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              Oklahoma State Department of Health ● HIV/STD Service
Volume 6, Issue 2: December 2010
Historically, our Oklahoma City
based Disease Interven-tion
Specialists (DIS)
have been housed at the Okla‐homa
City County Health Depart‐ment
(OCCHD). However, due to
space limitations at the county
office, DIS staff was moved. They
are currently located at our cen‐tral
office on N.E. 10th and Stone‐wall
in Oklahoma City.
Their duties remain the same. In
collaboration with OCCHD, they
continue to meet clients’ needs
who have tested positive for HIV
by giving test results and talking
with them about prevention and
treatment options, while address‐ing
partner notification.
For questions, contact central
Oklahoma DIS supervisor:
Ayesha Lampkins
ayeshal@health.ok.gov
(405) 271‐4636
to protect and promote the public's health by
intervening in the transmission of the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Spotlight on:
Mama Knows, Inc.
National News:
Healthy People 2020
New Rapid HIV‐1 Test
2010 Treatment
Guidelines
Community Corner:
Hope, Inc.
2011 Training Dates
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After 20 years of service,
Cheryl Ross is retiring.
We’ll miss you,
Cheryl!
It’s hard to believe it is already the end of the year. Time really
goes by fast—especially when you’re working for a worthy cause.
We’ve had some recent changes over the last couple of months.
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M others Against Mommies Alone
(MAMA Knows, Inc.)
is a teenage pregnancy prevention, par‐ent
support group and HIV/AIDS educa‐tion
outreach organization whose services
are tailored for teens, young adults, and African and Native
American women. Founder and Executive Director, Kayla
Walker, is proud of the prevention work her organization
has done throughout southern Oklahoma.
This year, MAMA Knows, Inc. was one of
125 community‐based organizations se‐lected
to participate in the Equal Access
Initiative Computer Grant Program spon‐sored
by the National Minority AIDS
Council, Office of AIDS Research, Library
of Medicine and National Institute of
Health. The award included a desktop
computer, educational materials, and a
trip to the United States Conference on AIDS held in Or‐lando,
Florida in September. Walker states, “It was a great
opportunity to represent Oklahoma, my community and
see what other organizations and entities are doing across
the United States. It really made me realize the work we
have done and the work we still need to do in Oklahoma.”
Among attendees at the
conference was Kathleen
Sebelius, Secretary of
Health and Human Ser‐vices.
Also, documen‐tary
film producer, Shelia
Johnson, and J’mia Ed‐wards,
a mother of 3 liv‐ing
with HIV were pre‐sent
at the conference. Walker stated, “The
thing I enjoyed the most was participating in
the National Media Campaign, Greater than
AIDS. Who would have thought someone
from a small town in Oklahoma would have
such a great opportunity?”
MAMA Knows, Inc. has recently been
awarded a small grant from National Native
American AIDS Prevention Center, Denver,
Colorado, to provide regional capacity‐building
in conjunction with the hosting of HIV Preven‐tion
Social Marketing as a one‐time training
event. The HIV Prevention Social Marketing
Training will be held February 17 and 18 in
Ardmore, Oklahoma. This award is to provide
local capacity‐building trainings on HIV Pre‐vention
Social Marketing in American Indian,
Alaska Native, and/or Native Hawaiian com‐munities.
These awards are designed to ad‐dress
gaps in community capacity in a one‐time
training event format.
Kayla Walker & J’mia
Edwards
Kayla & staff from Commitment to Action for 7th Genera‐tion
Awareness & Education: HIV/AIDS Prevention Project
Kayla Walker &
Shelia Johnson
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The U.S. Depart‐ment
of Health and
Human Services un‐veiled
Healthy Peo‐ple
2020, the na‐tion’s
new 10‐year
goals and objectives for health promo‐tion
and disease prevention, and
“myHealthyPeople,” a new challenge for
technology application developers.
Healthy People 2020 is the product of an
extensive stakeholder feedback process
that is unparalleled in government and
health. It integrates input from public
health and prevention experts, a wide
range of federal, state and local govern‐ment
officials, a consortium of more
than 2,000 organizations, and perhaps
most importantly, the public. More than
8,000 comments were considered in
drafting a comprehensive set of Healthy
People 2020 objectives.
Based on this input, a number of new
topic areas are included in the new ini‐tiative,
including:
 Adolescent Health
 Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
 Dementias, including Alzheimer’s
Disease
 Early and Middle Childhood
 Global Health
 Genomics
 Health‐Related Quality of Life
and Well‐Being
 Healthcare‐Associated Infections
 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Health
 Older Adults
 Preparedness
 Sleep Health
 Social Determinants of Health
HHS is also launching a newly redesigned
Healthy People Web site that allows users to
tailor information to their needs and explore
evidence‐based resources for implementation.
T h e Web s i t e i s l o c a t e d a t
www.healthypeople.gov.
For more information about myHealthyPeople,
go to www.challenge.gov/
On November 29, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the
INSTI™ HIV-1 Antibody Test, a new, single use rapid test for the detection of antibodies to Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) in human venipuncture whole blood, fingerstick blood, or
plasma specimens. The newly approved test provides results in as little as 60 seconds, in contrast
to the six previously approved rapid HIV tests, which typically deliver results in about 10 - 20 min-utes.
