BAO currently provides prevention education to the community through two programs: Brother-to-Brother and the Youth Advisory Council, in addition to other special requested events.

Brother to Brother

Brother-to-Brother is one of only a few secondary prevention education programs in the nation, and the first such program in the state of Alabama. Brother-to-Brother provides prevention education information, as well as empowerment skills building and self-worth enhancement, to HIV positive men who have sex with men. Through this program, participating consumers come to understand the considerable risk of reinfection and learn skills that will assist them in making healthy decisions for themselves and prevent HIV transmission to negative partners.
For meeting times and more information on Brother to Brother support Group

Youth Advisory Council

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is an award-winning group of young men and women, ages 13-19, who are trained as peer educators and provide primary prevention education to the adolescent community on a peer-to-peer basis. Peer education programs across the nation report considerable success in their efforts to educate adolescents about the realities and risks of HIV and AIDS. BAO's Youth Advisory Council is no exception. YAC was awarded the national Youth in Action Award in 2002 and was recognized by the American Red Cross as "Educators of the Year."

For more information contact: Stephen Elrod Phone: 205.322.4197 extension 13