What's New in HIV?
6th Annual Conference
September 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ambridge Conference Center
1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Planning on attending the What’s New in HIV Conference? There’s still time to register, and we’d love to see you there!
This dynamic one-day conference provides up-to-date and accurate information on advances in HIV prevention, care and treatment. Offering critical educational and networking opportunities for individuals living with HIV and for service providers, the conference includes presentations from both consumer voices and service providers from some of Oregon's top medical and care facilities. There will be updates about recent advances in treatment and a keynote address from the wonderful Lisa Capaldini, MD, about aging and HIV.
Scholarships are available and Camp Starlight volunteers will be on hand the day of the conference to provide childcare. Just be sure to register and let us know if you will be bringing children! Lunch is included in the cost of attending, and all options are gluten free.
Click here to register. Click here for more information. If you have any questions or need help registering, contact Jonathan Thompson, Conference Intern at 503.278.3843 or email intern.jthompson@cascadeaids.org.
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Reminder: Upcoming conference!
What's New in HIV?
6th Annual Conference
September 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ambridge Conference Center
1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Planning on attending the What’s New in HIV Conference? There’s still time to register, and we’d love to see you there!
This dynamic one-day conference provides up-to-date and accurate information on advances in HIV prevention, care and treatment. Offering critical educational and networking opportunities for individuals living with HIV and for service providers, the conference includes presentations from both consumer voices and service providers from some of Oregon's top medical and care facilities. There will be updates about recent advances in treatment and a keynote address from the wonderful Lisa Capaldini, MD, about aging and HIV.
Scholarships are available and Camp Starlight volunteers will be on hand the day of the conference to provide childcare. Just be sure to register and let us know if you will be bringing children! Lunch is included in the cost of attending, and all options are gluten free.
Click here to register. Click here for more information. If you have any questions or need help registering, contact Jonathan Thompson, Conference Intern at 503.278.3843 or email intern.jthompson@cascadeaids.org.
6th Annual Conference
September 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ambridge Conference Center
1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Planning on attending the What’s New in HIV Conference? There’s still time to register, and we’d love to see you there!
This dynamic one-day conference provides up-to-date and accurate information on advances in HIV prevention, care and treatment. Offering critical educational and networking opportunities for individuals living with HIV and for service providers, the conference includes presentations from both consumer voices and service providers from some of Oregon's top medical and care facilities. There will be updates about recent advances in treatment and a keynote address from the wonderful Lisa Capaldini, MD, about aging and HIV.
Scholarships are available and Camp Starlight volunteers will be on hand the day of the conference to provide childcare. Just be sure to register and let us know if you will be bringing children! Lunch is included in the cost of attending, and all options are gluten free.
Click here to register. Click here for more information. If you have any questions or need help registering, contact Jonathan Thompson, Conference Intern at 503.278.3843 or email intern.jthompson@cascadeaids.org.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Reminder: Upcoming conference!
What's New in HIV?
6th Annual Conference
September 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ambridge Conference Center
1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Planning on attending the What’s New in HIV Conference? There’s still time to register, and we’d love to see you there!
This dynamic one-day conference provides up-to-date and accurate information on advances in HIV prevention, care and treatment. Offering critical educational and networking opportunities for individuals living with HIV and for service providers, the conference includes presentations from both consumer voices and service providers from some of Oregon's top medical and care facilities. There will be updates about recent advances in treatment and a keynote address from the wonderful Lisa Capaldini, MD, about aging and HIV.
Scholarships are available and Camp Starlight volunteers will be on hand the day of the conference to provide childcare. Just be sure to register and let us know if you will be bringing children! Lunch is included in the cost of attending, and all options are gluten free.
Click here to register. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, contact Jonathan Thompson, Conference Intern at 503.278.3843 or email intern.jthompson@cascadeaids.org.
6th Annual Conference
September 11, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ambridge Conference Center
1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Planning on attending the What’s New in HIV Conference? There’s still time to register, and we’d love to see you there!
This dynamic one-day conference provides up-to-date and accurate information on advances in HIV prevention, care and treatment. Offering critical educational and networking opportunities for individuals living with HIV and for service providers, the conference includes presentations from both consumer voices and service providers from some of Oregon's top medical and care facilities. There will be updates about recent advances in treatment and a keynote address from the wonderful Lisa Capaldini, MD, about aging and HIV.
Scholarships are available and Camp Starlight volunteers will be on hand the day of the conference to provide childcare. Just be sure to register and let us know if you will be bringing children! Lunch is included in the cost of attending, and all options are gluten free.