For more information, visit http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForPatientAdvocates/
HIVandAIDSActivities/ucm235483.htm/
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
1:00 pm CT/2:00 pm ET
Download the new
2010 Treatment Guidelines (PDF) at
www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/
The Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) are working with the CDC to
broadly distribute the new treatment guidelines as they become avail‐able
and to train STD providers on the updated recommendations.
The PTCs will be partnering with the CDC to produce a webinar on
January 13, 2011, at 2 pm ET featuring the lead author, Dr. Kimberly
Workowski, to introduce changes in the guidelines.
The webinar is expected to be the first in an NNPTC‐CDC series in
2011, and beyond, focusing on different aspects of the guidelines.
For more details, visit www.nnptc.org/
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 Are you HIV+?
 Is your partner HIV+?
 Do you need someone to talk to about it?
Dennis Creedon
(405)‐271‐8001 ext 54373
dennis‐creedon@ouhsc.edu
Mark Skikus
(405)‐227‐0069
twospiritsplus@gmail.com
or
HIV/AIDS is difficult for all of us, whether we admit it or not. It is affecting us as
individuals, a community, a nation, and a world at every aspect of our exis-tence.
There is no reason to be alone. We are here to help!
We meet every second Thursday of each month, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
The group is designed specifically for HIV+ people and negative people in a
relationship with an HIV+ person. Regardless if you’re Straight, Gay, Bi, Male,
Female or Transgendered. Please call us.
For more information, contact:
Visit www.twospiritsplus.com
Oklahoma Native American AIDS Coalition (ONAAC)
2011 Elected Officers:
Chair: Mary Helen Deer
Vice Chair: Kayla Walker
Treasurer: Denise Smith
Secretary: Chad Taber
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Case management, medication assistance, and other services are
available through Ryan White Part B and other resources.
Available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, & 365 days a year
Dial 211 or visit www.211oklahoma.org
(918) 834‐4194
or (800) 474‐4872
(918) area code:
Department of Human Services (DHS)
AIDS Care Coordinators
Tulsa and eastern Oklahoma:
(800) 734‐7516 or TTY (918) 581‐2146
Internal Medicine Specialty Services (IMSS)
Tulsa (918) 382‐5058
Infectious Disease Institute
Oklahoma City (405) 271‐6434
(405) & (580) area codes:
Department of Human Services
AIDS Care Coordinators
Oklahoma City, north central, and northwest Oklahoma:
(800) 884‐1572 or TTY (405) 271‐5816
Oklahoma City (405) 232‐2437
or (800) 285‐CARE (2273)
Lawton (580) 353‐7900
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National recognition
days are a great time to
plan activities and
events highlighting HIV
& STD awareness, pre‐vention,
and care.
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6/27: National HIV Testing Day
2/7: National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day
3/6-12: National Week of
Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
3/10: National Women and Girls
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
3/20: National Native HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day
4/1-4/30: STD Awareness Month
NATIONAL
WEEK OF
PRAYER
FOR THE
HEALING
OF AIDS
March 6‐12, 2011
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is an independent, not‐for‐profit organization that has served Tulsa and sur‐rounding
communities since 1998.
H.O.P.E. is proud to be
recognized as a leading
provider of public
health services, special‐izing
in HIV and Hepati‐tis
C prevention. The
agency provides com‐prehensive
community
education, testing,
counseling, and referral
services.
H.O.P.E. also operates
the only statewide HIV/sexually transmitted
disease (STD) resource hotline and conducts
a variety of targeted outreach efforts focus‐ing
on men, women, and underserved popu‐lations.
H.O.P.E. is the only community‐based
organization that provides health edu‐cation
college credit courses to incarcerated
people in Oklahoma.
Since its inception, H.O.P.E. has expanded
programs dramatically to address a growing
need for health education and more compre‐hensive
testing and counseling. We began as
a small grassroots organization focused on
HIV prevention, but have since grown and diversified to cover a broad range
of health promotion issues.
Clinic:
 HIV testing & counseling
 Hepatitis testing & counseling
Outreach:
 Men’s
 Women’s
Phone: (918) 749‐TEST (8378)
Email: info@hopetesting.org
Hotline: 1‐800‐535‐AIDS (2437)
 Prison
 Community
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Larry Shockley
(405) 271-9444, ext. 56620
larrys@health.ok.gov
Amani Smiley
(405) 271-9444, ext. 56626
amanil@health.ok.gov
For registration or additional information, contact:
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Commissioner of Health
HIV/STD Service Chief
Director, Division of Surveillance and Care Delivery
Director, Division of Prevention and Intervention
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Welcome!
Jeanette D. Childers
Disease Intervention Specialist
Central Office
Michael LeFever
Disease Intervention Specialist
Central Office
Kristi Bryant
Disease Intervention Specialist
Tulsa City County Health Department
Retirement
Cheryl Ross
Administrative Programs Officer
Central Office (Last day – 12/31/10)
Upcoming State Holidays*:
December 23, 24 & 31
January 16
February 21
*OSDH offices closed
HIV/STD SERVICE STAFF CHANGES
Terry Cline, Ph.D.
Jan Fox, MPH, RN
Debbie Purton, MPH, RN
Kristen Eberly, MPH
Amani M. Smiley, MHR
Olivia Scott