AIDS EDUCATION PROJECT

UT-Houston Medical School, Medic-Immunology

Participation in the AIDS Education Project is encouraged by the Immunology course director. Participation will earn 2 points (extra credit) towards your final grade. Participation is on a voluntary basis.

Volunteer placement schedules will be posted on Blackboard after the meeting. Please review instructions and assignments.

Opportunities to participate are available through the AIDS Foundation Houston (www.aidshelp.org). The programs were detailed during the introductory meeting on January 10^th, and include (but are not limited to):

· AIDS Walk 2012: participation in the 22nd annual AIDS Walk Houston (March 11^th, 2012), with opportunities to assist in multiple aspects of the event, including establishing a participating "team".

AIDS WALK Photos from previous years:

Photo Slide Show Walk date is Sunday 3/11/12. Participation times are scheduled through the AFH. Info on AIDS Walk 2012

· Stone Soup: assistance at the AFH auxiliary food pantry

· Child Monitoring at the Thomas St. Clinic

Participation criteria to be defined to receive course credit.

Questions on assignments should be directly addressed to your student representatives: Ashley McMullen (Ashley.M.Mcmullen@uth.tmc.edu) and Margo Short (Margo.Short@uth.tmc.edu).

For direct information concerning individual client service programs, contact Marc Cohen (Associate Director of Community Resources) at cohenm@afhouston.org.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting course director Jeffrey K. Actor, Ph.D.(Jeffrey.K.Actor@uth.tmc.edu), Linda Dalton (Linda.A.Dalton@uth.tmc.edu)

AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.
3202 Weslayan Annex
Houston, TX 77027
713-623-6796