Diane Duston
New York Beacon, The
09-27-1995
Pernessa C. Seele: Prayer-Education-Advocacy HIV/AIDS Trailblazer.
Providing leadership for a comprehensive health education renaissance for African-American culture is the greatest challenge for Lincolnville, South Carolina native Pernessa C. Seele.
She excels in the area of developing innovative programs that address the relationship between cultural and spiritual issues and the health status of individuals.
Seele is the Founder/CEO of The Balm In Gilead, Inc., in organization dedicated to mobilizing the African American community to fight HIV/AIDS through prayer, education and advocacy.
Under her leadership, The Balm In Gilead has engaged over 2,000 African American churches throughout the United States in collaborative AIDS education interventions' educated over 50,000 Harlem residents about HIV/AIDS and is presently involved in the development of HIV-AIDS clergy projects in South Africa and Uganda.
Pernessa is hailed as the first ever to mobilize the leadership of every major African American religious denomination and caucuses to endorse an AIDS awareness campaign and educational forum.
To this end, she is an adjunct professor of Ethic and The AIDS Epidemic at New York Theological Seminary and a consultant with Harlem Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Columbia University School of Public Health).
Seele is former vice president of Harlem Congregation for Community Improvement. In past years, she has worked as the Drug Addiction Program Administrator for Harlem Hospital's AIDS Initiative Program; as an AIDS consultant for Narcotic Drug and Research Institute (NDRI); and was the first AIDS Coordinator for Interfaith Medical Center's Methadone Clinics.
In addition, Seele has done extensive work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta; Memorial Sloan-Kettering; Rockefeller University; and The Research Foundation for the City of New York.
The mission of The Balm In Gilead is to prevent the further transmission of HIV/AIDS among African Americans and to support those already infected by mobilizing the religious community to address HIV/AIDS effectively. Recognizing that mainstream HIV-related messages were often missing the mark in reaching members of minority communities, Seele set out to educate, mobilize and serve African Americans by using the single most effective voice within their reach - religious leaders.
Pernessa Seele conceived, developed, and implemented:
The Annual Harlem Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - a citywide, week-long event during which workshops and worship provide a familiar and a non-threatening context to discuss the difficult issues of HIV.
The Black Church National Education and Leadership Training Conferences of HIV/AIDS - biannual skills building conference that gather renowned scholars, theologians, medical professionals, and people living with HIV to address the hard core issues of HIV/AIDS in African American Communities.
The African American National Clergy Task Force - an advisory group of 60 renowned religious leaders from across the country representing church denominations, religious scholars and university professors who advise The Balm In Gilead on how to strategically design HIV/AIDS education and support services in to the fundamental structure of the Black Church.
The Black Church National Day of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - a nationwide effort to mobilize every parishioner and church auxiliary to create awareness and compassion for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
The First African American Religious Leaders Summit on HIV/AIDS at The White House - convened on February 28, 1994 in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the Office of the National AIDS Policy Coordinator.
These programs are recognized nationally and internationally as successful HIV/AIDS education models for addressing the issues of HIV/AIDS and the African American church.
Seele has received numerous awards for her work in HIV/AIDS and issues concerning the Black Church and has appeared on many television and radio programs. She received her master of science degree in Immunology from Atlanta University and a bachelor of science in Biology from Clark College.
Ethnic NewsWatch SoftLine Information, Inc., Stamford, CT
New York Beacon, The
09-27-1995
Pernessa C. Seele: Prayer-Education-Advocacy HIV/AIDS Trailblazer.
Providing leadership for a comprehensive health education renaissance for African-American culture is the greatest challenge for Lincolnville, South Carolina native Pernessa C. Seele.
She excels in the area of developing innovative programs that address the relationship between cultural and spiritual issues and the health status of individuals.
Seele is the Founder/CEO of The Balm In Gilead, Inc., in organization dedicated to mobilizing the African American community to fight HIV/AIDS through prayer, education and advocacy.
Under her leadership, The Balm In Gilead has engaged over 2,000 African American churches throughout the United States in collaborative AIDS education interventions' educated over 50,000 Harlem residents about HIV/AIDS and is presently involved in the development of HIV-AIDS clergy projects in South Africa and Uganda.
Pernessa is hailed as the first ever to mobilize the leadership of every major African American religious denomination and caucuses to endorse an AIDS awareness campaign and educational forum.
To this end, she is an adjunct professor of Ethic and The AIDS Epidemic at New York Theological Seminary and a consultant with Harlem Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Columbia University School of Public Health).
Seele is former vice president of Harlem Congregation for Community Improvement. In past years, she has worked as the Drug Addiction Program Administrator for Harlem Hospital's AIDS Initiative Program; as an AIDS consultant for Narcotic Drug and Research Institute (NDRI); and was the first AIDS Coordinator for Interfaith Medical Center's Methadone Clinics.
In addition, Seele has done extensive work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta; Memorial Sloan-Kettering; Rockefeller University; and The Research Foundation for the City of New York.
The mission of The Balm In Gilead is to prevent the further transmission of HIV/AIDS among African Americans and to support those already infected by mobilizing the religious community to address HIV/AIDS effectively. Recognizing that mainstream HIV-related messages were often missing the mark in reaching members of minority communities, Seele set out to educate, mobilize and serve African Americans by using the single most effective voice within their reach - religious leaders.
Pernessa Seele conceived, developed, and implemented:
The Annual Harlem Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - a citywide, week-long event during which workshops and worship provide a familiar and a non-threatening context to discuss the difficult issues of HIV.
The Black Church National Education and Leadership Training Conferences of HIV/AIDS - biannual skills building conference that gather renowned scholars, theologians, medical professionals, and people living with HIV to address the hard core issues of HIV/AIDS in African American Communities.
The African American National Clergy Task Force - an advisory group of 60 renowned religious leaders from across the country representing church denominations, religious scholars and university professors who advise The Balm In Gilead on how to strategically design HIV/AIDS education and support services in to the fundamental structure of the Black Church.
The Black Church National Day of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - a nationwide effort to mobilize every parishioner and church auxiliary to create awareness and compassion for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
The First African American Religious Leaders Summit on HIV/AIDS at The White House - convened on February 28, 1994 in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the Office of the National AIDS Policy Coordinator.
These programs are recognized nationally and internationally as successful HIV/AIDS education models for addressing the issues of HIV/AIDS and the African American church.
Seele has received numerous awards for her work in HIV/AIDS and issues concerning the Black Church and has appeared on many television and radio programs. She received her master of science degree in Immunology from Atlanta University and a bachelor of science in Biology from Clark College.
Ethnic NewsWatch SoftLine Information, Inc., Stamford, CT
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