UHPP provides community outreach services in our four county service area, including educational programs, community health fairs, outreach events and individual, small and large group activities. In collaboration with many networking partners and coalition members, UHPP meets its mission by providing over 500 sexual health education programs to over 6,000 people each year, while reaching over 30,000 individuals at over two dozen community fairs and outreach events.
Work With Diverse Organizations
UHPP has letters of linkage with over 100 diverse, community-based organizations in the Capital Region. UHPP works directly with many diverse agencies and organizations: The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, BOCES/Questar, the Capital District African American Coalition Against HIV/AIDS (CDAACA), LaSalle School, Hudson Mohawk Recovery Center, Adult Learning Center, Pahl House, Pahl Transitional Apartments, Altamont Program, Albany Medical College, The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Equinox, the Hudson Valley Physician Assistants Program, Whitney Young Health Center, several colleges and universities, as well as many denominations of churches, synagogues and places of worship in the Capital District.
Fairs
Yearly, UHPP conducts outreach to over 30,000 people at over 30 different fairs, community festivals and health exhibits including: African-American Family Day, Chatham Fair, Columbia County Black Festival, Columbia Greene Community College's Community Services Day, HVCC Health Fair, LARKFest, Pinksterfest, RPI New Student Health Fair and SUNY-Albany New Student Orientation.
Collaboration
UHPP collaborates with dozens of networks, coalitions and consortia including:
- Albany Area Teen Consortium
- Albany Damien Center STEPS Program (United Way Grant)
- Albany High School Summer Sports Fair
- Campaign To End AIDS (C2EA)
- CAP/CR
- Columbia County Youth Bureau
- Columbia County Health Care Consortium
- Council of Community Services of NENY
- GetTheFactsNY
- NorthEast HIV Prevention Network
- Prevention Planning Group of New York State (DOH/AIDS Institute)
- Rennselear County Networking Group
- Ryan White Care Network
- Take The Test Coalition
- Troy Area AIDS Coalition
S.T.A.R.S. Mini-Grants
UHPP's S.T.A.R.S.-CBAPP Program awards mini-grants to agencies, organizations and schools in Columbia County in order to offer social, cultural and recreational activities as an alternate to risky sexual behavior. Past mini-grant recipients in Columbia County include: The Hudson City School District After-School Buses, the Hudson High School Tolerance Committee, Time & Space Limited, and Operation Unite. Call 518-434-5678 x 137 for the Albany County S.T.A.R.S. Mini-Grant application and 518-828-7818 the Columbia County S.T.A.R.S. Mini-Grant application.
Young Mothers Scholarship Support Services Awards
Thanks to a generous grant from the Sidney and Beatrice Albert Foundation, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood has initiated a program called The Young Mothers Scholarship Support Initiative in Columbia County. The goal of the program is to assist parenting teens in renewing and/or pursuing their education.
Several of the young mothers in this program take advantage of UHPP's Thursday afternoon Teen Clinic, where they have access to continued support, case management, health and prevention information, and medical supplies and services, based on their individual needs.
UHPP Pride
UHPP writes an informative and entertaining monthly column about sexuality and sexual health ("Take Pride In Your Health") in the Capital Region Gay and Lesbian Community Council's newsletter, CommUnity.
Educational Materials Advisory Council (EMAC)
UHPP's Education department is also responsible for hosting quarterly meetings of the Educational Materials Advisory Council (EMAC). Comprised of area school, agency and organization representatives, EMAC members meet in person to preview the newest and most innovative sexual health resources (books, curricula, videos, pamphlets) in order to advise UHPP on resource purchases and development. Professionals interested in assisting UHPP on EMAC are encouraged to call UHPP's education department at 434-5678 x142.
To invite UHPP to your next event or to learn more about UHPP's outreach and education efforts, please contact UHPP's Education Department at 434-5678 x137.
Invite UHPP to your Event!
To invite UHPP to your next event or to learn more about UHPP's outreach and education efforts, please contact UHPP's Education Department at 434-5678 x137 or email us.
