Native Americans & HIV/AIDS
"Things just don't embarrass me. From the moment I found out I was positive, I told everybody," says Lisa Tiger. A mother and advocate who's been living with HIV since 1992, Lisa is one of the few public faces of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Native American community. Though she's experienced far more than her share of tragedies, Lisa has found healing through speaking publicly and educating her community about HIV. Read Lisa's Story
Overview
- HIV Prevention Online Toolkit for Native Communities (Regularly Updated)
From U.S. National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
- American Indian Health: HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
An online information clearinghouse.
From National Library of Medicine
- U.S. Natives Call for Increased HIV Testing per CDC Recommendations (March 22, 2013)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS in the Two-Spirit Community: A Hidden Crisis (March 20, 2013)
From AIDS.gov
- CDC Observes National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20, 2013)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Today Is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20, 2013)
From AIDSinfo
- HIV/AIDS Among American Indians and Alaska Natives (March 20, 2013)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Honors Those Impacted by Disease (March 19, 2013)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Two-Spirit and Transgender Communities Present for the First Time at 50th PACHA Meeting (February 15, 2013)
In AIDS United Policy Update, from AIDS United
- Improving HIV Surveillance Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States (PDF) (January 2013)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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