2011 was the second year of MEE's collaboration with
The University of North Carolina to develop a media
campaign that addresses the HIV risks of Sexual Concurrency,
targeting African American men and women, ages 18 to
34 years old. Sexual Concurrency is when sexual partnerships
overlap in time. Our efforts will discourage concurrent
partnerships in Eastern North Carolina.
MEE led media development and placement for the awareness campaign. MEE developed
and produced an innovative radio campaign using storytelling techniques based
on novellas. MEE teaches and raises awareness of sexual concurrency using the
stories of Marcus, Antonio, Monique and Dee Dee's relationships and infidelity
over a series of ads. It presents authentic representations of sexual risk
behaviors of sexual concurrency, while emphasizing the benefits of healthy
monogamous relationships. MEE also developed the radio placement schedule to
be implemented in 2012 after the pre-campaign, baseline research is completed.