Jennifer Jako

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Jennifer Jako
product designer
SpouseChristopher John Bleiler (2001-present)
Children2

Jennifer Jako (born 1973) is an

HIV-positive
youth. Following her infection with HIV at age 18, she began educating in the hopes of preventing HIV infection in young people.

Background

Jako was born in

homeless.[citation needed
]

The countries and states she grew up in include:

Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Grant High School in Portland, Oregon
. She graduated from the latter in 1991.

She studied fine art at Ecole Supérieure d’Arts Plastiques in

abstinent
.

She found out she was HIV positive at age 18 from a routine

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is now distributed as an educational video. An updated version of Blood Lines was released in 2015.[4]

HIV Medications or HAART

Jako took

triglycerides due to side effects from her medications. The elevated lipids required the addition of Gemfibrozil
to control them.

While a treatment advocate, Jako emphasizes the need for patient education and a

HAART is the result of perfect adherence since 1997. As of 2017, Jako has had complete viral suppression for over 24 years.[6]

HIV and family planning

Jako married Christopher John Bleiler in 2001. They had a child in 2005, through artificial home self-insemination.[5][7] In 2006, their daughter was born via vaginal delivery. At nine years old (2017), her daughter is HIV-negative.[6] Jako continued her strict adherence to a HAART regimen during pregnancy and did not breastfeed her daughter.

Public work and activism

Lectures

  • Universities: Elon, Colgate, Hampshire, Idaho State, Michigan, Washington State, Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth, Lewis & Clark, Oregon Health Sciences, Virginia Wesleyan College, Reed, Johns Hopkins, Vassar
  • Conferences: Native American Youth Leadership, Sex & TV, Ryan White National Youth,
    Unitarian Universalist
  • Briefings: Capitol Hill Congressional Staff, MTV – National HIV Testing Day, NBPA Supersonics

Media Profiles

Book Profiles

Awards

  • Red Ribbon Award, Coalition for AIDS Education
  • Ribbon of Hope, TV Cares, Academy of TV Arts & Sciences[11]
  • Gold World Medal and Best Public Affairs Program, New York Festivals
  • Golden Eagle Award, CINE
  • Nominee: Information Programs, Banff Rockie Awards
  • Best Short, Awarded by Matt Groening at 26th Northwest Film & Video Festival Program

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jennifer Jako: "It's Not about Subtlety or Silence"". www.pqmonthly.com. March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b James, Caryn (December 1, 1998). "Beyond Their Years: Young Faces of AIDS". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Living With AIDS, Some Now Embracing a Surprisingly Long Future". ABC News. 6 June 2006.
  4. ^ "Blood Lines Film". www.blood-lines.org. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Sevcik, Kimberley (October 31, 2006). "Living With AIDS Now". Glamour. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Davidson, Kate. "The Challenge of Accessing Life Insurance When You're Living With HIV". www.opb.org. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  7. ^ Nader, Natasha (April 13, 2006). "True Life: Jako speaks out about being HIV positive". www.elon.edu. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "AIDS: 25 Years Later". Newsweek. 147 (20): 27–34. May 15, 2006.
  9. ^ "The Faces of HIV". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 2000-05-10.
  10. OCLC 42380560
    .
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-1-57731-308-3
    .

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