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from the United States Department of Health Services... National Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: March 21
March 21, 2007 marks the first annual National Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This day is an opportunity to increase awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. HIV/AIDS continues to increase among Native people. Per population, American Indians/Alaska Natives have the third highest rates of HIV/AIDS behind Blacks and Hispanics. Native people are more likely to live in rural areas and many rural areas have limited HIV testing services. Stigma about HIV and fear of seeing people they know from their close communities at local health care facilities may also stop people from getting tested. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is an opportunity for Native people and others to create a greater awareness of the risks of HIV/AIDS to their communities; to remember those who have passed; to acknowledge those who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS; to call for increased resources for testing; and to seek support for increasing treatment and care options. Native communities selected March 21st to commemorate National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day because it marks the start of spring, a time of beginnings and change. In Native cultures, seasons define the cycle and celebration of life. Ceremonies are usually held at the start and end of each season. Health Teachers LAUSD Annual AIDS
Update Conference - January 20, 2007
HIV-AIDS Prevention Unit staff members Ric Loya and Tim Kordic were honored to meet with Howell Wechsler, Director of the Division of Adolescent and School Health with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Director Wechsler was able to meet with several school board members, administrators, and visit three schools. One of the schools was Fairfax High School where is was able to observe Positively Speaking presenters Arlene Frames and Rudy Zamudio. Wechsler was in the Los Angeles area attending a conference and wanted to take the opportunity of meeting with LAUSD HIV-AIDS project staff which is funded by CDC. Keiskamma Altarpiece in Los Angeles for YOU to See…
The Keiskamma Altarpiece is coming to the Hollywood United Methodist Church, December 10-January 3rd 6817 Franklin Avenue at Highland in Hollywood. It is a really, really powerful piece of art measuring about 23 feet by 13 feet high. Following its west coast debut at UCLA on World AIDS Day, the famed South African Keiskamma Altarpiece has embarked on its Los Angeles Community Tour, visiting churches and community centers from December through March to teach, inspire, and call onlookers to action in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Keiskamma Altarpiece is a present-day folk-art masterpiece from South Africa, created by over one hundred rural women artists whose lives are deeply impacted by HIV/AIDS, poverty, and other significant hardships, as a message of hope for their community, country, and the larger world. The Altarpiece is a progressive adaptation of a classical religious work that replaces traditional religious iconography with images of black women and vulnerable children who are the "saints" in their community's struggle against AIDS. This breathtaking, powerful art piece is socially relevant on many levels. It depicts the immense human cost of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the dignity and power with which people and communities in South Africa are working to overcome this challenge, while also symbolizing the inclusive leadership that faith communities can provide in the fight against HIV/AIDS and in combating the stigma and isolation surrounding the disease. The Keiskamma Altarpiece can be viewed in the HUMC parlor 5-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 12-3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For futher information, E-mail Rev. Kathy Cooper Ledesma at revkathy@hollywoodumc.org or call the church office at 323-874-2104.
FIRE, LIGHTS, and HORSES!!! The 8th Annual MACY’s Passport Teen Night was the world’s largest multi-theatrical fashion extravaganza to educate teens about HIV prevention. It is part of Macy’s commitment to raise the much needed funds for HIV/AIDS. Since becoming a fund-raiser in 1988, Passport has raised over $18 million for HIV/AIDS organizations of research, education, prevention, direct care and outreach programs for under served communities. Schools from the LA area were invited, with an estimated 2000 students participating in the entertainment of fashion and the education of HIV/AIDS, and how they can fuse together to make a difference. Carson HS, Cleveland HS, Fairfax HS, Garfield HS, Hollywood HS, Marshall HS, King Drew Magnet, Lincoln HS, Roosevelt HS, Taft HS, Huntington Park HS, Washington HS, and two schools with a focus on the ROP Retail program from the Los Angeles Unified School District were among the schools in attendance. Students were exposed to age appropriate educational activities that were fun and exciting. Each activity had a educational twist of some sort dealing with the realities of the teen world, including threats like HIV/AIDS, STD’s and pregnancy.
The
Division of Adolescent School Health of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) is holding their Annual Funded Partners
meeting in Washington, D.C. for agencies such as the Los Angeles
Unified School District’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Unit. World AIDS Day: December 1st Positively Speaking presenters at Belmont High School for World AIDS Day where the Social Justice Academy also hosted an "AIDS Day Balloon Release" that was coordinated with the Office of AIDS Programs and Policy AIDS Day kick off at the Dorothy Chandler Center (also including a balloon release). Interim OAPP Director Mario Perez gave quite a talk (to be uploaded in a few days). Perez really hit on social justice and "keeping the promise" which was this year's World AIDS Day theme. (Are those AIDS compassion bears we see?)
