Projects
The Projects Division is led by Mrs. Velesha P. Williams, associate director for projects. The projects division includes local, state, regional and national projects which provide services in two areas: 1. HIV/AIDS capacity-building assistance and prevention in the African-American community, 2. alcohol, tobacco and other drug use prevention in children, adolescents and families in high risk environments.
African
American Prevention Intervention Network (APIN )
The African American Prevention Intervention Network (APIN) is a project
designed to assist African-American-serving community-based (CBOs) organizations,
health departments and health department-funded CBOs with adaptation,
implementation, quality assurance and evaluation of effective HIV prevention
interventions through the Southern
Prevention Intervention Center (S-PIC) and the Youths,
Adolescents and Young Adults (YAYA) Center.
Specifically, S-PIC focuses on high-risk seronegative and HIV-positive
racial/ethnic minority individuals in the southern region of the United
States, while YAYA focuses on youths in non-school settings including
lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning youths throughout
the United States and its territories. The APIN builds capacity among
CBOs and health departments through a variety of delivery mechanisms including:
information transfer, skills-building, technical services, technical consultation
and technology transfer.
Jackson Teen Seat Belt Coalition
The purpose of the Jackson Teen Seat Belt Coalition is to bring together individuals, organizations, companies, and governmental agencies interested in supporting the increase in knowledge, awareness, and usage of seat belts by teens in Jackson, Mississippi. Coalition members will share information and ideas, get involved in public education, and community outreach activities, and distribute and disseminate informational materials to their constituent groups.
Metro
Jackson Community Prevention Coalition
MJCPC was formed in 1995 under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP) Community Prevention initiative. The Coalition is an expansion
of an earlier CSAP five-year Community Partnership initiative "Jackson
Takes A Stand Community Partnership". Currently, MJCPC is funded
by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health.
Students Involved in Prevention (SIP)
Mississippi Urban Research Center at Jackson State University has been funded by the Mississippi State Department of Health, through the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to implement the Real AIDS Prevention Project (RAPP) on three historically black college and university campuses: Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Tougaloo College. RAPP is an evidenced-based behavioral intervention designed to help sexually active heterosexual women and their male partners reduce their risk of HIV infection. JSU MURC is implementing RAPP via its Students Involved in Prevention (SIP) Project.
