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Kurt Begaye

@KurtBegaye

HIV Capacity Building Specialist | Public Health | Film Festival enthusiast | Volleyball Player | Dragon Boat Paddler

 Albuquerque, NM
Joined December 2009
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A dance practice looking smoother than some folks’ big stage performances. BTS Goated 👑.
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Anyone else having billing issues woth @MarriottLJ ? Been trying to speak with someone in accounting for months now, to no avail. How can we speak with someone there? #Help
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Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2025 Circle of Harmony HIV/AIDS Wellness Conference! Deadline for submissions is Friday, June 13, 2025 by 5pm (MDT). Visit aaihbcircleofharmony.org/cal… for guidelines and submission form. #2025COH #NativeHIV
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Greetings from Washington, DC!! Looking forward to attending #NCUIH2025. This convening is more important this year as we face threats to the health and wellbeing of American Indians & Alaska Natives.
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Today we celebrate National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the theme "Walking in Tradition, Anchored in Culture." This year marks 18 years of recognizing NNHAAD & bringing awareness of HIV impacts on Native communities. #NNHAAD2025 #NativeHIV #EndingHIVEpidemic
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Call your members of Congress and tell them to protect the CDC Division of HIV Prevention from funding cuts that will significantly harm our HIV prevention efforts and will lead to increases in new HIV transmissions & AIDS-related deaths. bit.ly/protect-CDC
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The removal of Navajo Code Talkers content from U.S. military websites is deeply troubling. These brave warriors developed an unbreakable code using their native language that helped secure victory in WWII—erasing their legacy is unacceptable. Read here: buff.ly/4znaEdu
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Groundbreaking moment for Indigenous storytelling! @jnoisecat becomes first Indigenous film director to be nominated for an Academy Award for 'Sugarcane.' As the Oscars approach, this milestone amplifies Indigenous voices & stories. Watch now on Disney+ & Hulu! #SugarcaneFilm
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Making the switch. Let’s connect.
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Our public health messages are no longer resonating. #APHA2024
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Justice is what love looks like public health
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Cultural Safety vs Cultural Competency Cultural Humility is a tool to get to Cultural Safety #APHA2024 #AntiRacism
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Let’s get this plane in the air. I have guncle duties to fulfill! #SouthwestAirlines #CaliforniaDreaming #Ohana
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CDC HIV@CDC_HIV13 Jun 2024
Let’s #StopHIVTogether Ambassador Spotlight: Meet Duante Brown! Duante is a passionate advocate and community leader dedicated to ending the HIV epidemic. #TogetherAmbassadorSpotlight #StopHIVTogether
Duante Brown wearing a black collared shirt and blue suit jacket. Text in quote box says: I do HIV advocacy work because it’s needed and essential in order for us to eradicate the virus. I do the work so that we can one day have a world in which there are no new HIV transmissions. Duante Brown, Let’s Stop HIV Together Community Ambassador.

ALT Duante Brown wearing a black collared shirt and blue suit jacket. Text in quote box says: I do HIV advocacy work because it’s needed and essential in order for us to eradicate the virus. I do the work so that we can one day have a world in which there are no new HIV transmissions. Duante Brown, Let’s Stop HIV Together Community Ambassador.

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CDC HIV@CDC_HIV18 May 2024
Let’s #StopHIVTogether Ambassador Spotlight: Meet Benjamin Ignalino (@bipi479)! Benjamin is passionate about using knowledge as power to stop HIV stigma in his community. #TogetherAmbassadorSpotlight #NAPIHAAD #APIMay19
Benjamin Ignalino smiling in a yellow sweatshirt and sunglasses. Text in quote box says: My why has always centered around my community and those that I love. Always making sure that change happens with us at the table. HIV stigma stops with me and everyone I share facts with who may have had a misunderstanding about HIV. Sharing knowledge is powerful. Benjamin Ignalino, Let’s Stop HIV Together Community Ambassador.

ALT Benjamin Ignalino smiling in a yellow sweatshirt and sunglasses. Text in quote box says: My why has always centered around my community and those that I love. Always making sure that change happens with us at the table. HIV stigma stops with me and everyone I share facts with who may have had a misunderstanding about HIV. Sharing knowledge is powerful. Benjamin Ignalino, Let’s Stop HIV Together Community Ambassador.

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HAPPY #APAHM! May commemorates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which celebrates #AAPI history, culture, and communities. We are #ProudToBeAsian and proud to serve, support, and advocate for multicultural communities.
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APIAHF@APIAHF1 May 2024
Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We're proud to be the oldest, largest health advocacy organization focused on AANHPIs. This #APAHM learn more about our programs and resources: apiahf.org/
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Congratulations to Francisco Ruiz, MS, for being selected as the new Director of the @WhiteHouse's Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). Read the White House's message at brnw.ch/21wIClL
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USETINC@USETINC20 Mar 2024
March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. USET's Infectious Disease ECHO last week highlighted HIV's interconnectedness with traditional practices. Watch the recording: ow.ly/NLiN50QTzMJ. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether
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Indigenous and Native people have always made stigma-free health care possible. This National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NNHAAD) & every day after that, we must learn from judgment-free Indigenous practices that put people first. #harmreduction #harmreductionishealthcare
Black-and-white maze-like pattern frames left side of graphic. Green gradient shapes fill bottom left and top right corners. On black background, with some bold words highlighted in yellow, green, white, and black text reads, “Non-stigmatized health care and support is Indigenous. This National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we must focus on making affordable, accessible, stigma-free care a reality.” National Harm Reduction Coalition green and white logo at bottom left corner.

ALT Black-and-white maze-like pattern frames left side of graphic. Green gradient shapes fill bottom left and top right corners. On black background, with some bold words highlighted in yellow, green, white, and black text reads, “Non-stigmatized health care and support is Indigenous. This National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we must focus on making affordable, accessible, stigma-free care a reality.” National Harm Reduction Coalition green and white logo at bottom left corner.

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