A message from School Board President Marlene Canter: December ONE is World AIDS Day, and as your Board of Education President I urge you to talk to your son or daughter about preventing HIV/AIDS. The epidemic is NOT over, and you as a parent can help us stem the tide of infection. Below, you will find “Tips for Talking” to your kids, which are from the National Education Association’s booklet Can We Talk? You can also access the resource at an online link from www.talkwithyourkids.org, which has information in Spanish and in English. Tips for Talking
Deciding to talk more openly about
sex may be a big change for your family. Think of ways to cope with any
tension that arises. Acknowledge that discomfort may be present and
that it will get
easier with each talk
your son our daughter why he or she thinks people get nervous
discussing sex.
Examine Your
Own Attitudes
Figure out
what you believe so you can state it clearly to your child. For
example, "In our family, we always want to know where you are and
who you are with. "
Ask for Help Talk with your spouse, partner, a close friend, or a professional if you need support before talking with your child. Practice can only increase your comfort level. You don't have to be an "expert" to talk to your child about sexuality. 
Forming
an
openness and rapport between you and your child is much more important
than
the information you wish to convey.Talk to Each Other
Encourage your teen's questions and ask for his or her thoughts, feelings, and suggestions for activities. Show that you want to learn from your child as much as you want your child to learn from you. Exchange information rather than lecture. For example, "After watching a music video last night, I was surprised at the amount of sexual activity shown. How do kids your age react to the explicit sexual behavior?" (Use this discussion to communicate your values and concerns.) Listen
Give him or her your full
attention. When your child speaks, stop talking, listen closely, and
restate his or her
comments to check your understanding. "What I hear you saying is ... is
that
what you mean?" Don't forget the importance of eye contact.
Don't Show Anger
Children will test your patience when it comes to discussing sexuality. Be prepared for conflict; it comes with the territory. How you handle the conflict is what is important. Stay calm and model good communication skills.  Click Here For More "Tips for Talking"
LAUSD
ANNUAL HIV/AIDS UPDATE Highlighting
the conference was an outstanding performance by Sergia Perez of her
one woman play I NEVER CRIED, a powerful 40 minute drama about domestic
violence and AIDS. A very special guest was Dr. Monica Ruiz,
Acting Chief Branch, Prevention Sciences Branch, Division of AIDS of
the NIH. Dr. Ruiz not only gave the keynote opening speech but decided
to remain the entire day (till 6 P.M) with teachers. Dr. Ruiz was thus
able to give two more short talks during the day summing up her
perceptions of what the day was about and the challenge for District
health teachers in continuing the fight against the AIDS epidemic. Dr.
Jim Peck from UCLA spoke to teachers about methamphetamine and AIDS
while Betsy Swanson Hollinger shared the latest on STDs in general from
the County Health Department STD Control Program. Harlan Rotblatt have
a super update on condom use and effectiveness while District Nurses
Sue LaCombe and Yolanda Cruz spoke about the District’s asthma program
funded by CDC. Latino AIDS Awareness Day 2005
MACY'S TEEN NIGHT 2005 Teen Night on Friday, September 30 was a private fashion show type event that brought the excitement and message of Passport to over 2000 Los Angeles area high-school students and clients of the Teen Night beneficiaries at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica. The pre-show reception featured games that taught students about HIV/AIDS prevention and education, as well as food and refreshments and music and dancing. Teenagers from participating Los Angeles high schools ( Carson High, Hollywood High, Huntington Park High, Marshall High, Washington High, Taft High, Cleveland High, and Roosevelt High) and clients of the Teen Night beneficiaries received complimentary tickets to attend the event. To present Teen Night, Macy's has partnered with Teen Vogue , Los Angeles Times , Fossil, Joico, John Robert Powers, and Power 106 . NEWS FLASH...DODGERS DOUBLE WIN?
The fifth annual Strike Out Against AIDS Night, sponsored by CDC-funded The Wall/Las Memorias, included a number
of community based agencies. The LAUSD HIV/AIDS Prevention
Unit of the Los Angeles Unified School District participated in this awesome show. 54,000 fans were made
aware of the AIDS epidemic as a human AIDS ribbon was marched on to the field
during a stirring pre-game ceremony. Over 200 volunteers from a variety of community based organizations marched together. OH YEAH. The final score was Dodgers 7 and Mets 6.
World AIDS Day 2004
 World AIDS Day 2004 was kicked off at the new Walt Disney Concert Hall by the Office of AIDS Programs and Policy of the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services (OAPP). Over 300 health professionals attended the early morning event. "Compassion" is such an important concept to stress with HIV and AIDS that our Unit supplied "compassion bears" which Gunther Freehill of OAPP spoke about. At the end of the ceremony more than one thousand balloons were released to commemorate those who have passed away from AIDS. Chuck Henry, OAPP director, reminded everyone that "We can no longer tolerate a world where men play while women pay the price with HIV infection." |
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