 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Carmen Del Rosario1, Sarah McGraw, PhD2, Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH3, Mary Jo Larson, PhD, MPA2, Jose A. Pares-Avila, MA1, Stanley McLaren4, and Carlota Ramirez, LMHC2. (1) Domestic Violence Program, Boston Public Health Commission, 1010 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02118, 617-534-2687, Carmen_Delrosario@bphc.org, (2) Institute for Health Services Research and Policy, New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen St., Watertown, MA 02472, (3) Deputy Director, Boston Public Health Commission, 1010 Massacusetts Ave., 6th floor, Boston, MA 02118, (4) Father Friendly Initiative/Boston Healthy Start Initiative, Boston Public Health Commission, 774 Albany St., 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02118
The Men of Color Fatherhood Education and Violence Prevention Project (MOCFEVPP), funded by the CDC, is designed to prevent intimate partner and sexual violence among men of color who are clients of the Father Friendly Initiative (FFI) in Boston, MA. A case management model offers clients an array of services relating to many psycho-social issues such as parenting, housing, employment, substance abuse, and mental health. A psychoeducational curriculum (24 lessons, one per week) provides a holistic understanding of the physical, mental, and spiritual self and men s relationships to others. Recognizing that many issues faced by FFI clients are risk factors for violence, this innovative project has focused on the development of two new curricula one for Latino men and the other for African American men - addressing manhood, fatherhood, intimate relationships, and many other topics drawing on culturally specific content and approaches to prevent violence.
One key component to assuring the project s cultural appropriateness will be a thorough formative evaluation which will include intensive data collection during a pilot test of the new curricula. Data collection methods will include questionnaires to be completed by the participants and the facilitators of the lessons, focus groups with participants mid-way through the curriculum, documentation of all program contacts with clients, and follow-up interviews with program non-completers. Data from this formative evaluation will be used to enhance the cultural competence and appeal of the curricula, and will generate a report on the results of the evaluation and the application of these findings.
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Keywords: Domestic Violence, Minority Health
Related Web page: www.bphc.org
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Boston Public Health Commission
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.