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| Community-based Prevention for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis (B & C) & STIs |
Staff from the Education & Outreach Office provides education regarding infectious diseases to reduce risk of illness and promote health of residents in Boston. Education awareness initiatives include various social marketing campaigns, development of educational materials, and direct training to groups including healthcare facilities, substance abuse programs, day care facilities, local businesses, and other government agencies. Staff also offers education to patients at the Commission’s Tuberculosis Clinic located at Boston Medical Center, and provide directly observed therapy to persons infected with tuberculosis in the city of Boston.
In addition, the Education & Outreach Office provides funding and technical assistance to community-based providers in the City of Boston who deliver HIV/AIDS prevention and education through comprehensive, evidence-based HIV/AIDS interventions designed to raise community awareness and lower the infection rates. Funding is targeted to culturally and linguistically competent HIV service providers.
The following initiatives and outreach activities are ongoing:
- Program and curriculum development
- Workshop and conference series about HIV and its impact on specific populations
- Continued technical assistance to community-based organizations
- Community resource development and coalition building
- Social marketing campaigns targeting specific priority populations
- HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis (B&C) and Sexually Transmitted Infection related Satellite Broadcasts
- Conference planning
Mission Statement
The mission of the Education & Outreach Office of the Boston Public Health Commission’s (BPHC) Infectious Disease Bureau is to ensure that Boston residents have the necessary information to protect themselves from communicable diseases. Infection prevention requires that comprehensive, linguistically, and culturally appropriate information is readily available.
For a detailed description of the funded agencies (Grantees), please click here.
Provider Orientation - FY 2012
On Monday, June 13, 2011 the Education and Outreach Office hosted its mandatory Provider Orientation for Grantees. Attendees received a CD which contained the slides from the various presentations conducted, as well as rules and instructions for reporting and billing, templates and sample tools and the Intervention Specific Standards. All of these materials can also be found and downloaded below.
- Slides
- Manual, Rules and Instructions
- Samples, and Templates
- Standards
Education & Outreach Office Contact Information
Rhoda Johnson-Tuckett, Manager: rjtuckett@bphc.org
Greg M. Lanza, Senior Program Coordinator: glanza@bphc.org
Eno Mondesir, Program Coordinator: emondesir@bphc.org
Regis Jean-Marie, Fiscal Manager: rjeanmarie@bphc.org
Monica Araujo, Fiscal Coordinator: mguerrero@bphc.org