Click here to register. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, contact Jonathan Thompson, Conference Intern at 503.278.3843 or email intern.jthompson@cascadeaids.org.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
CAP Program Highlight: LUES
Latinos Unidos Enfrentando el SIDA (LUES)
LUES is the Spanish language acronym for Latinos United Confronting AIDS. LUES provides culturally driven HIV prevention education in the Latino community. Over the past four years, CAP has seen the number of its Latino clients increase by 31%. Based on the continued disproportionate effects of HIV in the Latino population combined with feedback from the community, CAP secured funding from the United Way to expand its prevention efforts in the Latino community.
The goal of LUES is to reduce stigma and promote healthy behaviors in relation to HIV and STDs through education, training, outreach, and social marketing. Partners include Multnomah County Capacitation Center, the Oregon Council of Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) and Hacienda CDC.
LUES works with Latino youth to develop and produce social marketing materials. Middle school and high school students participate in age appropriate and culturally relevant sessions learning HIV and STD information, as well as information on how to use the media as a tool for educating their communities. With the support and guidance of CAP staff, youth produced six short radio novellas. They were broadcast on the radio in Spanish, reaching thousands of listeners with messages about HIV prevention, and are now available on CD.
In collaboration with the Multnomah County Community Capacitation Center, LUES provides HIV capacity building training to Community Health Workers. Sessions are based on popular education. They also offer two popular education basics trainings per year and will be offering an STD training in the near future. In addition to the trainings for community health workers, shorter trainings are offered for more informal HIV Educators ideal for groups interested in creating HIV experts in their community (church groups, alcohol and drug treatment groups, etc). Some of last year's Educators include Hacienda's parent involvement group.
LUES participates in several community events per year. Events vary from film screenings to health fairs. We usually partner with county health departments to conduct on-site testing at these events.
Cascade AIDS Project conducts outreach and education in migrant camps and with day laborers. These critical services bring HIV education and testing to populations at increased risk for HIV and late detection. In the camps, our long-time partner, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, provides mobile medical care services and Washington County Health Department does rapid testing. At the day labor site, Outside In provides medical services and testing.
For more informations, contact Maricela Berumen at 503.278.3867.
LUES is the Spanish language acronym for Latinos United Confronting AIDS. LUES provides culturally driven HIV prevention education in the Latino community. Over the past four years, CAP has seen the number of its Latino clients increase by 31%. Based on the continued disproportionate effects of HIV in the Latino population combined with feedback from the community, CAP secured funding from the United Way to expand its prevention efforts in the Latino community.
The goal of LUES is to reduce stigma and promote healthy behaviors in relation to HIV and STDs through education, training, outreach, and social marketing. Partners include Multnomah County Capacitation Center, the Oregon Council of Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) and Hacienda CDC.
LUES works with Latino youth to develop and produce social marketing materials. Middle school and high school students participate in age appropriate and culturally relevant sessions learning HIV and STD information, as well as information on how to use the media as a tool for educating their communities. With the support and guidance of CAP staff, youth produced six short radio novellas. They were broadcast on the radio in Spanish, reaching thousands of listeners with messages about HIV prevention, and are now available on CD.
In collaboration with the Multnomah County Community Capacitation Center, LUES provides HIV capacity building training to Community Health Workers. Sessions are based on popular education. They also offer two popular education basics trainings per year and will be offering an STD training in the near future. In addition to the trainings for community health workers, shorter trainings are offered for more informal HIV Educators ideal for groups interested in creating HIV experts in their community (church groups, alcohol and drug treatment groups, etc). Some of last year's Educators include Hacienda's parent involvement group.
LUES participates in several community events per year. Events vary from film screenings to health fairs. We usually partner with county health departments to conduct on-site testing at these events.
Cascade AIDS Project conducts outreach and education in migrant camps and with day laborers. These critical services bring HIV education and testing to populations at increased risk for HIV and late detection. In the camps, our long-time partner, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, provides mobile medical care services and Washington County Health Department does rapid testing. At the day labor site, Outside In provides medical services and testing.
For more informations, contact Maricela Berumen at 503.278.3867.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
CAP Program Highlight: Teen2Teen
Teen2Teen is a group of passionate, activated youth ages 15-19 who are trained as peer educators in HIV/AIDS and Sexuality education. They make a one year commitment to dedicate their time to learning and educating about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, gender, sexual orientation, healthy relationships, and much more. Throughout their year of volunteering they attend meetings every week and take part in extra training sessions and workshops.
