 HIV and AIDS Resources
Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms
The glossary has been updated to include
new terms, updates to existing terms, and a matrix of federal
resources that can be contacted for additional information.
HIVConnect.net
HIVConnect.net is a place of free dialogue for people with
HIV/AIDS, Community Based Organizations, AIDS Service Organizations,
researchers and others in the community. Launched on March 1st, HIVConnect.net is a unique site that connects all sectors of the
HIV/AIDS community.
The goal is to create an environment of comfort, and deepen
the social interaction between clients and the various organizations
and individuals that seek to support them.
HIVConnect.net includes a place for member profiles while
offering a comprehensive library with topics from "co-infections" to
"Issues for Native Americans." Members are invited to post articles
and comment on ones currently posted.
HIVConnect.net hopes to make life easier for all who are affected
by HIV/AIDS while educating those that seek to support them.
For more info, call 617-953-9366
National Native American AIDS Prevention
Center (NNAAPC)
A Capacity Building
Assistance program which provides services in two areas of HIV
prevention - organizational development and HIV prevention
programming. Capacity Building Assistance is provided to
organizations with varying degrees of exposure to Native communities
and with different levels of familiarity with the CDC’s
evidence-based HIV interventions. Capacity Building Assistance is
also provided to health departments and other agencies with Native
constituents on culturally competent ways to access and work with
Native communities. Capacity Building Assistance is provided through
one-on-one consultations, site visits, regional trainings, and
clearinghouse information.
Center
for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity (CASAE)
CASAE provides CBA
for strengthening community access to and use of HIV prevention
services, using the highly successful Community Readiness Model to
improve the capacity of Native serving organizations in the
development of strategies consistent with readiness levels.
Inter
Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA)
ITCA’s National STD/HIV/AIDS Prevention Program provides tailored
CBA to Tribes, Community-based organizations, State health
departments, community planning groups (CPGs), tribal health
consortia and coalitions, and individual planning group members to
achieve and ensure parity, inclusion and representation (PIR) of
American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiians (AI/AN/NH’s) in HIV
community planning through orientation, skills building for active
participation, leadership development and consensus building.
National Association of People Living
with AIDS (NAPWA)
This is the first organization for
People Living with HIV/AIDS founded in 1983.
Positive
African America Network (PAAN)
PAAN is a network of HIV positive
Leaders who educate and encourage all African Americans to know
their HIV status.
Click Here for PAAN Facts Sheet
SABER
A National Latino HIV Testing
Initiative Through Community Mobilization A Program of the National
Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA).
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228 S. Muskogee Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464
Telephone: 918-456-6094
Fax: 918-456-8128
Email: peiron@niwhrc.org
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