Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS/CLIENTS WITH PREVENTION AND HEALTH DISPARITIES INFORMATION. WE ALSO FUNCTION AS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR HIV AIDS AND OTHER HEALTH DISPARITIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES IN TERMS OF MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. OBESITY, HEART DISEASE & STROKE, HIV/AIDS AND HYPERTENSION IS THREATENING THE SURVIVAL OF YOUNG AFRICAN- AMERICANS. SOUTHERN HEALTH COMMISSION HAS FIVE CORE OBJECTIVES (1) TO EDUCATE THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION ABOUT HIV/AIDS. (2) TO PROVIDE MATERIALS AND TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND HIV/AIDS. (3) TO CONDUCT STRUCTURED HEALTH DISPARITIES WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY (4) TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY WITH STRATEGIES TO CHANGE OR MODIFY COMMUNITY NORMS/BEHAVIORS AS THEY RELATE TO HEALTH DISPARITIES. (5) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS FOR HOUSING, UTILITIES, MEDICINE, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER SERVICES AS WELL AS A FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHES CLOSET.