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Are you in the Florida area looking for an organization to get involved with? Well I have the organization for you - RCP Movement!!!
"Respect Yourself, Check Yourself, Protect Yourself" (RCP)" was started November 2006, in South Florida (Broward County) to expose and highlight the crisis our generation is facing with the HIV/AIDS virus, particularly, black communities (*stats as shocking as 1 in 35 infected rate).
The goal of this campaign is to heighten awareness, increase the number of first-time testers, and reduce the number of newly infected individuals through execution of various creative marketing strategies. By doing this, we will decrease the number of persons at high risk for acquiring HIV or transmitting HIV infection, increase the proportion of HIV infected individuals who know they are infected and increase the number of people getting tested. For those individuals that test positive, treatment can be sought after; and for the individuals with negative results, we will continue to promote “responsible action”. The overall objective is to improve the health of the community by encouraging healthy behavior (i.e. getting tested, practicing safer sex, spreading awareness).
Advocates has worked with this great organization thats training youth leaders to go create change and mobilize their community around HIV. Earllondra and Ryan started with RCP and are now apart of the Young Women of Color Leadership Council.
To find out more information about RCP click on this link http://rcpmovement.org/whoweare.html
