THROUGH SATURDAY. THANKS, DEREK. WELL, TODAY A GROUP BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY HIV AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCY PREVENTION. THE BLOCK PARTY ON ELYSIAN FIELDS FEATURED SPOTS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO GET NARCAN SAFE SEX KITS AND HIV AND STI TESTING. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR NEW ORLEANS BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS IN THE TOP FIVE OR TOP TEN WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL STATISTICS. WE WANT TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT NOT THE TOP FIVE. AS A GRADUATE OF DILLARD UNIVERSITY IN 99, IT WASN’T HERE. SO THIS BEING HERE IS AN UPGRADE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND LOUISIANA HAD THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHLAMYDIA COMPARED T
A block party was held at Elysian Fields on Saturday to bring the community together to help raise awareness about sexual health and education, specifically HIV and substance dependency prevention. The block party featured sports for participants to …