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PROYECTO VIDA Brendan O’Connell Frank Galvan Robert Contreras
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To implement a culturally innovative program designed to improve the timely entry, engagement and retention in quality HIV care for Mexican-heritage MSM living in Los Angeles County. OBJECTIVES
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INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION Priority population: Mexican-heritage MSM in Los Angeles County (either foreign- or native-born) Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Division of HIV & STDs Programs, personal communication, March 5, 2013
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Service delivery settings Client-focused: (1) social network engagement (2) social network testing (3) HIV testing (4) linkage coordination/peer navigation (LC/PN) Provider-focused: (1) LC/PN advocacy with medical providers (2) trainings of providers at partner medical clinics GOALS (1)Conduct 2,328 HIV tests (2)Enroll 150 HIV+ MSM (70 newly diagnosed and 80 HIV+ previously diagnosed but not in care) SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
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TrainingProviderStaffStatus of Completion The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated HealthNational Council for Behavioral HealthJuan Sanchez (LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Completed Putting Culture Into Context: Communicating with Diverse Latino Communities California Pacific Public Health Training Center Juan Sanchez (LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Completed Protecting Human Research ParticipantsNIH Office of Extramural ResearchLuis Peñate (LC/PN) Juan Sanchez (LC/PN) Brendan O’Connell (PM) Completed BASIC I HIV Counselor TrainingLos Angeles County Department of Public Health Juan Sanchez (LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Brendan O’Connell (PM) Completed Motivational Interviewing TrainingUCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Program; Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers Juan Sanchez (LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Completed HIV/AIDS 101Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Juan Sanchez (LC/PN)Scheduled HIPAA Privacy and Information Security Training for New Workforce Members UCLA David Geffen School of MedicineJuan Sanchez(LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Brendan O’Connell (PM) Completed Social Determinants of Health and HIVCalifornia STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Juan Sanchez(LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Completed Delivery of the Positive HIV Test ResultsCalifornia STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Juan Sanchez(LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Completed HIV Today: What Everyone Needs To KnowCalifornia STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Juan Sanchez (LC/PN) Luis Peñate (LC/PN) Completed Latinos and HIV: Cultural Issues that Affect CareTexas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center Luis Peñate (LC/PN)Completed The Role of Culture in Treatment of Latinos with Substance Use Disorders National Hispanic & Latino ATTCBrendan O’Connell (PM)Completed Gender and Sexuality Diversity, HIV and the BorderTexas Oklahoma AIDS Education Training Center Brendan O’Connell (PM)Completed
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HIV CARE CONTINUUM TARGETS OF INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES Stigma reduction IdentificationLinkageRetention Intervention Activities: 1.Social Network Testing XXX 2. Mobile HIV TestingXXX 3.Community Outreach XXX 4.Clinic ReferralsXX 5.Social Network Engagement XXX 6.Peer NavigationXXX 7. Incorporating Mexican Cultural Components XXXX
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Intervention Update Protocols Development Updates Intervention Changes Challenges Program Development
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PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 5P21/Rand Schrader HIV Clinic Northeast Valley Health Corporation
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CONTACT INFORMATION Robert Contreras, M.B.A.Brendan O’Connell, MSW Principal Investigator Program Manager (323) 727-7896, ext. 122 Phone: 866-590-6411 ext: 217 rcontreras@bienestar.org boconnell@bienestar.org rcontreras@bienestar.orgboconnell@bienestar.org Frank Galvan, Ph.D. Program Evaluator (323) 727-7896, ext. 117 fgalvan@bienestar.org
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