There are approximately 4,000 persons living in Savannah, Georgia who have been clinically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. There is one organization committed to taking a stand against the epidemic.

The HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Substance Abuse Prevention Program arrived at Savannah State University in 2005, due to the efforts of Johnnie Myers, Ph.D. Since then the organization has been making great strides in informing Savannah State University about prevention of HIV, AIDS, and substance abuse.

Recently the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Substance Abuse and Prevention program sponsored "Juice" a hip-hop play about HIV and AIDS. The play's previous inspiration resulted in the play being shown a Savannah Black Heritage Festival event held at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. The show was deemed a tremendous success by viewers, many of whom were Savannah State students attending the play for more than two times.

Beyond educating students through productions, the organization also hosts free HIV/AIDS testing days on campus. While the target audience of the testing days is Savannah State University, anyone from the community is more than welcome to attend and be tested. As a part of the awareness campaign for Savannah Black Heritage Festival, the program hosted an open campus HIV/AIDS testing day Thursday, February 5, 2009. The organization assisted the Chatham County Health Department with facilitating free HIV/AIDS tests for students. Testing services were held in the Harris-McDew Health Center located on the campus of Savannah State University.

The HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Substance Abuse Prevention Program is funded by a federal grant which funds the promotion of HIV/AIDS prevention at various institutions across the United States of America.