PPT-Election Advocacy and the HIV/AIDS Community

2012 Election Advocacy wwwHIVHealthReformorgHIVmedaccess Rules for Election Advocacy DO Encourage participation in the civic process Educate your community on ways to register and vote Remind them that they have a voice. Generally HIV and AIDS are concentrated in urban areas so states reporting higher rates of persons living with a diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS usually contain major metropolitan areas where their epidemics are focused However some generalities Advocacy and the HIV/AIDS Community . Pete Subkoviak. AIDS Foundation of Chicago. psubkoviak@aidschicago.org. . Charles Stephens. AIDS United. Cstephens@aidsunited.org. . WWW.HIVHealthReform.org/HIVMedAccess. Shawn M Lang, Director of Public Policy. CT AIDS Resource Coalition. HIV/AIDS and Older Adults. What are HIV and AIDS?. H. uman . I. mmunodeficiency . V. irus. A. cquired. . I. mmunodeficiency . D. What Are HIV and AIDS. AIDS- Acquired . I. mmune . D. eficiency Syndrome, is a serious viral disease that destroys the body’s immune . system. HIV-The virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) that causes AIDS.. HIV/AIDS Surveillance . System. http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/hiv/stats/index.html. Introduction (I). These three introduction slides provide a general context for the data used to create this slide set. If you have questions about any of the slides, please refer to the . Defining Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). A virus that attacks the bodies immune system. HIV is attracted to white blood cells called CD4s. It invades the WBC and reproduces millions of viral strands within a mere day. Then the WBC dies leaving the body without a form of defense to fight off other viruses, infections, bacteria, cancers, etc. . Objectives for Module 4. Our . Mission(s) . Today:. Review a Brief . history of HIV/AIDS policy advocacy. Understand basic tactics for policy advocacy and how it differs from other kinds of advocacy. Tessa Englund, and Xiaolu Hou. Source: http://hiv.health.gov.tt/. Objectives. Examine HIV’s history, etiology, & effects on the human body. Explain the impact of HIV on nutritional status & vice versa . New Orleans, LA . December 15, 2015 . Laura Cheever, MD, . ScM. Associate Administrator. Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration. S. aro. , EMT-B, BS, . DC. , DICCP, . P. h. C. (hon. ). OPIM’s. PPE. All . Fluids are . infectious until proven otherwise. Be mindful of your . surrounding. safety. & Awareness. Routes of transmission. Working at NGOs and FBOs in Malawi . Background . Social Problem . HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa . HIV/AIDS Stigma . Purpose of the Study . To explore how people working at NGOs and FBOs in Malawi experience and understand HIV/AIDS stigmas in relation to their religious beliefs. WORLD AIDS DAY 2015. Content. Covenant. Praise the Source of Faith and Learning . by . Professor Thomas H. . Troeger. Statistical . Data. • The Numbers of People Living with HIV/AIDS. • The Top Ten Countries with . . Bill Jenkins, Ph.D., MPH. Minority Health Project. University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill. . In the . Begining. Not long after the first six cases were reported it was suggested that Haitians were at increased risk of HIV infections and the cause was likely the use of Poppers. Created by the Youth Organizing Team. Introductions. Introduce yourself in the chat! . Share your name, pronouns, school & city, and your favorite cartoon (show or movie) to watch. . Agenda. . Welcome, Housekeeping, & Agreements.