REGION IX:

Integrating HIV Services in Native Communities

Audio Conference

September 22, 2009

12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Pacific Time

This event takes place via telephone; participants will call a toll free number and listen to a presentation while following along with written materials. You will have the opportunity to ask questions during several Q&A periods. Detailed instructions and handouts will be sent to the person who registers (aka The Caller). The Caller is also encouraged to register additional listeners for this event.

About This Audio Conference

Native American and Alaska Native communities are among the most disproportionately affected by chronic diseases, including HIV. This 90-minute audio conference will focus on the importance of integrating HIV services into clinical settings that serve Native Americans/Alaska Natives. It will outline some of the unique issues that make HIV integration so important and yet challenging in these settings.

Topics will include:

• why HIV integration is important for clinics serving Native communities
• cultural amplifiers that increase HIV risk
• lessons learned from providers who have integrated HIV services in Native communities
• resources to assist with HIV integration

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during Q&A periods during the call.

As a result of this audio conference, participants will be able to:

• Identify multiple risks that NA/AN face
• Identify current issues that impact the way NA/AN access health care, including HIV services
• Describe points of integration for HIV services in the larger clinic setting

Who Should Attend

Anyone currently serving or interested in serving Native Americans/Alaska Natives in the health care field.

Speakers

Robert Foley, M.Ed., is currently the Program Director for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center where he manages two CDC grants to provide capacity building services to tribes, community-based organizations and health departments in the area of the organizational and programmatic development. Previously, he has served as a Training Specialist for the Denver HIV/STD Prevention Training Center.

Danica Brown, MSW, (Choctaw) currently works for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center as a Capacity Building Associate where she works directly with tribal entities, community-based organizations, and tribal, local, and state health departments to provide training and technical assistance to ensure effective HIV prevention program implementation. She has also served as the Prevention Coordinator for the Denver Indian Health and Family Services.

Brigg Reilley, MPH, has been the HIV Surveillance Coordinator with the Indian Health Service Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention since 2006; he is based in Albuquerque, NM.

Cathy Chapman, (Chiricahua/Apache/Yaqui) has worked in the HIV field for over 20 years, initially recruited to join the American Indian AIDS Institute (AIAI) as their outreach worker in 1988. When AIAI became the Native American AIDS Project, Cathy worked from 1994-1998 as the Outreach worker, Emotional and Practical Volunteer Coordinator, and then Case Manager. Since 2006, she has worked at the Native American Health Center in San Francisco and is currently a HIV/Substance Abuse Case Manager.

To be announced: An Alaska representative will be speaking about their experience with HIV Integration efforts.

Cost

This training is FREE.

Registration

Each person registers for one phone line that can be shared with multiple listeners. Once you register, you will receive information about how to connect to the call and download audio conference materials. Participants will call a toll-free number and listen to a presentation while following along with written materials. Detailed instructions as well as handouts will be sent or emailed to the Caller three weeks prior to the audio conference.

Contact Information

For more information about this audio conference, contact the Oakland Office at 206-625-9303 or oakland@jba-cht.com.