| "Guam's only AIDS service organization" |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|02:51 pm] |
From the comments to my last post:
A small donation to the GUAHAN Project (http://www.guahanproject.org/index.php) can greatly assist the transgender communities in the U.S. affiliated Pacific region: American Samoa, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. Resources are extremely limited because the Federal Government under resources the region and the per capita income is staggeringly low: for example, it is only $2,900 in the Marshall Islands, and $2,300 in the Federated States of Micronesia. For comparison, the U.S. per capita income is $46,000. Any donation to the GUAHAN Project can make a huge difference.
I checked out the GUAHAN Project website, and I invite you to do the same.
The GUAHAN Project is Guam’s only AIDS service organization and was established in 2003 by Guam AIDS activists. It is the home for the Guam AIDS Memorial Quilt and the Pacific Resource and Training Center. The GUAHAN Project provides free and confidential OraSure HIV counseling, testing and referral services and testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
In addition, the GUAHAN Project addresses other health issues such as tuberculosis, smoking cessation, cancer, diabetes, obesity and hemophilia. It also is known for ground-breaking and pioneering work in advocating for the end of violence against women and girls in the community. This is done through community outreach and events and through the mobilization of the community in culturally sensitive empowerment opportunities for women and girls.
The GUAHAN Project provides free educational workshops and training sessions for the community. It also provides support groups, home and hospital visits and personal care items to people living with HIV/AIDS on Guam and the neighboring islands. The GUAHAN Project also offers capacity-building asistance to local and regional community-based organizations. It also features a strong community volunteer foundation.
All materials and resources are free, including internet access. The GUAHAN Project also develops education materials in Asian and Pacific Islander languages relevant to the region. In addition, the GUAHAN Project provides free and conidential HIV testing and screening as well as urine based testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
International, U.S. Federal and local funding sources support the GUAHAN Project’s operations. The GUAHAN Project also successfully collaborates with the Guam Public Health Department, the University of Guam and various community-based organizations and corporate partners in the fight against AIDS. |
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| From Google |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|02:57 pm] |
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.
More information and links here. |
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| 11: Hold a workshop on how to effectively advocate for yourself when seeking medical care or therapy |
[Mar. 29th, 2008|02:59 pm] |
From the NCTE:
One of the real challenges that transgender people face is accessing appropriate health care. Sometimes it is difficult to find a physician or therapist in the area we live in, but other times we delay care because of our anxieties about whether we will be treated well.
We can learn to be good consumers of medical care, knowing the rights that we have when we walk into a doctor’s office and learning ways to interact with medical personnel that are helpful to us. You can help your community by holding a workshop on how to access medical care and therapy. You can invite a local physician, therapist, social worker, nurse practitioner or other provider who has a proven track record of community support to come and speak to your group. Ask them to focus on issues such as how and when to disclose about your transgender status, how to advocate for yourself as a patient, and how to prepare for a visit.
Daniel Gould, Director of Health Programs for FTM Alliance of Los Angeles, coordinated a program recently on Accessing Health Care. He commented, “Accessing quality medical care is such a critical issue for the trans community. From the research we've done, we know that people's ability to advocate for themselves can make a huge difference in their health. We believe in empowering our community by teaching people their rights and helping them learn ways that they can be effective in working with medical providers. It has been incredibly rewarding to work on this project.”
The FTM Alliance website includes data from their Health Access Survey that identifies barriers that transmen face when seeking healthcare. |
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