UPCOMING PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT

 

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WESTERN MIGRANT STREAM FORUM 2008

 

New Session:  Reaching Farmworkers with Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs

 

Migrant farmworkers are at an increased risk for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) due to lengthy periods of separation from family, lack of accurate health information, language barriers, cultural taboos, and other factors. The same factors that put farmworkers at higher risk for HIV/AIDS also make them more difficult to reach using conventional behavior change interventions.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified a number of community-level Effective Behavioral Intervention (EBI) models targeting HIV/AIDS that can be adapted to meet the needs of farmworkers and their families.  They include the Popular Opinion Leader (POL) model, Community Promise and the Real AIDS Prevention Project (RAPP).  

 

In a free half-day workshop in conjunction with the Western Migrant Stream Forum, Farmworker Justice will present an overview of the POL, Community Promise, and RAPP models of behavior change interventions, and contrast them with more traditional Promotores de Salud and outreach worker models.  The discussion will include information on obtaining training and capacity building assistance for implementing these models.  At the conclusion of this session, participants will understand the key elements of each model with an emphasis on ways they can be adapted to meet the distinct needs of farmworkers in their communities.  Agencies and organizations interested in reaching farmworkers with effective behavior change programs are encouraged to attend.

 

Workshop Title:  Reaching Farmworkers with Effective HIV Prevention Programs

 

Date:  Thursday, January 24, 2008

 

Time: 2:00-5:00 pm

 

Where:  Red Lion Hotel at the Park, Spokane, WA

 

Free of Charge

 

RSVP:  Please email Jennifer Freeman (jfreeman@farmworkerjustice.org) or call (202) 293-5420, ext. 309, if you plan to attend.