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Addressing the Needs of Latino Populations Affected or at Risk of Living With HIV/AIDS in
Miami-Dade CountyWhat interventions would better address the needs of Latino Populations affected by HIV/AIDS?
Town Hall MeetingFriday, January 21, 2005 at Miami Airport Hilton
Targeting South Florida Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) who provide HIV/AIDS services to Latino populations
3. Participants and Role Played a. 15 Miami-based HIV/AIDS CBOs and research centers, University of Miami and Williams, Stern & Associates b. CRUSADA-organize, facilitate and report on the town hall meeting c. Technical Assistance Providers •Border Health Foundation-CDC- funded and based in Tucson, AZ •Rural Opportunities, Inc.-CDC- funded and based in Rochester, NY d. Arizona State University- evaluation of the town hall e. Consultants- facilitate the meeting and report on findings f. Miami-Dade Department of Health-event support
2. Goals •Create an open forum for CBOs to bring forth and collaboratively identify and document the needs and status of interventions pertaining to Latinos at risk of and living with HIV/AIDS in Miami-Dade County. •To start the Center’s initiative, Addressing the Needs of Latino Populations Affected or at Risk for HIV/AIDS in South Florida, which also includes Project ABC, a proposal for technical assistance for capacity-building within six local HIV/AIDS providers to adopt best practice models.
4. MethodologyResearchers at Florida International University conducted a series of focus groups with CBO representatives, consumers, and members of the Miami-Dade community planning group as a way of assessing the interventions being utilized within HIV/AIDS service organizations. Questions were processed to identify the barriers to accessing prevention services, the core elements of the HIV prevention interventions, and the means by which organizations are determining the effectiveness of the interventions for Latino populations. Activities- a. Pre-town hall meeting: •Organization of event •Meetings and conference calls between CRUSADA, consultants and technical assistance providers to develop a work plan b. Town Hall Meeting: •Focus groups to gather information on CBOs knowledge and agency readiness to adopt best practice models •Group discussion with CBOs to share experiences with Evidence- Based Interventions currently in place c. Post-town hall meeting: •Debriefing with consultants and technical assistance providers •Writing report •Follow-up with CBOs
5. Dissemination a. Collaboration with CBOs on report and findings b. Second town hall meeting c. Website-CRUSADA, CBOs and consultant team d. Presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference on November 5-9, 2005 at New Orleans, LA.
6. Expected Outcomes a. CBOs increased awareness and involvement in regards to HIV/AIDS interventions for Latinos b. Outlined asset inventory addressing the HIV/AIDS challenges and needs faced by CBOs, regarding interventions for Latinos in Miami- Dade c. A report on the findings of the project
8. Future ProspectsThe project researchers will continue to assess the human capacity to adopt best practices models. There is a need to conduct additional research that can provide data in the following areas of readiness: cultural competence, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability. The projected outcome for the project is to develop a clearinghouse for best practices that specifically targets Latino population at risk of HIV infection, as well as provide 6 CBOs with capacity-building technical assistance for their agencies through Project ABC.
Sponsors: Border Health Foundation Rural Opportunities, Inc.
Project Director:Jesus Felizzola, M.D., M.H.S.A., [email protected]
1. BackgroundLatinos are disproportionally at risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV/AIDS in the United States (CDC, 2004). Yet, little is known aboutthe effectiveness of HIV interventions for them. A recent review conducted by Darbes (2002) found that Latinos are remarkably absent as participants in most studies of HIV risk behavior.
7. Preliminary FindingsThe focus groups yielded some consistent results with the literature on HIV prevention interventions and risk taking behaviors for Latinos. The data also suggest that CBOs are struggling to implement science-based interventions due to a lack of culturally appropriate interventions, the cost associated with the interventions and infrastructure limitations within the agencies.
Community Outreach Coordinator:Roxana Carmenate-Pupo, B.S.*[email protected]* Masters of Social Work Student at FIU