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Curtis Harris, M.P.A.
In the last 500 years, large numbers of Native Americans have been wiped out as a result of viral infections, and AIDS holds a similarly devastating potential. |
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Community Health Leaders
1997
Area(s) of expertise:
HIV/AIDS
Leader’s Biography 1997:
Director, HIV/AIDS Project, American Indian Community House, New York, NY
Native American and gay, Harris began an AIDS awareness program using traditional Native American talking circles that has become a model for urban Indian health. Establishing the Native American Leadership Commission on HIV/AIDS, Harris also co-produced an education and prevention plan for Native American communities that resulted in the creation of four satellite clinics across the state.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
Director, Division of AIDS Education
Center for Continuing Outreach and Education
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
3 Park Avenue
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Phone: (973) 972-6223
Email: harriscu@umdnj.edu
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