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Looking deep within: A native view

Monday, November 4, 2013 : 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM

Mattee Jim , HIV Prevention Programs, First Nations Community HealthSource, Albuquerque, NM
The speaker will provide a visual of how traditional Native concepts helped shape and guide leadership qualities for a Native transgender woman. This visual will also talk about the cofactors related to risky behaviors and how this affects the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual being of the Native American transgender population. This will also address future needs and outcomes for this population.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Program planning
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe the cultural ways and views of Native transgender women who live in a world of assimilation and acculturation.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a presenter, trainer, consultant on HIV Prevention and Transgender topics. I have conducted evidence base curriculums to at risk individuals such as Native Gay Men, Native Transgender Women, and Native Men and Women. I have recently expanded my training in working with Native youth and conducting workshops.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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