HIV/AIDS OUTREACH EDUCATION: CHS conducts one-to-one and group education sessions in the Little Haiti/Little River and North Miami areas. Sessions consist of providing vital information about HIV prevention as well as care and treatment for infected and affected individuals. Sessions are conducted in public places including laundromats, churches, and schools, as well as in private homes.
Under funding from the Miami-Dade County Ryan White Act Title I, CHS also conducts outreach activities that are designed to identify HIV/AIDS patients who are lost to medical care and re-engage them in treatment.
HIV TESTING & COUNSELING: CHS conducts HIV Antibody testing as well as pre and post test counselling using ORASURE on a walk-in basis and by appointment with a certified counselor. This program is sponsored by CHS, independently of any type of funding as a service to the community. Tests are confidential to the extent allowed by law.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH STUDY: CHS in collaboration with the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is collaborating in research studies that: 1) examine risk factors for breast cancer and cervical cancer among Haitian women living in Miami, and, 2) identify barriers to prevention and early detection of cancer among these women.
HEALTH FAIRS: CHS outreach workers participate in health fairs across South Florida. During these health fairs, CHS staff members distribute educational materials, make presentations, and conduct HIV counseling and testing. Click here for more information about health fairs....
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: Since 1994, the Center for Haitian Studies has produced an annual Haitian Roots Music Festival named “RASIN” (“roots” in Creole). This event features internationally renowned Haitian and Caribbean music bands as well as dance troupes and artists who come to perform and present their art in Florida, every year on the first Saturday of November.