qualitylonglifeequality: Black, African, Atlantic and Indian Ocean Islander Immigrant in USA; From a Public Health, Immigration and HIV Perspective

You are Black, African, Atlantic and Indian Ocean Islander and you live in USA. You are interested in aligning your life to that of your community. You also want to be able to access health care services but somehow you feel constrained. This short resource is for you. It combines a Public Health and HIV Perspective. The project name is Black, African, Atlantic/Indian Ocean Islander Immigrant Resource (BLAIR)

Contact Tom on:

1. +1415-299-0297 (anonymous counseling)

2. +1415-707-9564 (anonymous counseling)

3. E-mail: bayheal@gmail.com

You need to know which foods to take daily, you need to engage in physical activity that improves on your muscle tone as well as burn calories, you need to have a health facility at which you go for medical check ups at least 4 times a year.

You need to be vigilant as far as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) go. Most especially, know your HIV status. Understand HIV non-disclosure and grounds for sexual assault and how it applies in the US.

Utilize the opportunity that health services in USA offer. You have the opportunity to demand for and access affordable, appropriate and non discriminatory social-medical services. You should have no fear. You will be treated with compassion, courteously, respectfully with a positive regard. You have before you freedom affirming spaces. Yes, freedom from all forms of physical, mental and emotional violence.

Your race, socio-economical status, origins, citizenship status and physical health should be the reason (not a hindrance) for you to contribute to the US identity.

We work towards enabling Black, African, Atlantic and Indian Ocean Islanders to engage in:

1. Community activities ranging from: Physical activity promotion; nutrition improvement skills promotion; community clean up campaigns;applying for low-cost housing or housing facilities; and engaging in healthy practices to promote healthy environments for all.

2. Understanding or engage in constant searching for community-driven activities that exist to promote effective education and outreach materials, with a particular focus on high-risk populations, to increase public awareness of issues at hand such as: need to be vigilant about STIs, understand the punitive environment around transmission of infections in USA, how to handle residential hazards and highlight effective actions households can take to reduce the risk for illness and injury.

3. Encourage persons who identify as Black, African, Atlantic and Indian Ocean Islanders to work with other residents to broaden the scope of single-issue public health and safety programs—such as health coverage, nutrition needs, physical activity needs, childhood lead poisoning prevention, residential asthma intervention, injury prevention—to adopt a holistic approach addressing multiple social services deficiencies that affect health and safety.

We shall provide information about social services targeting Black, African, Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean Islanders. These services range from prevention technologies; information on health strategies as provided by CDC, Office of Health and Human Services to name but a few; comprehensive sexual health education; building community peer leadership; developing and using culturally appropriate information and skills exchange services; engage communities in emerging dignity affirming themes such as: tolerance, sexuality, identity, gender, orientation, power play/role sharing, inclusivity, affirmation, tobacco use cessation, conduct before police/peace officers, disproportionality in health care, criminalization around transmission and duties of a person in USA to name but a few.

We understand that Africa has a unique immigrant picture it can offer to USA. We are also aware of impact of race and how it comes into play as far as categorizing the character of the people who come from Africa goes. People who come from Africa who are candid will tell you about different experiences in reception here in the USA. There is a "system" that is systemically perceived to promote privilege for some and a punitive attribution for others. We are offering to use public health as the level playing field arbiter.

All pictures below are sourced from Google Images. We hope they help show you a true character of Africans. Perhaps it will help you understand the dynamics behind why some find it is easy to acculturate in USA without so much trouble and for others it is an uphill task and almost futile. We hope this is in turn will help you provide appropriate public health interventions or at least advocate on behalf of those who are failing to pursue a fuller life, liberty and happiness in USA. Enjoy and learn: