BATON ROUGE BLACK ALCOHOLISM

TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT WILL REDUCE THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING AND TESTING TO INDIVIDUALS; TO ENCOURAGE EARLY HIV TESTING; TO MOTIVATE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORS THAT PUT THEM AT RISK OF GETTING INFECTED WITH HIV/STD'S; TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES; TO RENDER SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERSONS INFECTED WITH HIV AND OTHER STD'S; TO OFFER ALCOHOL AND DRUG PREVENTION AND REFERRAL SERVICES (EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND TREATMENT SERVICES); TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ON HEALTH ISSUES.