More than 1 million curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day. Unfortunately, lack of public awareness, lack of training among healthcare providers, and stigma around STIs remain and prevent people from getting the tests and treatment they need.
In this hour-long webinar, Gretchen Armington, MA, the Deputy Director of the Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases (CIDID) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Program Director for I Want The Kit (IWTK), along with Alicia Edwards, MPH, CHES, the HIV/STI Communications Manager in the Syndemic Support Department at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB), and Cody Knight MPH, CPH, Program Manager on the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board will tell the story of STIs in Indian Country. The presentation will include a brief historical background of American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in the United States, social determinants of health, the rates and locations of STIs in Indian Country, and the IWTK intervention. The presenters will also share some preliminary data on uptake to date, information on successes, limitations, and practical next steps.
Register today to learn how STIs affect Indian Country and gain knowledge of how IWTK works for clients and practitioners.
Presenter:
Gretchen Armington, MA
Deputy Director, Center for Innovative Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases & IWTK Program Director, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Alicia Edwards, MBA, MPH, CHES
HIV/STI Communications Manager, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Cody Knight MPH, CPH
Program Manager, Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
These monthly Web-conferencing events, sponsored by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, provide an authoritative hour-long forum for discussing topics that are important to the public health practice community and the tribal health units in the six Northwest states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.