OIDP & Cherokee Nation...

 

There aren't many Native pieces, but this article is about the OIDP (Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy) & Cherokee Nation working together for a program called HELP (Hepatitis C (HCV) Engagement and Linkage Program).  The program was started in 2023 & focuses on increasing screening for HEP C, HIV & syphilis. 

This is a 3 year program with goals of evaluating & working with care programs among vulnerable communities in hopes of handling these illnesses in these populations.  Eventually, the HELP program could spread to other tribes.  The program has partnered with medical professions, some via telehealth, local care programs & the Nation.  

This is the beginning of their 2nd year.   I hope it prospers.  The articles in this post were good reads (the initial piece & the 1 referencing the start in 2023).   If Native American health issues or HIV in vulnerable populations are an interest, I suggest these pieces.

Take care.

Cya...

Native HIV...

 

I don't find many articles on HIV among the Native American Peoples.   When I do I try to post about the piece.   This article is about the disparities among the various groups of Natives in America; by tribe, education & other demographics.  

Lee’s work is critical based on Native American health disparities that stem from historical & present-day colonization, marginalization & discrimination against Indigenous communities. Native Americans represent only 1% of the national HIV and AIDS cases, yet they rank 1/3 in new HIV diagnoses, following African American & Hispanic populations.

It was a good read & her efforts should be worth  following.  Give it a read.  Take care.

Cya...