NBHAAD 2012 Information: Mississippi

Find an 2012 NBHAAD Event/Activity in:
State HIV/AIDS Department/Division - Website  
CDC HIV/AIDS State Profile - State Profile (PDF Doc)
National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention - Website
Find an HIV Testing Site HERE!    
 
State
Population:
Black Population
# and %
 
2,877,500
1,053,800 - 37%
 
Total
Percentage
Black Population Poverty Rate:
469,900
45%
State Cumulative AIDS Cases:
7,963
State's Black Cumulative AIDS Cases:
5,600
State's Total New AIDS Cases:
385
State's Black New AIDS Cases:
309
State's Black Annual AIDS Case Rate: per 100,000
36.1%
State's Total Persons Living with AIDS:
3,434
State's Total Black Persons Living with AIDS:
2,523
Source - Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts: www.statehealthfacts.org

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2012 Events/Activities Registered

City

Contact Information

Activities/Events Planned

Alcorn State

ASU H.E,R.O.S.
Dorothy Jackson,
Director of Health & Disability Services
1000 ASU Drive # 779
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Office: 601-877-6460
Fax: 601-877-2340
Email: drjackson@alcorn.edu
  • Candlelight Vigil
  • HIV Testing
  • Newspaper Article
  • Press Conference
  • Public Service Announcement
  • Radio Broadcast
  • TV/Cable Programming

Greenville

Southern Health Commission Inc
Easter A Courtney,
Programs Director
220 S Broadway Street
Greenville, Mississippi

Office: 662-334-3349
Fax: 662-334-3373
Email: eeacourt@aol.com
  • Community Health Fair
  • Mayoral Proclamation
  • Newspaper Article
  • Public Service Announcement

Itta Bena

Pharos, Inc.
Kizmet Cleveland
Post Office Box 246
Itta Bena, Mississippi

Office: 662.422.9877
Email: thepharosinc@gmail.com
  • Community Forum
  • Community Health Fair
  • HIV Testing on

 

Jackson

Mississippi in Action, Inc
Valencia Robinson,
Executive Director
Post Office Box 3404
Jackson, Mississippi

Office: 601.812.9334
Email: missnaction09@yahoo.com
  • Community Forum

Jackson

Building Bridges, Inc.
Marilyn Moering Watkins,
Executive Director
2147 Henry Hill Drive, Suite 206
Jackson, Mississippi

Office: 601-922-0100
Fax: 601-922-4855
Email: mmwatkins@bbims.org
Website: http://www.bbims.org
  • HIV Testing
  • Newspaper Article
  • Radio Broadcast
  • TV/Cable Programming
  • First Annual Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball