14th Circle of Harmony HIV/AIDS Wellness Conference

Bridging Generations: Thinking ahead while always being informed by the past

Tuesday

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

8:00 am – 5:00 pm  Foyer

Registration Open

8:30 am – 10:00 am  Salon F

Breakfast

8:30 am – 11:45 am  Salon E

OPENING PLENARY

Welcome
  • Stella Martin, NMDOH
Blessing
  • Chenoa Bah Stilwell-Jensen, First Nations Community Healthsource Traditional Wellness Program
AAIHB Executive Director Address
  • Nancy Martine-Alonzo, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
AAIHB Board of Director Address
  • Donnie Garcia, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
IHS Principal Deputy Director Address
  • RADM Michael D. Weahkee, Indian Health Service
Welcome
  • Rep. Deb Haaland, U.S. Congress NM District 1
Keynote Address
  • Melanie Yazzie, Ph.D., School for Advanced Research

11:45 am – 1:30 pm

LUNCH (on your own)

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm  Salon E

"Bring Your Own Book" Lunch Book Discussion: There, There - A novel by Tommy Orange

1:30 pm - 4:45 pm 

 WORKSHOPS

Salon C

 HIV Prevention and Reproductive Justice
  • Rebecca Jones, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
  • Sherri Willeto, First Nations Community Healthsource
  • Faith Baldwin, Navajo Infectious Disease Program

Salon A

 Root Cause Analysis: A Community Engagement Process for Identifying Social Determinants of HIV
  • Hannabah Blue, MSPH, JSI Research & Training Institute
  • Laura Gerard

Salon E

 Sustaining Culture in a Time of Change and Challenges and Approaches to Implementing PrEP
  • Terri Bramel, MHS, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Kuanane Dreier, Hawaiian Health & Harm Reduction Center
  • Cathy Kapua, Hawaiian Health & Harm Reduction Center

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

 BREAK

 

  

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm  East Parking Lot

Daily Reflection / Smudging

5:15 pm – 5:30 pm  Foyer

  Gathering for Circle of Harmony AIDS Walk & Candle Light Vigil

 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm  Jerry Cline Park

  Circle of Harmony AIDS Walk & Candle Light Vigil