Tannya: THE HAWAI'I HEALTH &
HARM REDUCTION CENTER HELPS
FIGHT STICKING MA OF HIV,
John: THE ROLE THIS PLAYS IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
DR. CHRISTINA WANG TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING US WITH ON
"LIVING808".
John: WOULD YOU MIND TELLING
OUR VIEWERS AND YOURSE MYSELF WHAT YOU
DO HERE?
SURE.
I'M A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND
MEDICAL DIRECTOR HERE.
AND WE FOCUS A LOT ON POPULATION
THAT'S LIVING WITH HIV AIDS,
HELHEPATITIS C AND NEEDING TO
FIGURE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT.
MORE THAN HALF OUR POPULATION
IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR
ARE MARGINALLY HOUSED.
John: CAN YOU EXPAND ON THE
POPULATION YOU DO SERVE?
WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT
ARE CHRONIC.
WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIV
CONSIDERED A CHRONIC DISEASE.
ONCE UPON A TIME IT WAS A
SENTENCING.
WHEN WE GE THE PATIENT WITH
THAT DIE NO SIX, IT'S NO LONGER
IT'S BEEN RECLASSIFIED BUSY A
CHRONIC CONDITION.
GETTING HIV CONTROLLED MEANS
YOU'RE GOING TO LIMP -- LIVE A
LONG, HEALTHY LIFE.
John: TOLL ME ABOUT THIS NEW
PROGRAM.
I'VE BEEN RUNNING A STREET
OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THE LAST
SIX YEARS.
WE FOCUS ON CHINATOWN AREA AND
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE
WITH OUR MEDICAL MOBILE UNIT
WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND AND GO
INTO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WE
TO SERVE.
John: YOU MENTIONED AT THE
BEGINNING OUR CONVERSATION,
PEOPLE WITH LIVING WITH HIV.
IT'S BEEN A NUMBER OF DEC DECADES.
CAN YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT?
ABSOLUTELY.
WE HOPE TO PREVENT HIV FROM
DIAGNOSIS FOR SOMEONE.
WE HAVE PREEXPOSURE.
AND WE HAVE TWO MEDICATIONS
AVAILABLE ONLY THE MARKET THAT
IS TAKE ONE PILL ONCE A DAY
PREVENTS HIV.
A GOOD TIME TO BRING PATIENTS IN
DOING STI SCREENINGS.
John: YOU'VE VISITED WITH A
LOT OF PATIENTS LIVING WITH HIV
AND AIDS.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT WHAT
YOU'VE SEEN IN THE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITY?
NEED AS WE COME OFF THIS
PANDEMIC IS BEHAVIORAL HEAH
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT
EXPERIENCED A LOT OF STIGMA,
SHAME.
NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS
SERVICES.
IN A PANDEMIC WHEN WE ASK TO
SOME ARE MORE FORTUNATE THAN
I'M HOPING THAT BY GROWING OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCES
ABUSE SERVICES, WE'RE ABLE TO
MEET THOSE NEEDS AND PROVIDE
PATIENTS.
John: IT'S BEING 30 YEARS
SINCE THE AIDIDS WALK.
WHY IS AN EVENT LIKE THIS SO
IMPORTT?
ESPECIALLY IN HAWAI'I, WE
HISTORY.
IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS SINCE OUR
FOIR
FIRST DIAGNOSIS HERE.
WE'RE GETTING ACCESSION AC
ARC SESSIO
ACCESS TO NEW MEDICATION.
John: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND FOLKS IN NEED.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME HERE ON
"LIVING808".
THANK YOU.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
John: NICE TALK.
SHE DIZ S
DOES SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY.
GREAT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH HER.
PEOPLE AND PLACE SHE'S WORKING
IT.
Tannya: AND WE REALLY HAVE
COME SO FAR.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LIVING WITH
STIGMA.
John: AND A LOOK BACK IN HOW
FAR WE'VE COME CONTI
ES
THURSDAY WITH A SPECIAL PROGRAM
ON KHON2.
Tannya: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
OF THE HONOLULU AIDS WALK.
THANKS TO HELP.
John: PROGRAM AIRS THURSDAY
AT 9:30 ON KHON2.