5180.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM |
Panel Discussion Session |
| US/Mexico HIV/AIDS Border Health Initiative: A Multi-site Research Effort |
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| Five community-based organizations and one Evaluation Center were funded by HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau and the HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care. The grants were intended to improve early detection of HIV and use of health care services for people with HIV/AIDS living along the 2,000 mile US/Mexico border with an emphasis on outreach to Hispanics.
This panel presentation will present preliminary data from the five demonstration sites, as well as discuss the development of the multi-site evaluation. Representatives from HRSA and project evaluators will describe the various levels of community assessment and evaluation initiated locally and across sites. The projects are Camino de Vida Center for HIV Services (Las Cruces, NM), Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe (El Paso, TX), El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Center (Tucson, AZ), San Ysidro Health Center (San Ysidro, CA), Valley AIDS Council (Harlingen, TX), and the University of Oklahoma (multi-site evaluation center). |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session participants will:
1. Be aware of the social demographic characteristics of the population residing along the US/Mexico border.
2. Be familiar with the social, economic, policy, and cultural issues that must be addressed in delivery of HIV/AIDS services and medical care along the US/Mexico border.
3. Understand the process to developing a multi-site evaluation spanning a four state border region. |
| Sponsor: | Latino Caucus |
| Cosponsors: | Black Caucus of Health Workers; Caucus on Refugee and Immigrant Health; HIV/AIDS; International Health; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health; Socialist Caucus |
| CE Credits: | CME, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work |