Links

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• National Center for Community Readiness
  
  
• CA7AE HIV/AIDS Myspace
  In an effort to reach Native teens and young adults with age-appropriate STD/HIV prevention information, Project Red Talon created a MySpace page.
  
  
• Navajo AIDS Network Inc Myspace
  
  
• AIDS.gov Myspace
  Is a gateway to all government U.S. HIV/AIDS information! Who also provide basic HIV testing, prevention and education, treatment and care, research information and more.
  
  
• Red Talon Myspace
  In an effort to reach Native teens and young adults with age-appropriate STD/HIV prevention information, Project Red Talon created a MySpace page.
  
  
• National Minority AIDS Council Facebook
  To keep up to date on the latest HIV/AIDS news, view pictures & videos of past events and post comments, add National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) as a friend on Facebook. To add NMAC as a friend, just type in "National Minority AIDS Council" in the search box and add as friend.
  
  

NATIONAL/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL

• AIDS.gov
  AIDS.gov offers the latest government information on HIV/AIDS research, treatment and prevention, and testing.
  
  
• AVERT
  AVERT is an international HIV and AIDS charity, based in the UK, working to avert HIV and AIDS worldwide, through education, treatment and care.
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
  
  
• CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
  As a part of its overall public health mission, CDC provides leadership in helping control the HIV/AIDS epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, and prevention and evaluation activities.
  
  
• CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
  NCHHSTP works to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB.
  
  
• CDC National Prevention Information Network
  The nation's largest collection of information and resources on HIV, STD and TB Prevention.
  
  
• IHS HIV/AIDS Program
  The IHS HIV/AIDS "Program" is cultivated from a myriad of services, projects, facilities, funding sources and field expertise. Integration of the "Program" and planning process is a key factor of outcome success as information sharing, surveillance, capacity building and data collection are dispersed within a decentralized system.
  
  
• HIV/AIDS Anti-Stigma Initiative
  AED-COACH is now in the second phase of the National HIV/AIDS Anti-Stigma Initiative (2007-2008), with support from the Ford Foundation. The aim is to inspire community efforts to implement projects that have larger social impacts.
  
  
• Health Resources and Services Administration
  
  
• National Center for Community Readiness
  
  
• National HIV and STD Testing Resource
  
  
• National Institutes of Health
  
  
• National Minority AIDS Education & Training Center
  
  
• Office of Minority Health
  
  
• Office on Women's Health
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  
  
• Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention
  The major focus of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) is the promotion of HIV/STD prevention in rural America, with the goal of reducing HIV/STD incidence. The RCAP develops and evaluates educational materials and examines the behavioral and social barriers to HIV/STD prevention which can be applied to prevention programming and provides prevention resources to professionals and the public.
  
  
• The Body
  
  
• UNAIDS
  Through a series of goals, resolutions and declarations adopted by member nations of the United Nations, the world has a set of commitments, actions and goals to stop and reverse the spread of HIV and scale up towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support services.
  
  
• Until There's a Cure
  Until There's A Cure is a national organization dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS by raising awareness and funds to combat this pandemic.
  
  
• World Health Organization and HIV/AIDS
  
  

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COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS

• American Indian Community House, New York City, NY
  AICH is a multi-faceted social support agency and cultural center with a staff of 35 that serves the estimated 27,000 Native Americans in New York City. AICH provides programs in job training and placement; health services referral; HIV referral and case management services; and counseling programs for alcoholism and substance use.
  
  
• Denver Indian Family Resource Center, Denver, CO
  The Denver Indian Family Resource Center was created to assist American Indian children and families in the metropolitan Denver area with child welfare issues. Our goal is to assist families to avoid involvement with the child welfare system. We provide culturally appropriate services and intensive case management using a strengths-based and empowerment-oriented approach.
  
  
• Hawaii AIDS Education and Training Center, Honolulu, HI
  The mission of the Hawai'i AIDS Education and Training Center and AIDS Education Project is to provide excellent research, education and training on prevention and care in Hawai'i and in the Asian Pacific Region. Trainings include: one-hour didactic presentations on specific topics such as HIV treatment updates; full-day seminars for HIV case managers; and intensive HIV nursing skill-building programs.
  
  
• Indigenous Peoples Task Force, Minneapolis, MN
  
  
• Life Foundation, Honolulu, HI
  Life Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV and to assisting people who are living with HIV and AIDS. Life Foundation has been implementing innovative programs such as AIDS case management, school based AIDS education, the sterile needle exchange, peer support for positives, treatment education and peer-to-peer HIV prevention outreach.
  
