In 1989 Elaine Pasqua's mother and stepfather were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Due to the stigma surrounding this virus, she honored her parents’ wishes and kept their infectious status a secret. Witnessing the ravages of this disease as she cared for them, Elaine vowed to speak out so others would not have to experience the pain and loss that twice touched her family. Since 1995 she has been spreading the message that AIDS is everyone's disease.
Elaine’s journey began after her mother’s death, as she presented to health and social professionals about the psychosocial dynamics of HIV/AIDS. She soon found her passion as she started to provide AIDS prevention education to secondary school and college students. As Elaine worked with colleges she learned the stories of students who were changing their life direction due to a night of partying-gone-bad. She then did her research and broadened her area of expertise to address high risk drinking, sexual responsibility, and sexual assault.
Through emotional stories, playful humor, interactive activities, and outrageous songs, Elaine has developed a powerful model for educating diverse groups of students about high-risk behaviors and personal empowerment to make healthy choices
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Elaine is the president of Project Prevent, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide AIDS prevention education to students ranging from the elementary through high school level. Parents, teachers, and health professionals have also gained valuable insight and teaching strategies from her motivational programs. Elaine has been featured in USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Knight Ridder News Service and Time Warner Cable TV. She has been a keynote speaker for the NCAA and has been instrumental in organizing events for AIDS awareness programming for the
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