GUAHAN Project - Guam HIV/AIDS Network
     
 
Website Links


www.omhrc.gov
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.

www.pijaag.org
PIJAAG is comprised of representatives of the United States affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdiction standing united to speak in one voice around the shared issues of HIV/AIDS in our island communities.

www.guamcomnet.org
The Guam Communications Network (GCN) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in San Diego, California.  It facilitates increased public awareness of the issues concerning the people, island and culture of Guam through education, coalition building and advocacy.

www.apiwc.org
Our mission is to educate, support, empower and advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander communities – particularly A&PIs living with, or at-risk for, HIV/AIDS.

www.apiahf.org
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander (AA,NHOPI) communities.

www.prutehihao.org 
Guam Department of Public Health Prutehi Hao website project provides the general public access to the latest STD/HIV statistics, important announcements, and upcoming events, and provides links to exceptional STD and HIV educational and informational websites. and HIV/AIDS

www.lifefoundation.org 
Life Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV and to assisting people who are living with HIV and AIDS.

www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exists to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
 
www.asiac.org
AIDS Services In Asian Communities (ASIAC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing culturally sensitive and language appropriate HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders and their partners, friends, family members, and service providers in the Philadelphia area.

www.who.int
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

www.pihoa.org
PIHOA (a non-profit association) represents the collective health interests of the three U.S. Flag Jurisdictions {the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and Territory of American Samoa}, and the three Freely Associated States {the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and the Republic of Palau (ROP)}.

www.house.gov/bordallo/
The official website of Guam’s congressional delegate and the honorary chairperson of the GUAHAN Project, Madeleine Z. Bordallo. 

www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/
The mission of the Hawaii AIDS Education and Training Center and AIDS Education Project is to provide excellent research, education and training on prevention and care in Hawaii and in the Asian Pacific Region. Trainings include: one-hour didactic presentations on specific topics such as HIV treatment updates; full-day seminars for HIV case managers; and intensive HIV nursing skill-building programs.

www.hrsa.gov
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.

www.malama-pono.org
Malama-Pono exists to stop the spread of HIV through education and to provide services to persons infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS on Kauai.

www.thebody.com 
HIV/AIDS online resource.  The Body's mission is to use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians, demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment, improve patients' quality of life and to foster community through human connection.

www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.  

www.jmu.edu
James Madison University was established in 1908.  JMU is located in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and has a student enrollment of about 17,000.

www.guamcc.net
Guam Community College (GCC) is located in the village of Mangilao.  GCC is a multifaceted career technical education and training institution that was established in 1977.

www.nmac.org
National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) was established  in 1987 and is the premiere national organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

www.spc.int
An international organization, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) works in partnership with its members, other organizations and donors to deliver priority work programs to member countries and territories.

www.globalaidsalliance.org
The mission of the Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) is to galvanize the political will and financial resources needed to slow, and ultimately stop, the global AIDS crisis and reduce its impacts on poor countries hardest hit by the pandemic.

www.hivinsite.org
Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California San Francisco.  Lots of excellent resources and materials here.

www.cms.hhs.gov
The objective of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program is to ensure quality laboratory testing. Although all clinical laboratories must be properly certified to receive Medicare or Medicaid payments, CLIA has no direct Medicare or Medicaid program responsibilities.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans in the U.S. through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). In total, CLIA covers approximately 189,000 laboratory entities. The Division of Laboratory Services, within the Survey and Certification Group, under the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (CMSO) has the responsibility for implementing the CLIA Program.

www.guamnetwork.com
GuamNetwork is a Guam Business Directory and web portal.  It features information on Guam special events, classifieds and articles of interest to the community.   GuamNetwork also includes local government and community-based organization information.  


 
     
     
 

Updated!  GUAHAN Project Phone Numbers
Effective June 2, 2008

Pacific Resource & Training Center (PRTC) Suite 301
(671) 646-2437, (671) 647-2437, FAX (671) 647-4481

STD/HIV Satellite Office (671) 647-5684

CHICA Program Cell Phone (671) 988-5636 
Cell Phones (671) 689-4480, (671) 689-4482


 
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Guam Congresswoman
Madeleine Z. Bordallo

Since the GUAHAN Project was established in 2003, Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo has served as the Honorary Chairperson of the organization.  She also strongly encouraged the founders of the GUAHAN Project to serve the community when the organization was being formed and when challenges seemed insurmountable.  Despite the shame and stigma still associated with the epidemic, Congresswoman Bordallo has been very supportive of the many people who make AIDS prevention, education, awareness and care a reality.  The GUAHAN Project proudly salutes Congresswoman Bordallo in the fight against AIDS on Guam.       

Director’s Notes:  The Normal Heart
“The human contribution is the essential ingredient.  It is only the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.”  These are the words of Ethel Perry Andrus.  Words that truly represent the work you are about to witness tonight.  The Normal Heart was just another job I auditioned for as a professional actor.  I played the role of Mickey Marcus.  But I did not realize the impact and the importance of this work as a theatre piece and a message piece.  We learn a great deal about each other based on our histories and actions.  This play is a history on the plague we know as AIDS and is one of most important examples of getting to know what we are up against as activists and people living in the age of this disease. 

The presentation of this play is not as unorthodox as you might think.  Plays go through processes of evolution known as staged readings.  The directors, producers, and playwrights need to see the play “on its feet” and more importantly the actors giving the characters a voice.  We as actors kindly and graciously give you this work as an expression of our dedication to educating the public about AIDS and the prejudice that surrounds it.  The work itself is presented in the simplest form possible – bare stage, uniformed costumes, and basic lighting.  It is now your job to use your imagination to create the scenarios and situations.  We hope to help you in the images you create. 

Now we ask you to contribute and to give of yourself for this cause we feel so strongly. 

Ricky Vergara, Director, The Normal Heart (Read More)




Thank You!  
Three sold-out performances and one very lavish gala event helped the community to become more aware of AIDS and how we need to protect and educate ourselves from this epidemic.  Very special thanks to the amazing talents of the RENT cast, Choreographer Margie Dancel, Music Director Dr. Randall Johnson, Director Ernest Ochoco and all of the hard-working and selfless volunteers who made this production possible.  Thank you again for your support in the fight against AIDS.

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December 1.  World AIDS Day.  Why celebrate AIDS?    
Why is there World AIDS Day?  It does seem awkward.   Why do we celebrate a disease that has killed over 25 million people since 1981?  We really don’t hear much these days about AIDS.  There are some people that believe AIDS is curable and that there is nothing to worry about.  That fact is, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, continues to infect more people than ever around the world.  True, in some places the infection rates are dropping slightly but they are more than offset by the sharp increases in new infections in Africa, China and Russia.  
   
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