A Journey of 35 years and 5 Million Miles
Abstract
About the Presenter:
Cathy shares her personal journey over the past 35 years as a woman living with HIV in the rural South. She will additionally share her perspective of starting in advocacy as a young woman who is now looking toward her senior years and how the influence of social media has changed over time.
Cathy Robinson Pickett is an internationally recognized motivational and inspirational educator. She has been named a National Point of Light, by President George Bush and recognized by countless organizations and media outlets including PEOPLE Magazine for her work in HIV, Domestic Violence, victims’ rights, sexual responsibility and patient advocacy. Cathy’s legislative activism on a local, state and Federal level began in 1992 and has continued to evolve across the intersections of victims and patients’ rights for sexual assault, domestic violence and HIV. Her work initially focused on victims’ rights in assault cases and evolved into work around HIV testing for pregnant women and the availability of comprehensive reproductive health education for school aged young adults. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Friends-Together, a NGO that works with families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Through her NGO, Cathy now travels to Tanzania, the east African nation disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Through this work, Friends-Together works with local organizations to support the heath and education of local women, men and children.
Cathy is a native Floridian and daughter of a well-known Methodist Minister and college professor. Her southern roots shape her unique spirit and come through with her great passion and carrying for those she works with. Cathy’s professional career has included many years of working in higher education. Since 2008 she has worked extensively in the area of smoking cessation and prevention, both directly with small groups and teaching professionals techniques to work with their patients and clients. Cathy has an extensive resume of accomplishments but if you were to ask her the most important thing she has accomplished it would be that her children Lyndsy and Garrett have grown into amazing young adults with the hearts of activism and service.
Proposal Summary
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Relevance And Significance
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Session Format
Presentation Session
Location
Savannah, Ga.
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Robinson-Pickett, Cathy, "A Journey of 35 years and 5 Million Miles" (2019). 9th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference (2014-2019). 13.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ruralhiv/2019/2019/13
A Journey of 35 years and 5 Million Miles
Savannah, Ga.
About the Presenter:
Cathy shares her personal journey over the past 35 years as a woman living with HIV in the rural South. She will additionally share her perspective of starting in advocacy as a young woman who is now looking toward her senior years and how the influence of social media has changed over time.
Cathy Robinson Pickett is an internationally recognized motivational and inspirational educator. She has been named a National Point of Light, by President George Bush and recognized by countless organizations and media outlets including PEOPLE Magazine for her work in HIV, Domestic Violence, victims’ rights, sexual responsibility and patient advocacy. Cathy’s legislative activism on a local, state and Federal level began in 1992 and has continued to evolve across the intersections of victims and patients’ rights for sexual assault, domestic violence and HIV. Her work initially focused on victims’ rights in assault cases and evolved into work around HIV testing for pregnant women and the availability of comprehensive reproductive health education for school aged young adults. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Friends-Together, a NGO that works with families infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Through her NGO, Cathy now travels to Tanzania, the east African nation disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Through this work, Friends-Together works with local organizations to support the heath and education of local women, men and children.
Cathy is a native Floridian and daughter of a well-known Methodist Minister and college professor. Her southern roots shape her unique spirit and come through with her great passion and carrying for those she works with. Cathy’s professional career has included many years of working in higher education. Since 2008 she has worked extensively in the area of smoking cessation and prevention, both directly with small groups and teaching professionals techniques to work with their patients and clients. Cathy has an extensive resume of accomplishments but if you were to ask her the most important thing she has accomplished it would be that her children Lyndsy and Garrett have grown into amazing young adults with the hearts of activism and service.
