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Educating Staff/Workers' Families
Why Is Family Education Important?
A successful comprehensive HIV/AIDS workplace program includes a family education component. An informed family can contribute to a healthier and more productive workforce. But with HIV infection rates among women and adolescents still increasing, our future workforce is at stake. Family education is a vital component in any workplace program.
The Benefits of Family Education
Businesses and unions can benefit from decreased healthcare costs by contributing to the health of staff/workers and their family members. Proactive HIV/AIDS education can ensure that productivity in the workplace does not suffer due to the burden of taking care of an infected loved one or from discrimination by fearful co-workers. By providing facts and dispelling myths about HIV infection to the adult workforce, an employer can protect new generations from future infections and discrimination in the workplace.
Who Can Help?
These organizations can assist you with inquiries about HIV/AIDS workplace programs:
American Red Cross
Office of HIV/AIDS Education
8111 Gatehouse Road, 6th Floor
Falls Church, VA 22042
Tel: 800-375-2040
Fax: 703-206-7754
Workplace: 800-375-2040
CDC Business and Labor Resource Service
P.O. Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
Tel: 877-242-9760
TTY/TDD: 240-514-2780
Fax: 301-562-1050
International: 301-562-1098
info@hivatwork.org
Society for Human Resource Management
1800 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 800-283-SHRM (United States only)
Fax: 703-535-6490
International: 703-548-3440
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