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On Men, HIV, and Wellness with Guillermo Chacón
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59 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2021
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Listeners this week we have a conversation with Guillermo Chacón.
Guillermo is the President of the Latino Commission on AIDS and founder of the Hispanic Health Network.
Since 2010, Guillermo Chacón has served as President of the Latino Commission on AIDS, where he is a vocal advocate on the impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections in Hispanic/Latinx communities. Under his leadership, the Commission has invested in national community mobilization programs to promote HIV testing and linkage to care and capacity building programing nationwide and special investment in our regional work in the South of the United States.
Guillermo's work focuses on developing agendas on health policy issues affecting the health of Hispanics. Chacón was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve in the NYC Commissioner of Human Right in November 2019, to the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) community advisory board and the Committee on New York City Healthcare Services. Governor Cuomo appointed Chacón to the New York State AIDS Advisory Council and re-nominated him for the New York State Minority Health Council, where the New York State Senate later confirmed him in July 2020. Guillermo Chacon also serves on various Boards and Committees, NYS COVID 19 Vaccination Equity Taskforce, NYC COVID19 Vaccine, Test & Tracing (T2) program as part of Community Advisory Committee (CAB T2), the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network, New York Immigration Coalition, the New York City AIDS Memorial, advisor for Alianza Americas, AIDSVu.org, and co-chairs the Latino Jewish Coalition in New York.
During our conversation we talked about:
Him growing up in El Salvador and we briefly touch on the civil war. If this is triggering for you, please fast forward the conversation.
Intergenerational trauma
Mental health and the stigma in our community
His process to reaching and helping people with HIV
And more
This episode is brought to you by Apotheosis Art|
Apotheosis Art was born out of a desire to cultivate an artistic community focused on passion, curiosity, and eagerness. The gallery's founding concepts are rooted in encouraging and fostering young, talented artists, exploring new avenues to increase dialogue, and providing a platform to discover, engage, and educate people in art.
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RELEVANT TIMESTAMPS:
07:23 - Living through the war
10:14 - His faith-based background
11:18 - The transition to peace
12:32 - The mental health stigma
13:50 - The do's & don'ts for genders
14:37 - How he starting working in NY when he came back
19:10 - HIV Virus
20:16 - Faith-based communities in El Salvador
28:31 - Immigration system
32:33 - Sexual education in the world
42:08 - Power of listening
43:50 - The task ahead of us
47:02 - Life is a one way ticket
47:55 - The power of love
50:34 - Wisdom & experience
Follow Guillermo on all things social:
Guillermo's Instagram
Hispanic Health Network
Latino Comission on AIDS
Here As I Am report
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Guillermo is the President of the Latino Commission on AIDS and founder of the Hispanic Health Network.
Since 2010, Guillermo Chacón has served as President of the Latino Commission on AIDS, where he is a vocal advocate on the impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections in Hispanic/Latinx communities. Under his leadership, the Commission has invested in national community mobilization programs to promote HIV testing and linkage to care and capacity building programing nationwide and special investment in our regional work in the South of the United States.
Guillermo's work focuses on developing agendas on health policy issues affecting the health of Hispanics. Chacón was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve in the NYC Commissioner of Human Right in November 2019, to the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) community advisory board and the Committee on New York City Healthcare Services. Governor Cuomo appointed Chacón to the New York State AIDS Advisory Council and re-nominated him for the New York State Minority Health Council, where the New York State Senate later confirmed him in July 2020. Guillermo Chacon also serves on various Boards and Committees, NYS COVID 19 Vaccination Equity Taskforce, NYC COVID19 Vaccine, Test & Tracing (T2) program as part of Community Advisory Committee (CAB T2), the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network, New York Immigration Coalition, the New York City AIDS Memorial, advisor for Alianza Americas, AIDSVu.org, and co-chairs the Latino Jewish Coalition in New York.
During our conversation we talked about:
Him growing up in El Salvador and we briefly touch on the civil war. If this is triggering for you, please fast forward the conversation.
Intergenerational trauma
Mental health and the stigma in our community
His process to reaching and helping people with HIV
And more
This episode is brought to you by Apotheosis Art|
Apotheosis Art was born out of a desire to cultivate an artistic community focused on passion, curiosity, and eagerness. The gallery's founding concepts are rooted in encouraging and fostering young, talented artists, exploring new avenues to increase dialogue, and providing a platform to discover, engage, and educate people in art.
Get FREE SHIPPING using the code: CCP111
RELEVANT TIMESTAMPS:
07:23 - Living through the war
10:14 - His faith-based background
11:18 - The transition to peace
12:32 - The mental health stigma
13:50 - The do's & don'ts for genders
14:37 - How he starting working in NY when he came back
19:10 - HIV Virus
20:16 - Faith-based communities in El Salvador
28:31 - Immigration system
32:33 - Sexual education in the world
42:08 - Power of listening
43:50 - The task ahead of us
47:02 - Life is a one way ticket
47:55 - The power of love
50:34 - Wisdom & experience
Follow Guillermo on all things social:
Guillermo's Instagram
Hispanic Health Network
Latino Comission on AIDS
Here As I Am report
Follow Cafe con Pam on all things social
http://cafeconpam.com/
Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
Join FREE online Recovering Procrastinator Manis Community!
stayshining.club
Join PowerSisters! Findmypowersister.com
Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
And don't ever forget to Stay Shining!
Released:
Jul 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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