"AIDS. You know the deal is a reality. You know the facts."

ID: 2161 ~ Source: Wellcome Collection ~ Creator: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for AIDS Education ~ Date: c. 1990-1999

This file appears in: Medical Arts Building and the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO): Formerly Baltimore's Oldest and Largest HIV and AIDS Service Provider

An educational poster with the text: "Make the change! Don't shoot up drugs. Don't share needles or syringes. Practice safe sex. Know your partner."

This file appears in: Medical Arts Building and the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO): Formerly Baltimore's Oldest and Largest HIV and AIDS Service Provider

Medical Arts Building and the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO): Formerly Baltimore's Oldest and Largest HIV and AIDS Service Provider

By Richard Oloizia

The Health Education Resource Organization (HERO) was founded in 1983 by Dr. Bernie Branson at the former Medical Arts Building on Read Street. Over the next two decades, HERO grew to become…