From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Workshop: Staying Healthy with HIV
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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 01:04:45 GMT

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Subject: Staying Healthy with HIV

From rcopeland Wed Nov  4 19:40:38 1992
From: Richard Copeland <rcopeland>

STAYING HEALTHY WITH HIV 

David Baker & Richard Copeland
13 B Belcher Street
San Francisco, CA  94114
415-255-0690
November 4, 1992

Dear  Folks,

        We are very excited to announce the national tour of Staying 
Healthy with HIV, a workshop that gives people with HIV/AIDS 
practical information about what they can do to stay healthy now.

        Participants in Staying Healthy with HIV become familiar with 
a variety of alternative medications, supported by scientific and 
anecdotal sources; dietary guidelines; stress management; 
prophylaxis for opportunistic infections; and how to understand and 
evaluate lab reports.  The workshop can be presented as a two to 
three hour lecture/discussion with a focus on alternative 
medications, or as a day long course which examines the topics more 
thoroughly and includes experiential exercises exploring self-
empowered healing, emotional and spiritual issues.

        David Baker is a masters-prepared R.N. who specializes in 
teaching health promotion to people with HIV.  Richard Copeland is 
Managing Director of Healing Alternatives Foundation, the San 
Francisco BuyerUs Club.  We have been developing Staying Healthy 
with HIV for well over two years and have presented at hospitals, 
clinics and retreats.  In addition, we presented the workshop at the 
1992 AIDS, Medicine and Miracles Conference and, in poster format, 
at the VIII International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam.

        We are planning a low cost tour for March, April and May of 
1993.  Our goal is to reach over six hundred people with HIV/AIDS, 
and care providers, in twenty-five cities in the U.S. and Canada.  We 
plan to present the workshop for free or perhaps a nominal charge.  
Staying Healthy with HIV is a project of the Center for Natural and 
Traditional Medicines, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  We are 
submitting proposals to receive funding from several sources.

        To facilitate tactical planning in each locale, we will need 
help from local contacts:
1)   to arrange a facility for the workshop,
2)   to advertise; through fliers at AIDS agencies and medical 
facilities, listings in local newspapers, and word-of-mouth, 
including outreach to minority communities,
3)   to arrange access to computers with modems during our stay, 
4)   to arrange a host who can provide lodging and some meals,
5)   to educate us about the specific needs of your community,
6)   for funding.  We are seeking additional sources, either locally to 
support a workshop in your city, or for general funding of the tour.

        If you would like to help, or for further information, please 
write or call us.  Or pass this letter on to individuals or 
organizations who may be interested.  Thank you.

                                        Sincerely,

                                        David Baker & Richard Copeland
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