Teen2Teen youth become a resource for their friends, families, and communities on topics ranging from how to get tested for an STD to how to become activated around sexual health. They present in schools and at Agent Trainings, attend and present at conferences like the Oregon Queer Youth Conference and the Adolescent Sexuality Conference, and create amazing outreach projects in our communities. They also have huge amounts of fun, and make incredible friendships.
Teen2Teen's Mission was written by and for the youth in Teen2Teen. It is a statement meant to describe and inspire the work that Teen2Teen does through their outreach, their discussions, their Agent Trainings, and the societal change they make with their program:
"As Teen2Teen we strive to educate our peers and ourselves about HIV and Sexuality. Our goal is to create an empowered, active, and informed community. We aim to provide comprehensive information and end stigma surrounding HIV and Sexuality."
For more information or to find out how to volunteer or get involved, please email Annika Shore, the Youth HIV Education Coordinator, or fill out a Teen2Teen application.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
CAP Program Highlight: CHATpdx
Curbing HIV/AIDS Transmission among at-risk and racial/ethnic minority youth (CHATpdx). Funded through the Department of Health and Human Service – Office of Minority Health (OMH), CHATpdx is a new program designed to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission among at-risk and racial/ethnic minority youth in Portland, Oregon. The program is carried out via a coalition of organizations and individuals including Cascade AIDS Project, Outside In, and the African American AIDS Action Awareness Alliance (A6).
CHATpdx uses four main strategies to accomplish this work.
• peer-to-peer education to reach at-risk youth,
• expand HIV testing opportunities for at-risk youth,
• use social media to enhance peer education and extend its reach,
• expand and enhance partnerships among youth serving agencies.
CHATpdx hosts an HIV testing night for youth at Pivot (209 SW 4th Ave; formerly the Men’s Wellness Center) which occurs every 2nd and 4th Mondays from 3 – 7pm. The space and testing are open for all youth 24 and under, and include games, peer education, wii, snacks, and more.
CHATpdx is on Facebook and Twitter! “Like” the Facebook page to get the latest CHATpdx news and events. Additionally, a blog for youth is coming soon. They post information for events relevant to youth 24 and under and also provide free testing for some events. If you’d like to add rapid oral HIV testing for your event please contact us and we will make every attempt to set up free and confidential testing.
While CHATpdx will not turn away any youth 24 and under, there is a special emphasis on reaching and serving racial and ethnic minority youth.
For more information, see the Facebook and Twitter, or contact Ernesto Dominguez or Annika Shore.
CHATpdx uses four main strategies to accomplish this work.
• peer-to-peer education to reach at-risk youth,
• expand HIV testing opportunities for at-risk youth,
• use social media to enhance peer education and extend its reach,
• expand and enhance partnerships among youth serving agencies.
CHATpdx hosts an HIV testing night for youth at Pivot (209 SW 4th Ave; formerly the Men’s Wellness Center) which occurs every 2nd and 4th Mondays from 3 – 7pm. The space and testing are open for all youth 24 and under, and include games, peer education, wii, snacks, and more.
CHATpdx is on Facebook and Twitter! “Like” the Facebook page to get the latest CHATpdx news and events. Additionally, a blog for youth is coming soon. They post information for events relevant to youth 24 and under and also provide free testing for some events. If you’d like to add rapid oral HIV testing for your event please contact us and we will make every attempt to set up free and confidential testing.
While CHATpdx will not turn away any youth 24 and under, there is a special emphasis on reaching and serving racial and ethnic minority youth.
For more information, see the Facebook and Twitter, or contact Ernesto Dominguez or Annika Shore.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
10 (+1) Things I Can Do About HIV/AIDS
1. Talk about HIV/AIDS.
2. Support loved ones living with HIV/AIDS.
3. Educate yourself and then others about HIV/AIDS.
4. Volunteer at local HIV/AIDS organizations.
5. Register to vote.
6. Inform yourself and others about HIV-related legislation and policies.
7. VOTE!
8. Disclose your HIV status to fight HIV-related stigma.
9. Remember the past, live in the present, plan for the future.
10. Keep talking about HIV/AIDS!
One more thing you can do: register for the Walk at AIDS Walk Portland! We'd love to have you there with us.
One more thing you can do: register for the Walk at AIDS Walk Portland! We'd love to have you there with us.
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