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BEBASHI‘S HYPE program combats STD, HIV infection, and teen pregnancies among adolescents through a continuum of services designed to increase perception of risk, develop knowledge and skills to reduce that risk, and develop strategies to successfully sustain behavior changes. It also ensures that youth receive linkages to appropriate health care and other social services. This continuum of services includes outreach, counseling and testing and educational workshops.

BEBASHI’S HYPE Program (Helping Young People Excel)

PRESENTED BY THE PINK LADIES YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

WENDESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011

@ 6PM

@ CECIL B. MOORE RECREATION CENTER

ALL TEENAGERS ARE INVITED!

 

BEBASHI‘S HYPE (Helping Young People Excel) program combats STI (sexually transmitted infections), HIV infection, and teen pregnancies among adolescents.

We provide a continuum of services designed to:

• increase perception of risk; 
• develop knowledge and skills to reduce that risk;
• develop strategies to successfully sustain behavior changes
• ensures that youth receive linkages to appropriate health care and other social services

Services

• Workshops
• HIV, STI, and Pregnancy Testing and Counseling
• 1:1 Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Risk Reduction

The Facts

Nationally
• HIV infection and AIDS are now the 6th leading cause of death among young persons aged 15 to 24 years. 
• According to CDC surveillance data, African American adolescents are also disproportionately affected by HIV. As of December 2001, 4,428 adolescents (aged 13-19 years) were reported with AIDS and 61% of those cases were among African Americans. Moreover, data from the 36 states that conduct HIV case surveillance indicates that 67% of the HIV cases among adolescents were Black. 
• Among female adolescents approximately two-thirds of AIDS cases were attributed to heterosexual contact.
Philadelphia
• The gonorrhea rate for 15-19 years old in Philadelphia rose by nearly 18% between 1995 and 2000, while the Chlamydia rates in younger youth, ages 12-14, are also increasing. 
• A CDC funded Youth Risk Behavior Survey of High School students conducted in 2001 indicated that 62% of students have been sexually active. 
• The most recent Children’s Report Card by the Philadelphia Coalition For Kids gave Philadelphia a rating of “5 – Problematic with a Long Way to Go” in the area of sexually transmitted infections among Philadelphia’s youth. Recent screening efforts at the city’s Youth Study Center found a Chlamydia infection rate of 5.5%.

Supporters
• City of Philadelphia – Minority Youth Demonstration Project
• Sovereign Bank

To schedule a workshop please call Najia Luqman, Supervisor of Prevention Services, at 215-769-3561 x:125 or email at najiawl@bebashi.org    Nakia Campbell – The Pink Ladies Mentorship, President (267)265-3617 http://nsfoutreach.org/Pink_Ladies.html  http://philly1.com/profiles/blogs/support-minority-girls-bake

Nakia Campbell |President

The Pink Ladies Youth Mentorship Program

Promoting Positive Intelligent Non-violent and Knowledgeable Ladies

Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center |2551 N. 22nd Street Philadelphia, PA  19123

Phone: (267)265-3617 | Pinkladypres@gmail.com

http://nsfoutreach.org/Pink_Ladies.html

http://philly1.com/profiles/blogs/support-minority-girls-bake

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