| BASUAH Education TMFF BASUAH Ambassadors Who can be a BASUAH Ambassador A BASUAH Ambassador is a peer educator – someone from within a group (such as a social or age group), who can deliver information that is understood, accepted and acted upon by members within the group. Peer educators are sensitive to community norms, values, cultural beliefs and traditions. They are trusted by the group they serve and act as role models to the clients they serve.
Responsibilities: - Serve as BASUAH Ambassador for the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Take a required IDPH BASUAH online training course and contribute monthly to an online forum.
- Conduct outreach activities in one or more of the following ways:
- Promote and reinforce safe behavior by providing health education information to persons who are at high risk for HIV infection.
- Distribute risk reduction information and materials throughout the community.
- Facilitate meetings/workshops on HIV/AIDS awareness and provide information on available testing and counseling centers.
- Share your ideas and activities on the BASUAH Online Forum.
If you are interested in becoming a BASUAH Ambassador, free training is available. Please download and mail to the address that is listed on the top of the form.
If you are not signed up to be an Ambassador, you will not be able to fully access the following sites. Ambassador Online Training Program Discussion Forum
In TMFF, our Ambassadors practice role playing and presentations skills and hold discussion forums with others online. They also have an opportunity to explore different personas and learn what it would be like to be in someone else's shoes. To get started in Second Life, visit this link http://basuahinsl.blogspot.com/ | |
- Nationally, AIDS is the leading cause of death among African American women age 25-34 and the second leading cause of death of African American men age 35-44.
HIV/AIDS cases among African Americans are the highest among all racial/ethnic groups with a total of 1,406 cases reported in 2004 in Illinois, which consists of more than half the total reported cases in the state (2,662). Whites comprised 26 percent of the reported cases, Hispanics 15 percent and Asians 1.4 percent.
Of the total reported HIV cases among females in Illinois, 70 percent were African-American.
Among the total male population with HIV in Illinois, 47 percent were African American.
Nearly 72 percent of African-American women and 64 percent of African-American men with HIV infection reported in 2004 were under 40 years of age.
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| Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, Illinois 62761
Phone 217-782-4977
Fax 217-782-3987
TTY 800-547-0466
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