  
• Maui AIDS Foundation, Wailuku, Maui HI
  Maui AIDS Foundation was founded in 1986, to help gay men on Maui who were suffering and dying from AIDS. Today over 165 people living with HIV/AIDS are served every year by MAF's case managers. Over 10,000 people per year receive prevention and education services. Approximately 360 persons annually are tested by MAF staff for HIV and/or Hepatitis C.
  
  
• Navajo AIDS Network, Chinle, AZ
  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.
  
  
• Papa Ola Lokahi, Honolulu, HI
  
  
• The Positive Project, Denver, CO
  The Positive Project is a nonprofit endeavor with a mission to use the stories of people infected by HIV/AIDS to: Raise awareness, reduce stigma, promote prevention, encourage testing, enhance care, and improve quality of life.
  
  
• The Red Circle Project
  A Cultural Network for the Native American Gay/Two Spirit Community with resources, referrals and information about HIV/AIDS.
  
  

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NATIVE HEALTH BOARDS/CONSORTIA

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium offers statewide services in specialty medical care, water and sanitation, community health and research, information technology, and professional recruiting.
  
  
• Alaska Native Health Board
  The Alaska Native Health Board (ANHB), established in 1968, is recognized as the statewide voice on Alaska Native health issues. The purpose of the Alaska Native Health Board is to promote the spiritual, physical, mental, social, and cultural well-being and pride of Alaska Native people.
  
  
• Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board
  AAIHB is a nonprofit organization, 100 percent Indian-owned and operated, serving tribal communities in New Mexico and southern Colorado. We provide specialized health services including clinical Audiology and HIV/AIDS prevention education, as well as advocacy, training, innovative capacity building programs and technical assistance.
  
  
• American Indian/Alaska Native Initiative
  This is a resource site sponsored by Oklahoma University and HRSA.
  
  
• Association of American Indian Physicians
  The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) was founded in 1971 as an educational, scientific, and charitable non-profit corporation. At the time of its founding AAIP's primary goal was, and remains to improve the health of American Indian and Alaskan Natives. Its mission today is "to pursue excellence in Native American healthcare by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing principles and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit."
  
  
• California Rural Indian Health Board
  The California Rural Indian Heath Board, Inc., (CRIHB) was formed in 1969 to enable the provision of health care to member Tribes in California. It is devoted to the needs and interests of the Indians of rural California and is a network of Tribal Health Programs which are controlled and sanctioned by Indian people and their Tribal Governments.
  
  
• Denver Indian Center
  The Denver Indian Center serves a diverse group of tribes, the majority of which represent the Southwest and the Northern and Southern Plains. The Center offers employment and training services and community resources and referrals. The Center continues to be a highly sought after location for the community to gather for powwows and various other activities held at the facility throughout the year.
  
  
• Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, Inc.
  The Health Board of Minneapolis primarily serves Native Americans, but people of all races are welcome. They provide primary medical, dental and counseling services on a sliding fee scale.
  
  
• Indian Health Board of Nevada
  The mission of the Indian Health Board of Nevada is to raise the health care status of Nevada Indians. They provide Nevada Tribal leaders the information they need to make decisions in support of their advocacy for full funding for Indian health programs.
  
  
• National Indian Health Board
  The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) represents Tribal Governments operating their own health care delivery systems through contracting and compacting, as well as those receiving health care directly from the Indian Health Service (IHS). The NIHB, a non-profit organization, conducts research, policy analysis, program assessment and development, national and regional meeting planning, training and technical assistance programs, and project management.
  
  
• National Council of Urban Indian Health
  NCUIH is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization devoted to support and develop quality accessible healthcare programs for all American Indian and Alaska Natives living in urban communities through advocacy, training, education, and leadership development.
  
  
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
  Formed in 1972, NPAIHB provides support in health promotion, disease prevention, health research, and legislative advocacy. NPAIHB's mission is "to assist Northwest tribes to improve the health status and quality of life of member tribes and Indian people in their delivery of culturally appropriate and holistic health care."
  
  
• Seattle Indian Health Board
  The mission of SIHB is to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives in achieving the highest possible physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual well-being through the provision of culturally appropriate services, and to advocate for the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members of our community.
  
  

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INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES AREA OFFICES

• Aberdeen Area (North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska)
  
  
• Alaska Area (State of Alaska)
  
  
• Albuquerque Area (New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas)
  
  
• Bemidji Area (Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin)
  
  
• Billings Area (Montana and Wyoming)
  
  
• California Area (California and Hawaii)
  
  
• Nashville Area (Eastern United States and Texas)
  
  
• Navajo Area (Navajo Nation in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah)
  
  
• Oklahoma Area (Kansas and a portion of Texas)
  
  
• Phoenix Area (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah)
  
  
• Portland Area (Idaho, Oregon and Washington)
  
  
• Tucson Area (Southern Arizona)
  
  

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