Rural Women's Health Project
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The Rural Women’s Health Project (RWHP) provides health education to strengthen the well-being of rural communities.  RWHP does this by creating innovative health educational tools with communities and by informing communities through hands-on learning experiences.

Contact or Visit Us
Email: rwhp@cafl.com
Phone: (352) 372-1095
Address:
  RWHP
P.O. Box 12016
Gainesville, FL 32604
Website: http://www.rwhp.org
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Did You Know?

At the end of 2002, between 176,000 and 201,000 Latinos were living with HIV or AIDS in the United States, and 88,000 had died from AIDS.1

Furthermore, HIV cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2007 increased by 40% among Hispanics.2

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When Inocencio wakes up after a night of intense partying, he is overwhelmed with regrets...

Inocencio is in a dangerous spiral of alcohol abuse and nights of unprotected sex. After one long night, Inocencio realizes that his behavior has put him not only at risk for increased addiction to drugs and alcohol, but also at risk for HIV infection.

After a twist of events exposes his reckless behavior, witness Inocencio evolve as he begins to take control of his life, beginning with HIV testing.


According to the Florida Bureau of HIV/AIDS:
Most people diagnosed with AIDS before the age of 30 were  infected with HIV in their teens or early twenties. This illustrates the importance of advocating prevention so that people have the information and resources they need to protect themselves and each other when they make decisions about experimentation with drugs and sex.3

Luckily, Inocencio had a cousin willing to share his experiences in a way that changed his life. In the RWHP fotonovela, Rude Awakening (Un Cruel Despertar) and other educational materials, characters like Inocencio share their experiences and knowledge about HIV/AIDS,  integrated within stories drawn from real-life community members’ testimonies.

HIV and AIDS Outreach Materials

RWHP materials encourage characters to make healthy decisions regarding their sexual behaviors with emphasis on:

  • prevention
  • testing 
  • condom use
*Materials are offered in English and Spanish.

Empower your community! Visit us at www.rwhp.org.

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World AIDS Day!

1(2002). Center for Disease Control Web site: www.cdc.gov
2(2007). Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Florida Department of Health. Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics, "Florida".
3Id., Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS in Young People, Florida, 2007.

*Pictures taken from the fotonovela, Un Cruel Despertar (Rude Awakening).