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Latinos in the Deep South
Alabama Roundtable
DATE:
February 21, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
LOCATION:
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa
201 Tallapoosa Street
Montgomery
DESCRIPTION:
Service providers, outreach workers, advocates, government officials academics, pastors and journalists will meet to learn about and discuss the state of prevention and care services for Latino residents of Alabama. Models of successful programs in Alabama and elsewhere will be presented, and participants will be invited to share their ideas for how to build a long-term strategy for meeting the needs of this population.
Statewide Roundtable:
Alabama has experienced a rapid increase in its Latino population in recent years. AIDS provider agencies are struggling to formulate appropriate...
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STATEWIDE ROUNDTABLE
HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment & Care for Latinos in Alabama
Thursday, February 21, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa/Convention Center
201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery
Alabama has experienced a rapid increase in its Latino population in recent years. AIDS provider agencies are struggling to formulate appropriate prevention strategies, reach affected persons and provide care. They often face linguistic and cultural barriers in forging ties with an unfamiliar and highly mobile population. Bilingual professionals are hard to recruit even when resources are available to support them.
Immigrants also face barriers in accessing health care of all kinds. They often are reluctant to make contact with government institutions, including health departments. They may be unaware of the risk of HIV infection or experiencing sexual initiation without orientation or guidance. Many are single men cut off from family and friends and with limited English-language skills.
The numbers of HIV and AIDS cases among Latinos are creeping steadily upward throughout the Southeast. Nationally, Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. When compared to Caucasians, Latino men are twice as likely and Latina women four times as likely to have AIDS. Too many of the new HIV infections reported among the Latino population are also being diagnosed as AIDS simultaneously.
Many state and federal authorities responsible for HIV/AIDS policy are concerned about the increase of HIV and AIDS among Latino residents and are encouraging stakeholders to develop appropriate response strategies and action plans. Meanwhile, local initiatives throughout the South are breaking new ground with innovative prevention and care programs.
The Latino Commission on AIDS has joined with the Alabama Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Division and the Alabama Office of Minority Health to stimulate a dialogue with community leaders and representatives of prevention projects and organizations serving people living with HIV in Alabama through a statewide Roundtable to be held in Montgomery on February 21, 2008. Please join us on that date, and pass on this announcement to your colleagues.
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REPORT:
Click here to read the report of Latinos in the Deep South in Alabama.
SPONSORED BY:
• Latino Commission on AIDS/Latinos in the Deep South
• Alabama Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Division & Office of Minority Health
Lousiana Roundtable
DATE:
October 11, 2007
LOCATION:
Best Western Inn
2720 North Macarthur Drive
Alexandria, Louisiana
DESCRIPTION:
Service providers, outreach workers, government officials and other participants from universities, Hispanic ministries, grassroots groups and Spanish-language media will have an opportunity to learn about and discuss the state of prevention and care services for Latino residents of Louisiana. The Roundtable will be tailored to produce guidelines about what needs to be done and how to make it happen.
REPORT:
Click here to read the report of Latinos in the Deep South in Louisiana
SPONSORED BY:
• Latino Commission on AIDS/Latinos in the Deep South
• Louisiana Office of Public Health HIV/AIDSProgram
• Louisiana Community AIDS Partnership/Louisiana Public Health Institute
• Louisiana Latino Health Coalition for HIV/AIDS Awareness
Mississippi Roundtable
DATE:
Tuesday, April 22 2008
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m
LOCATION:
Beau Rivage Hotel & Casino, 875 Beach Blvd., Biloxi MS 39530
DESCRIPTION:
Mississippi has experienced a rapid increase in its Latino population in recent years, especially in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For AIDS service provider agencies, this sudden influx has presented challenges as they struggle to formulate appropriate prevention strategies, reach affected persons and provide care....
• Read full announcement here
REPORT:
Click here to see Gulf Coast/Mississippi Roundtable report.
SPONSORED BY:
• Latino Commission on AIDS/Latinos in the Deep South
• Mississippi Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Division & Office of Minority Health
Georgia Roundtable
DATE:
October 21, 2008
LOCATION:
Atlanta Marriott Century Center
2000 Century Blvd. NE
Atlanta, GE 30345
SPONSORED BY:
• Latino Commission on AIDS/Latinos in the Deep South
CO-SPONSORED BY:
• Georgia Department Community of Health
• Office of Health Improvement's HIV/AIDS TAKE Project
South Carolina Roundtable
DATE:
June 4, 2008
LOCATION:
Midlands Training Center
8301 Farrow Road, Columbia
DESCRIPTION:
South Carolina has experienced a rapid increase in its Latino population in recent years, which shows few signs of abating. For AIDS service provider agencies, this sudden influx has presented challenges as they struggle to formulate appropriate prevention strategies, reach affected persons and provide care. They often face linguistic and cultural barriers in forging ties with an unfamiliar and unusually transient population. Bilingual professionals are hard to recruit even when resources are available to support them.
REPORT:
Click here to read the final report.
SPONSORED BY:
• Latino Commission on AIDS/Latinos in the Deep South
• Alabama Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS Division & Office of Minority Health
CO-SPONSORED BY:
• Catawba Care Coalition
• South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition
• Acercamiento Hispano
Tennessee Roundtable
DATE:
June 25, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m (CDT)
LOCATION:
Hotel Preston
733 Briley Parkway
Nashville, TN 37217
REPORT:
Click here to read the report of Latinos in the Deep South in Tennessee.
SPONSORED BY:
• Latino Commission on AIDS/Latinos in the Deep South
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