About Us

MISSION

Our mission is to provide education and facilitate the open exchange of information to help prevent HIV infections and improve the lives of those affected and infected by STDs/HIV/AIDS.

MISSION STATEMENT

Hispanic AIDS Awareness Program has access to an extensive network of experienced and dedicated STDs/HIV/AIDS experts and is recognized for its wide-ranging use of multimedia. The program creates practical and innovative materials to raise awareness in the culturally diverse Hispanic Communities of South and Central Florida.

Sponsored by EMS Resources and the Florida Department of Health.

EMS Resources, Inc. is a non-profit 501c (3) organization based in Miami, Florida.

GOAL
HAAP’s main goal is to provide simple, direct ethnically and culturally sensitive STDs/HIV/STD prevention education.

BACKGROUND

Since 1988, Hispanic Aids Awareness Program (HAAP) has served as Florida’s official education, training, outreach and information vehicle to raise awareness about the threat of HIV/AIDS in the Hispanic and Spanish speaking communities of South and Central Florida. Sponsored by EMS Resources, Inc and the Florida Department of Health, HAAP utilizes the media as its core source for information distribution. Incorporating the theory and practice in social marketing, the program designs innovative information materials; produces training videos, radio and television programs and Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that incorporate the images, language and cultural icons relevant to the Hispanic population. Its outreach efforts include a trilingual informational website; community presentations and a multicultural sensitivity training session for health care providers.