Southern Health Commission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS/CLIENTS WITH PREVENTION AND HEALTH DISPARITIES INFORMATION. WE ALSO FUNCTION AS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR HIV AIDS AND OTHER HEALTH DISPARITIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES IN TERMS OF MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. OBESITY, HEART DISEASE & STROKE, HIV/AIDS AND HYPERTENSION IS THREATENING THE SURVIVAL OF YOUNG AFRICAN- AMERICANS. SOUTHERN HEALTH COMMISSION HAS FIVE CORE OBJECTIVES (1) TO EDUCATE THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION ABOUT HIV/AIDS. (2) TO PROVIDE MATERIALS AND TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND HIV/AIDS. (3) TO CONDUCT STRUCTURED HEALTH DISPARITIES WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY (4) TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY WITH STRATEGIES TO CHANGE OR MODIFY COMMUNITY NORMS/BEHAVIORS AS THEY RELATE TO HEALTH DISPARITIES. (5) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS FOR HOUSING, UTILITIES, MEDICINE, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER SERVICES AS WELL AS A FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHES CLOSET.

CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (CSAN) --------------------------------------------------- THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS ON COMMUNITIES.

MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION (MSLA) --------------------------------------------------- THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HIV RISK REDUCTION AWARENESS FOR MINORITIES IN HIGH- RISK JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI AND ORGANIZES AND IMPLEMENTS HIV TESTING ACTIVITIES FOR HIGH-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES.

EMERGENCY RELIEF ----------------- THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PRIMARILY FROM BINGO OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND REFERALS FOR HOUSING, UTILITIES, MEDICINE, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER SERVICES REQUIRED BY INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

PROJECT INTERVENTION -------------------- THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PRIMARILY FROM BINGO OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES COUNSELING, TESTING, AND REFERRALS FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV, POPULATIONS CONSIDERED TO BE HIGH RISK IN THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES OF SUNFLOWER, WASHINGTON, AND COAHOMA ARE ALSO TARGETED FOR INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP EDUCATION ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND HIV. HIV PREVENTION (HIVP) ------------------- THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED WITH BINGO REVENUE AND PROVIDES COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER OUT REACH SERVICES FOR TARGETED, HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES THAT WILL HELP HIV INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN AND REMAIN IN CARE USING TRAINED WORKERS.

CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (CSAN) --------------------------------------------------- THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS ON COMMUNITIES.

MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION (MSLA) --------------------------------------------------- THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HIV RISK REDUCTION AWARENESS FOR MINORITIES IN HIGH- RISK JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI AND ORGANIZES AND IMPLEMENTS HIV TESTING ACTIVITIES FOR HIGH-RISK AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES.

EMERGENCY RELIEF ----------------- THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PRIMARILY FROM BINGO OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND REFERALS FOR HOUSING, UTILITIES, MEDICINE, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER SERVICES REQUIRED BY INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

PROJECT INTERVENTION -------------------- THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PRIMARILY FROM BINGO OPERATIONS AND PROVIDES COUNSELING, TESTING, AND REFERRALS FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV, POPULATIONS CONSIDERED TO BE HIGH RISK IN THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES OF SUNFLOWER, WASHINGTON, AND COAHOMA ARE ALSO TARGETED FOR INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP EDUCATION ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND HIV. HIV PREVENTION (HIVP) ------------------- THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED WITH BINGO REVENUE AND PROVIDES COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER OUT REACH SERVICES FOR TARGETED, HIGH-RISK GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES THAT WILL HELP HIV INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN AND REMAIN IN CARE USING TRAINED WORKERS.