Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,815,393 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Omeyocan YES (a project of the southern Arizona AIDS foundation) -- Tucson, AZ.


Omeyocan Youth Empowerment Youth empowerment is an attitudinal, structural, and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of other people, including youth and adults.  and Sexuality (Omeyocan YES), is a mixed-gender holistic Holistic
A practice of medicine that focuses on the whole patient, and addresses the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of a patient as well as their physical treatment.

Mentioned in: Aromatherapy, Stress Reduction, Traditional Chinese Medicine
 prevention project designed to stem the rise of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States.  among young (high-school age) Latinas in Tucson. The emphasis of the program is on the development of optimal health of mind, body, spirit, and community with a focus on leadership and advocacy training. Participating youth are all low-income, and live in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas including the City of South Tucson, the south side of Tucson, and the central area barrios Barrios is a name of Hispanic origin. The name may refer to: Persons
  • Agustín Barrios (1885–1944), Paraguayan guitarist and composer
  • Arturo Barrios (born 1962), Mexican long-distance runner and former world record holder
. Omeyocan staff designed and facilitate a comprehensive formal sexuality education curriculum that reinforces the Chicana/o and indigenous cultural norms that provide the basis for balanced sexual health. The curriculum, as well as complementing advocacy skills, are now taught at local charter schools and in several after-school programs.
COPYRIGHT 2004 Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S., Inc.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2004, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:Arizona
Publication:SIECUS Report
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2004
Words:128
Previous Article:Luz social services -- Tucson, AZ.(Arizona)
Next Article:Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services (SEABHS) New Turf Prevention's youth advocates -- Sierra Vista, AZ.(Arizona)
Topics:



Related Articles
Battling immigrant bashers. (Arizona)
VALLEY RIM TRAIL FOUNDER FEINBERG DIES AT AGE 78.(NEWS)(Obituary)
Buyers' club list, December 2002.(Directory)
Buyers' club list, December 2002.(Directory)
"TechConnect" magazine launched by Arizona Technology Council.(Brief Article)
Buyers' club list, December 2004.(suppliers of interest to AIDS patients and caregivers)(Directory)
Tucson Cooks!(Brief article)(Book review)
Witches, Westerners, and HIV.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles