NAN
Navajo Aids Inc
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To reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS on the Navajo Nation and other Native communities by creating a community free of fear of HIV/AIDS
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19 years old
CHINLE, Arizona
United States
Last Login: 7/21/2009
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| General | HIV direct care services is a carefully diverse constructed case management program designed to meet the cultural needs of American Indians living on or near the Navajo Nation.
HIV testing and counseling services are available in an anonymous and confidential setting. NAN utilizes the OraSure test kits. Testing has not been considered to be a priority for many Navajo people, as HIV testing has a potential to inflict shame and guilt on those wanting to get testing. Often Navajo people leave the reservation to seek testing in larger urban settings for fear of their confidentiality. Because communities are small in population, confidentiality has always been an issue of concern for a people who seek testing and treatment services, of not just HIV testing but also of other health issues. With OraSure, NAN staff are able to conduct HIV testing in an environment that are physically, emotionally, and spiritually safe for both. For more testing information and sites, please contact our offices at 505-863-9929 in Gallup, or 928-674-5676 in Chinle.
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| Status: | Single | | Hometown: | Chinle, AZ | | Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No |
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Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals | Video on TED.com
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Established in 1990, the Navajo AIDS Network, Inc.(NAN). served as a volunteer organization, consisting of very dedicated Navajos who foresaw the potential danger of HIV in the Navajo Nation and surrounding communities. NAN provides unique, culturally appropriate and carefully constructed approaches to HIV prevention services and continues to be at the forefront of HIV care for HIV positive Native and non-Native people in and around the Navajo Nation.
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HIV Prevention services focuses on preventing new HIV infections through health education and risk reduction activities. Specific attention is directed at prevention targeting HIV infected persons and linking clients to counseling, testing and partner counseling.
Historically, American Indians have had an adverse impacts of communicable diseases that were often twice, if not more, as high as other ethnic populations. Today, disease continues to plague our communities with equal devastation. With infections rates increasing, HIV is now considered to be a threat among the American Indian, and has the potential to eradicate Native communities. On the Navajo reservation, more and more Natives are testing positive for HIV. To combat increasing rates of HIV among Navajo’s and other American Indians residing in and around the Navajo Nation, NAN has strategically developed and implemented prevention programs on and off the reservation to provide a diverse range of culturally appropriate HIV prevention services for all Native people and their families. To combat increasing rates and stigma of HIV, NAN has instituted these interventions: HIV Testing and counseling, referrals, community level interventions, group level interventions, and HIV awareness trainings. NAN prevention services are funded by the Arizona Department of Health Services, the New Mexico Department of Health, and other private foundations.
Since education about HIV and AIDS involves dialogue about sex, it is necessary for NAN to disseminate information that is culturally relevant to a population that perceives sex as sacred and a private matter. In most traditional familial settings, Navajo people allow for this topic to be conducted by extended family members, rather than the parents themselves. To demonstrate respect to this tradition, NAN prevention staff members introduce themselves and their Navajo clans and where they come from. Clans extend beyond self, mother and father, but also include grandmothers and grandfathers. This respectful process allows for the audience to establish an extended relation with NAN staff members, thus decreasing any distrust or ambiguity that may have had prior to the introduction.
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