Mission
MAP IS A HEALTH AND HIV/AIDS EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND TRAINING ORGANIZATION. MAP'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND ACCESS TO CARE IN ASIAN COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY RELATING TO HEALTH DISPARITIES, HIV/AIDS, HEPATITIS B&C AND SEXUAL HEALTH. MAP LINKS MASSACHUSETTS ASIANS TO HEALTH BY OFFERING FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EASY-TO-ACCESS HEALTH AND EDUCATION, HIV PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE OUTREACH, RISK ASSESSMENTS, PREVENTION EDUCATION, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP RISK REDUCTION SESSIONS, HIV COUNSELING & TESTING, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, REFERRALS, AND CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE.