volunteers will be assembling safer sex kits and enjoying great drink specials at Motley. 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM.

Motley is the upstairs bar at EFN Lounge, located at 1318 9th St NW (9th St Between N and O). Have fun, volunteer, and enjoy great drink specials.

The DC Center HIV Working Group focuses on HIV prevention for gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) men in the District of Columbia. For more information, visit the HIV Working Group Page.
 

Volunteer Opportunity: HPCPG Seeks New Members

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The DC HIV Prevention Community Planning Group is looking for volunteers to help the DC Department of Health stop the HIV epidemic in the District. The group's goal is to develop a comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan for the District.

The HPCPG is comprised of a diverse group of community members from different racial/ethnic, gender and age groups who represent the perspectives of the groups most affected by the epidemic, including injection drug users, heterosexuals and men who have sex with men,

The group includes individuals with expertise in behavioral science, epidemiology and evaluation, as well as individuals with knowledge of the HIV prevention needs of District residents. Approximately 20 percent of the members are people living with HIV.

The group meets approximately 8 times a year. Members serve 2-year terms.

We are seeking individuals who can represent the perspectives of various risk groups, either because they identify with or can advocate for these groups, including youth (men and women 13-24), PLWH, Black MSM, Black male IDUs, Black heterosexual men and women, and transgender women.

The HPCPG is also seeking behavioral scientists, epidemiologists and evaluators.

Applications may be submitted until October 26, 2009.

To obtain an electronic copy of the application or for additional information please e-mail donald.babb@dc.gov.

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