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ALL TRAINED UP ANDNOWHERE TO GO?There are many chances to useyour LTI experience to helpour communities plan,strategize and set priorities forservices for PWHA. Also, every regionof the state has a Ryan White Part BHIV Care Network, and severalregions are also Ryan White Part Adesignated EMAs or TGAs, with theirown Planning Councils and PWHAAdvisory Groups. If prevention isyour passion, check out the city orstate Prevention Planning Groups.In other words, there are lots ofopportunities for our involvement indifferent kinds of groups all aroundNew York State. All of these groupsdepend on our contributions andexpertise as PWHA, and some areactively recruiting members right now!Please directly contact any of the groupsbelow for more information or forschedules of their open public meetings.DUTCHESS COUNTY HIV SERVICESPLANNING COUNCILCall: (845) 452-8805Contact: Chris Leewww.hivplanningdutchess.orginfo@hivplanningdutchess.orgNASSAU/SUFFOLK HIV HEALTHSERVICES PLANNING COUNCILUnited Way of Long IslandContact: Jennifer Coup(631) 940-3716jcoup@unitedwayli.orgNEW YORK CITY HIV HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES PLANNING COUNCILCall: (212) 788-2734Staff Liaison: Darryl Wongdwong@health.nyc.govTRI-COUNTY RYAN WHITE PART ASTEERING COMMITTEEContact: Tom PetroTel: 914-813-5047tjp1@westchestergov.comNEW YORK STATE HIV PREVENTIONPLANNING GROUP (PPG)General Number: (518) 473-8484Staff Liaison: Barry WalstonRyan White Part B HIV Care Network DirectoryREGIONBROOKLYNBRONXCENTRAL NEW YORK(14 counties: St. Lawrence,Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer, Oneida,Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga,Cortland, Madison, Chenango,Broome, Tioga, Tompkins)FINGER LAKES(9 counties: Monroe, Wayne,Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Seneca,Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung)HUDSON VALLEY(7 counties: Sullivan, Ulster,Dutchess, Orange, Putnam,Rockland, Westchester)LONG ISLAND(2 counties: Nassau, Suffolk)MANHATTANNORTHEASTERN NEW YORK(17 counties: Franklin, Clinton,Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Fulton,Saratoga, Washington, Montgomery,Schenectady, Rensselaer, Schoharie,Albany, Greene, Columbia, Otsego,Delaware)QUEENSSTATEN ISLANDNETWORK CONTACT INFORMATIONGail GreenidgeKings County Hospital CenterTel: 718-245-2820 Fax: 718-735-4165Email: gail.greenidge@nychhc.orgSocrates CabaMontefiore Medical CenterTel: 718-231-3296 Ext. 25 Fax: 718-655-3763Email: Scaba@montefiore.orgStephen E. WaldronCoordinator, Central New York HIV Care NetworkTel: 315-472-8099 Ext. 15 Fax: 315-472-8033Email: sewaldron@cnyhsa.comPat ZachariasFinger Lakes Health Systems AgencyTel: 585-461-3520 Ext. 102 Fax: 585-461-0997Email: patzacharias@flhsa.orgBarbara BennetAIDS Related Community Services (ARCS)Tel: 914-785-8275 Fax 914-785-8265Email: bbennet@arcs.orgAnthony SanchezUnited Way of Long IslandTel: 631-940-3735 Fax: 631-940-2551Email: asanchez@unitedwayli.orgJose Martin Garcia OrduñaUnion Settlement Association, Inc.Tel: 212-828-6143 Fax: 212-360-5914Email: jorduna@unionsett.orgMichael BroderickNortheastern New York HIV Care NetworkTel: 518-689-0880 Fax: 518-689-0753Email: michaelb@caresny.orgRobert SteptoeAIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)Tel: 347-952-4943 Fax: 718-739-2552Email: Rsteptoe@acqc.orgKarina RyanCommunity Health Action of Staten IslandTel: 718-808-1414 Fax: 718-808-1391Email: karin.ryan@sihealthaction.orgNEW YORK CITY DOH HIV PREVENTIONPLANNING GROUP (PPG)Call: (212) 788-4180Staff Liaison: Linda BattleEmail: dohmhppg@health.nyc.govWESTERN NEW YORK4Andrew KienerAIDS Network of Western New York, Inc.Tel: 716-882-7840 Fax: 716-882-2139Email: aidsnet@pce.net
MEET THE CAB, GREET THE CABVictor Benadava – New York CityWork Affiliation: Holistic HealthCounselor; Reiki MasterAdvocacy and VolunteerInvolvement:• Volunteer at GMHC inthe kitchen and as anADS (AcupunctureDetoxification Specialist) forthe last couple of years; past Co-chairof the GMHC Client Advisory Board• Board Member of Aspiring Dreams inLouisiana• Member of Today Help EthiopiaCorp., a non-profit organization tohelp PWA’s in Ethiopia• Member of NAPWA (NationalAssociation of People With AIDS)• Member of the New York CityPrevention Planning Group (PPG)• Member of the New York StateConsumer Advisory Committee• Member of the New York HIV Healthand Human Services PlanningCouncil Consumers Committee andalternate Planning Council memberHobbies/interests: I love horses,sports, Holistic Health, laughing,eating, enjoying life.Gerald DeYounge – New York CityWork Affiliation: Inactive ArmyReservesAdvocacy and VolunteerInvolvement:• Co-Chair of the BklynHIV Care Network andSteering Committee ofPositive HealthManagement Office of WyckoffHeight Medical Center (WHMC)• Peer Educator for Family ServicesNetwork and WHMC• Won a scholarship to attend theNational Conference on AfricanAmericans and AIDS from PositiveHealth Management Office of WHMC• Volunteer for God’s Love We Deliveron SundaysHobbies/interests: Singing, dancing,passion for Astronomy and Egyptology,reading and watching old filmsPWA LEADERSHIPTRAINING INSTITUTEA Program of Cicatelli Associates Inc.“Self-Management: Becoming Your Own HealthCare Advocate”(open to any HIV+ New York State resident)This training is designed for individuals who wantto better manage their HIV health care. Medical information,communication skills building and peer support are combined inan interactive educational experience created by and for PWHA.3 Albany—October 22-24, 2008 (W-F)3 New York City—November 12-14, 2008 (W-F)January 14-16, 2009 (W-F)3 Long Island—November 20-22, 2008 (Th-Sa)3 Hudson Valley—December 4-6, 2008 (Th-Sat)NYC “HIV Planning Council” Training Series(open to HIV+ residents of NY City, and Westchester,Rockland and Putnam Counties)Lunchprovided!Lunch andMetro Cardsprovided!These four workshops explain the federal Ryan Whiteprogram and its mandate for communities to identifylocal needs and set priorities for funding. The trainingsare designed to build knowledge and skills for PWHA who arecurrently active in the NYC HIV Planning Council’s processes, aswell as those who are interested in learning more about the Counciland its opportunities for PWHA participation.3 Community Planning: Focus on Planning Councilsand Policy BodiesNovember 13-14 (Th-F), January 8-9, 2009 (Th-F)3 Understanding DataNovember 24-25 (M-Tu), January 22-23, 2009 (Th-F)3 Setting Priorities & Distributing FundsNovember 20-21 (Th-F), January 29-30, 2009 (Th-F)3 Working Effectively in GroupsOctober 27-29 (M-W), December 8-10 (M-W)February 18-20, 2009 (W-F)To register for trainings, or for more information,please call Aanchal Dhar at 212-594-7741 ext. 2315
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