Minority HIV/AIDS Demonstration Project
The Minority HIV/AIDS Demonstration Project has ended. If you need additional information concerning health disparities with regard to HIV/AIDS, please contact us.
Did You Know?
- African Americans account for 30 percent of the state’s population yet 77 percent of the HIV/AIDS cases recently diagnosed in South Carolina.
Our Concern
While reported cases of HIV/AIDS have been relatively low among other racial/ethnic groups, African Americans have been greatly impacted by HIV disease. African Americans account for 77 percent of all HIV/AIDS cases recently diagnosed in South Carolina.
HIV Disease and Minority Populations
- For more than a decade, African Americans have represented more than half of HIV cases reported each year in South Carolina.
- More than seven of every men (73%) and more than eight if every ten women (83%) diagnosed are African American.
- HIV/AIDS is the third leading cause of death for African Americans aged 25-44 years in the state.
- The rate of HIV infection continues to grow in the Hispanic population. The project is collaborating with community-based Hispanic serving organizations to increase cultural competence among South Carolina healthcare providers.
For more information on HIV/AIDS, including charts, graphs and other facts, please see the SC DHEC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program.
Our Mission
The Minority HIV/AIDS Demonstration Project is a three-year, federally-funded demonstration project coordinated by the Office of Minority Health to address the impact of HIV in African American communities. The project works to identify and build capacity in South Carolina's community-based minority-serving organizations (CBMSOs) in six target counties of the state. The goals of the project are to:
- Identify CBMSOs and their challenges through use of a statewide survey developed by the project, over 60 CBMSOs and their unique needs and challenges have been identified.
- Provide linkages with various resources by providing CBMSOs with resource linkages, such as funding opportunities, training and skills building workshops, and grant writing seminars.
- Promote data and research by helping CBMSOs access and use data and research as they plan specific programs that meet the needs of their local communities.
How Can I Help?
We need your help to identify Community-Based Minority-Serving Organizations and resources that will build their capacity. If you are a CBMSO that provides HIV/AIDS related services, please contact us:
SC-DHEC Office of Minority Health
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3808 (phone)
(803) 898-3810 (fax)
Community-Based Minority-Serving Organizations' Resources
- The National Minority AIDS Council
- The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Prevention Information Network
- The Body: An AIDS Information Resource
- The Balm in Gilead
- The Foundation Center