The QOTW was connected to my blog topic in a way because it focused on finding methods to educate individuals on HIV disease. This is pretty much what prevention is all about. If the current methods are not working, then we cannot continue to do the same thing with no results.
This past week I have been working on my blog log. I'm glad the due date was pushed back though so that I can give myself more time to get everything completed. Now that the holidays are coming up and I just finished the simulation I have been thinking about what it would be like on Thansgiving and Christmas. If I have not told the whole family about my status it would be extremely uncomfortable to take all nineteen pills without making it obivous. I am definitely glad that I left work early and attended the Men's Infected Panel today. I wish I was able to go to the Women's Infected Panel, because Teach said that both panels are different. Since I am a female I would have liked to be able to hear it from a female's point of view as well. I have a completely different outlook on the disease after listening to the panel. They were all full of life and inspire me to be a better person. I admire their strength and their ability to be proactive about their diagnosis.
Did You Know?
There is a project for community based organizations that uses social network strategies. This is an effort to reach persons who are at high risk for HIV infection. The Center for Multicultural Wellness and Prevention in Orlando is apart of the social network strategies. This program focuses on at risk Black and Hispanic young adults starting at the age of 18 in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. They enlist HIV positive individuals as recruiters. This person can counsel and provide education to those who test positive or negative. It is refreshing to know that Florida has this type of program, because we are number one in the nation for heterosexual transmission and the general rate of transmission in Orlando is increasing drastically. These types of programs are important in order to educate young adults. A person who has had to live with the disease is a great source of knowledge. I have never met a person who is HIV positive that openly shares it until I took this course. This class has provided me with a great deal of knowledge, but this type of knowledge should be taking place before senior year in college. The challenge that awaits us!
Web: CDC. 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009 from, http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/prev_prog/AHP/resources/factsheets/SNDP.htm
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I don’t think anybody could just take nineteen pills without making it obvious to the family that something is wrong. I couldn’t hide the fact that I have HIV even if I wanted to because the amount of pills that would have to be taken before meals or after meals would definitely take a toll on me. I was also at the men’s panel and I also agree that all the panelists were full of life, optimism and full of strength and I would have too like to have gone to the women’s panel as well but I live way too far to make that drive. The panelist’s also inspired me in to making the smartest choice possible in anything I do.
ReplyDeleteI was able to attend both panels for the men and women and they both really were amazing. I must say, the Men's panel was much more open and vocal compared to the the Women's. In my opinion, the women were much more reserved, quiet, and emotional. They had great stories to tell and I wish a lot more people would have attended.
ReplyDeleteI spoke to Teach after the Men's Panel asking if she thought they would be interested in being a part of panel discussions available for students all over campus. She thought it was a great idea so hopefully we'll see these wonderful panelists back at UCF again for more students to observe.