Campus+Community Project Activities

CAMPUS/COMMUNITY

Project Activities

2020

September

Public Health Awareness Campaigns (Goal 3a)

9/1 – Subward signed by Southern University
9/11 – Disseminated 46 CDC posters associated on Southern University’s campus with the national Let’s Stop HIV Together, Doing It, and HIV Treatment Works campaigns

November

Public Health Awareness Campaigns (Goal 3a)

11/1 – Launched Project PEER Twitter (@peerproject) and Instagram (@projectpeer) accounts for dissemination to aid in dissemination of public health awareness campaigns
11/20 – Disseminated 22 posters associated with the national Let’s Stop HIV Together, Doing It, and HIV Treatment Works campaigns

December

Public Health Awareness Campaigns (Goal 3)

12/1-4 – Observed World AIDS Day –
- disseminated information about HIV
- awareness/prevention via email blast to the entire Southern University system including 6,917 students
- co-sponsored (with private donation) City of Baton Rouge HIV Summit held on 12/4/20
12/16 – Began a partnership with Prevention Access
(international organization) to plan for a joint event for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in February

2021

February

Observed National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)

2 Billboard Campaigns: 1/28/21-5/10/21 (paid for 1 month, other months donated by agency)- (Goal 3a)
- Campaigns led to 1,571,162 impressions (views by community members)
- Billboard 1: PrEP awareness and linkage to care information
- Billboard 2: In partnership with Prevention Access- U=U
- (undetectable=untransmittable) campaign for stigma reduction to encourage testing
2/7 – Observed NBHAAD by providing prevention information via email blast to Southern University system including 6,325 students enrolled (Goal 3)

Other activities:

2/1 – 10,000 Condoms for distribution ordered (Goal 2b)
2/1 – Project PEER website launched (Goal 3a)
2/22 – Hosted HIV 101: Medical Aspects, Prevention and Treatment guest lecture for 9 Southern University graduate students (Goal 2a)
2/25 – Partnered with Prevention Access on film screening/discussion of HIV in Young Black America (Goal 2a)- 91 registered, 48 attended (24 from SUBR)

Project PEER: I'm Ready, Are You Billboard

March

3/10 – Observed National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with paid Instagram campaign that reached 706 accounts (1,022 impressions)- (Goal 3)
3/15 – Lead Navigator started position (Goal 6b)

April

4/1 – Lead navigator established/solidified campus relationships with campus administration, faculty and staff
4/10 – 1st Community Advisory Board meeting held (Goal 1a)
4/10- Observed National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with an Instagram campaign that reached 19 accounts (24 impressions)
4/18-Observed National Transgender HIV Testing Day with an Instagram campaign that reached 23 accounts (26 impressions)
4/19 – Table at Southern University’s What’s on the Yard event and distributed condoms, lube, and print HIV prevention health information provided by community partners-391 condoms distributed (Goal 2b, 3a)
- 72 bags filled with a vaginal condom, 3 types of trojan condoms, healthy sexual wrist band, lube, contact card for Open Health, and other HIV prevention information
- Single condoms: 3 female condoms, 3 of each type of Trojan condoms
4/22 – Table at Southern University’s Spring Fest Silent Party-100 condoms distributed (25 bags with 4 condoms each including 1 vaginal condom)

Condoms taken from campus dispensaries in the month of April: 103 condoms (Jones Hall, SGA office, Union Game Room, Barber Shop)

May

5/1 – submitted IRB to Southern University
5/1 – Lead Navigator disseminated posters around campus (Goal 3a)
5/1 – Set up condom dispensaries on campus (i.e., dorms, student union, health center, fitness center) (Goal 2b)
5/9-15 – Disseminated 200 substance use prevention stickers in observance of SAMSHA National Prevention Week (Goal 3a)
5/15 – 2nd Community Advisory Board meeting held (Goal 1a)
5/18- Observed National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day with Instagram campaign that reached 26 accounts (28 impressions)

Condoms taken from campus dispensaries in the month of May: 357 condoms across 6 locations (Jones Hall, SGA office, Union Game Room, Barber Shop, Intramural Complex, Boley Hall)

June

June- Observed 40 Years of HIV with paid Instagram campaign that reached 1935 accounts (5,188 impressions)-24.4% target demographic of 18-25 in Louisiana 60.9% women, 28.5% men
6/5-Observed HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day with paid Instagram campaign that reached 1090 accounts (1888 impressions)
6/18-HIV Self-Test Kit Instagram campaign reached 42 accounts (48 impression)
6/19 – Observed Juneteenth by attending a community event Scotlandville Saturday: Juneteenth Celebration and distributed prevention materials/condoms to 120 community members (Goal 2b, 3a)
6/24 – “My Test My Way” billboard installed in observance of National HIV Testing Day in partnership with TakeMeHome national campaign
6/27- Observed National HIV Testing Day with a paid Instagram campaign that reached 3,941 accounts (13,811 impressions)- 86%in target demographic of 18-25 from Louisiana, 57.2% women, 42.5% men

Condoms taken from campus dispensaries in the month of June/July: 642 condoms/976 condoms across 6 locations (Jones Hall, SGA office, Union Game Room, Barber Shop, Intramural Complex, Boley Hall)

July

Obtained IRB approval from SUBR
July 28-Observed World Hepatitis Day with an Instagram promotion reaching 25 accounts (28 impressions)

August

8/3-5 – PEER Core Team Retreat at Southern University including site visits to campus and community partners: Southern University administration and support staff, Open Health, Metro Health
8/24 – Observed National Faith HIV/AIDS Day
Hosted webinar Abstinence & Beyond: The Role of Faith Leaders in Ending the HIV Epidemic in Black Communities with panel by a pastor, HIV Ryan White Program Administrator for City of Baton Rouge, and a substance abuse counselor (former HIV case manager)

Condoms taken from campus dispensaries in the month of August: 1409 condoms across 6 locations (Jones Hall, SGA office, Union Game Room, Barber Shop, Intramural Complex, Boley Hall)