{"id":192,"date":"2017-05-04T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=192"},"modified":"2017-05-05T10:59:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T15:59:54","slug":"lets-talk-abouthiv-and-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2017\/05\/04\/lets-talk-abouthiv-and-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About\u2026HIV and Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Recently, Nikki Regan, APRN at the Nebraska Medicine Specialty Care Clinic, was a guest speaker for the Healthy Lifestyles curriculum at her alma mater, Ridge View Middle School (formerly Schaller-Crestland), in Early, IA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-193\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170420_102153660-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Regan led a discussion about HIV and stigma for a group of approximately sixty (very curious) 8<sup>th<\/sup> graders. They talked about HIV basics, like how it is transmitted and, more importantly, how to prevent transmission, as well as the stigma associated with the disease. The sub-title of the presentation was <em>Caring for Yourself and Caring for Others<\/em>. \u201cMy goal was for these adolescents to know the facts. With the facts, they can protect themselves, and also treat those already impacted by HIV with respect and compassion, because they are no longer fearful\u201d, states Regan.<\/p>\n<p>The students had plenty of great questions. On a pre-survey of the class, 60% of them had reported they thought they would become HIV positive at some point in their life. \u201cThey were afraid they would acquire HIV from casual contact. They didn\u2019t quite understand that HIV doesn\u2019t just \u2018happen\u2019, so we talked a lot about how it has to be transmitted from a HIV-positive person, and ways that can occur\u201d, Regan said.<\/p>\n<p>Regan added, \u201cI am very passionate about taking care of our patients at the HIV clinic, but I am just as passionate about educating the next generation about HIV, so they don\u2019t <em>become<\/em> one of my patients. HIV is 100% preventable, and hopefully after today, these kids are prepared to protect themselves by avoiding high-risk behaviors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>-Content from Nikki Regan, APRN<\/em><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/subscribe2\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.21\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Nikki Regan, APRN at the Nebraska Medicine Specialty Care Clinic, was a guest speaker for the Healthy Lifestyles curriculum at her alma mater, Ridge View Middle School (formerly Schaller-Crestland), in Early, IA. 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