Better Existence with HIV ( BEHIV ) is the beneficiary of a $70,000 Illinois Department of Public Health ( IDPH ) grant to fund HIV prevention presentations in local schools.
BEHIV's Education Outreach program conducts comprehensive, age-appropriate presentations for students, providing, among other things, information to keep themselves protected from HIV.
The presentations are more important than ever, as infection rates for youth are on the rise. Chicago Department of Public Health studies indicate that one in two new HIV infections occur in adolescents between the ages of 13 and 25. In 2006, BEHIV has reached over 13,000 students at dozens of schools throughout Chicago and the surrounding communities.
For additional information, contact Eric Nelson at 847-475-2115, ext. 112.