Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness
Center Commemorates the National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day, on Friday, March 23
(March 20, 2007)
WHO:
Lance Toma, Executive Director, Asian & Pacific Islander
Wellness Center Native Hawaiian communities in the San Francisco
Bay Area
WHAT:
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center is hosting a
free event, open to the public, commemorating the first annual
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, in conjunction with
the Office of Minority Health and Native communities around
the U.S. The commemorative event will honor our Native Hawaiian
clients, staff and community members living with or at risk
for HIV/AIDS. It will feature two Native Hawaiian guest speakers,
living with HIV, and their stories of endurance, courage
and strength. A screening of the powerful film "HIV
in Hawaii," will follow, which shares the personal stories
of two Native Hawaiians affected by HIV; produced by our
sister agency in Hawai'i, Life Foundation. Free, anonymous
HIV testing and counseling is available from 2 p.m. onwards,
on March 23rd, on both a drop-in and by-appointment basis.
Call 415-292-3400 for more information.
WHEN:
Friday, March 23, 2007, 5:00-7:00 pm.
WHERE:
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, San Francisco
Office 730 Polk Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109
WHY:
This event is in commemoration of the First National Native
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a nationally recognized day held
on March 21, 2007 by the Office of Minority Health. This
day spotlights the need for increased education and support
of individuals and communities living with HIV/AIDS within
Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.
Our event on March 23rd will focus on celebrating Asian & Pacific
Islander Wellness Center's Native Hawaiian clients, staff
and community members. HIV/AIDS disproportionately impacts
Native Hawaiians. In Hawaii, while the Native Hawaiian population
makes up only 8.6% of the state's population, as of June
2005 they accounted for 11% of total AIDS cases. For more
information about the national event, please go to
http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=129986421&u=1247322
For press materials or more information about the First Annual
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day, go to
http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=129986421&u=1247323 or contact Juan Acosta at 415.292.3420 x327.
Juan Acosta
A&PI Wellness Center
Tel 415.292.3420 x327
TTY 415.292.3410
juan@apiwellness.org
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