Educational Presentations

The Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network currently provides member, and non-member, congregations with the opportunity to hold an educational presentation for members of their congregation. Presentations may be provided for the entire congregation or for smaller groups or organizations within the congregation, such as youth groups, adult continuing education classes, etc. Congregations are also welcome to incorporate an educational presentation into an existing seminar or series of informative workshops. For instance, if your congregation is holding a weekly series of classes on health issues or relevant social topics affecting your community, TIHAN would gladly provide the presentation for one of these meetings.

Although we attempt to customize each and every educational presentation to fit the needs of the congregation where the event will be held, to give you a better idea of possible educational opportunities for your congregation, we have provided a list of potential educational presentations below. If you would like to schedule a presentation with TIHAN, or would like help in creating your own educational presentation, please feel free to contact us at TIHAN at (520) 299-6647 or via e-mail at education@tihan.org

A Brief Overview of HIV/AIDS
An Overview of HIV/AIDS: Toward a Personal Response
HIV-Positive Panel Presentation
CareTeam Panel Presentation

A Brief Overview
of HIV/AIDS

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this presentation is to provide a brief, non-technical overview of HIV/AIDS and how your congregation can become more involved in supporting those affected by HIV/AIDS.

TOTAL PRESENTATION TIME:

30 - 45 minutes (depending on length of question/answer session)

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• To learn basic, non-technical information about HIV/AIDS and general risk factors for infection.
• To understand the general impact of HIV infection globally and in Arizona.
• To recognize the need for compassionate responses to people with HIV infection from local faith communities.
• To learn how congregations and individuals can respond to HIV/AIDS in the Tucson community through TIHAN programs and their own congregation.

OUTLINE:

1. Brief introduction to AIDS & HIV/AIDS Statistics
2. Who contracts HIV/AIDS?
3. A response of faith
4. About TIHAN
5. What you can do
6. Questions and Answers

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An Overview of HIV/AIDS:
Toward a Personal Response

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this presentation is two-fold: to provide a brief, non-technical overview of HIV/AIDS and how your congregation can become more involved in supporting those affected by HIV/AIDS, and to provide an opportunity for participants to develop further awareness of the experience of living with HIV/AIDS.

TOTAL PRESENTATION TIME:

60 minutes

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• To learn basic, non-technical information about HIV/AIDS and general risk factors for infection.
• To understand the general impact of HIV infection globally and in Arizona.
• To recognize the need for compassionate responses to people with HIV infection from local faith communities.
• To learn how congregations and individuals can respond to HIV/AIDS in the Tucson community through TIHAN programs and their own congregation.
• To develop an awareness of the experience of a person living with HIV/AIDS.
• To identify one's effective response to the experience of a person living with HIV/AIDS.

OUTLINE:

1. Brief introduction to AIDS & HIV/AIDS Statistics
2. Who contracts HIV/AIDS?
3. A response of faith
4. The experience of people living with AIDS
5. Brief VIDEO presentation
6. About TIHAN
7. What you can do
8. Questions and Answers

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HIV-Positive Panel Presentation

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this educational presentation is to allow members of the congregation to place a face on the AIDS pandemic and better understand the issues, experiences and perspectives of people living with HIV/AIDS.

TOTAL PRESENTATION TIME:

45 - 60 minutes (depending on length of question/answer session)

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• To learn basic, non-technical information about HIV/AIDS general risk factors for infection.
• To understand the general impact of HIV infection globally and in Arizona.
• To learn how congregations and individuals can respond to HIV/AIDS in the Tucson community through TIHAN programs and their own congregation.
• To understand the impact of HIV infection as it applies to panelists present.

OUTLINE:

1. Brief introduction to AIDS & HIV/AIDS Statistics
2. Who contracts HIV/AIDS?
3. About TIHAN
4. What you can do
5. Introduction of HIV Positive Panel
6. Personal accounts of living with HIV/AIDS by panelists
7. Questions and Answers

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CareTeam Panel Presentation

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this educational presentation is to allow members of the congregation to better understand what people living with HIV/AIDS experience, as well as learn about TIHAN's response through CareTeams and how they may become involved themselves.

TOTAL PRESENTATION TIME:

45 - 60 minutes (depending on length of question/answer section)

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• To learn basic, non-technical information about HIV/AIDS and general risk factors for infection.
• To understand the general impact of HIV infection globally and in Arizona.
• To learn how congregations and individuals can respond to HIV/AIDS in the Tucson community through TIHAN programs and their own congregation.
• To understand the joys and benefits of participating on a TIHAN CareTeam.

OUTLINE:

1. Brief introduction to AIDS & HIV/AIDS Statistics
2. Who contracts HIV/AIDS?
3. About TIHAN
4. What you can do
5. Introduction of CareTeam Panel
6. Personal accounts of participating on CareTeam
7. Questions and Answers

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