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Join us for an informative webinar on Latinos and retention in HIV care. Learn about challenges, solutions, and improvement strategies. Get involved and share your experiences!
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Campaign Webinar Latinos and Retention June 25, 2013 1
Actively participate and write your questions into the chat area during the presentation(s) Do not put us on hold Mute your line if you are not speaking (press *6, to unmute your line press #6) Slides and other resources are available on our website at incareCampaign.org All webinars are being recorded Ground Rules for Webinar Participation 2
Agenda • Welcome & Introductions, 5min • Campaign Data Review, 10min • Latinos and Retention, 30min • Question & Answer, 10min • Updates & Reminders, 5min In the chat room, Enter your: 1. name, 2. agency, 3. city/state, and 4. professional role at agency 3
IAPAC Guidelines – Retention Improvement Ideas! www.incarecampaign.org 10
Disseminating Improvement Work Lightning Rounds! • 1 or 2 slides that contain the most salient points of your retention projects • Include information on patient target, rationale for target selection and baseline data from your measures (including the date) • Include information on each improvement cycle (what was tried, what was the result per the data) – for early cycles short measures of change are not necessary, but add value! • What are your conclusions? How are you sustaining improvement • Simplicity and clarity are the idea! 11
Disseminating Improvement Work Case Studies • Help us tell your story! • Campaign coaches are seeking longer, written stories about various groups’ journey through the in+care Campaign • Contact your Campaign quality coach if you are interested in sharing your story! • We are collecting 12 stories in total for publication 12
Latinoaids.org Erik Valera: evalera@latinoaids.org
16% of the population 21% of new HIV infections 2010 MMWR April 2013
36% of Latinos were diagnosed with AIDS within one year of testing HIV positive compared to their Black (31%) and white (32%) counterparts Source: CDC. HIV Surveillance Report,February 2013
Hispanics comprise ¼ of Ryan White Program Recipients. Source: HRSA,HAB, 2010
Fear! Stigma Patient Barriers language economicloss urgent vs. important
confianza • Trust • Confidence • Reliability • Dependability • Familiarity
Lay health advisorsPatient NavigatorsPromotor@sPeer educators
Gracias Thank You! Erik Valera: evalera@latinoaids.org Latinoaids.org
Latinos & Retention in HIV Care Valley AIDS Council Harlingen, Brownsville, McAllen, Corpus Christi Texas
Latinos & Retention in HIV Care • VAC Catchment Geographic Area • VAC Client Demographic Profile • Barriers to Care • VAC Solutions
Area Demographic Data All 15 counties had median household incomes less than the median income for TX ($48,615) as well as for the entire US ($50,046), 13 of the 15 counties had a higher percentage of families whose income in the past 12 months was below the poverty level than that for TX (13.80%) as well as the entire US (11.30%), and 12 of the 15 counties had a higher percentage of people whose income in the past 12 months was below the poverty level than that for TX (17.90%) as well as the entire US (15.30%) (According to the 2010 Census).
VAC Client Demographic Profile Data from 2010 US Census, 2011 Texas HIV Surveillance Report, and VAC ARIES client data
Who Are VAC’s Clients? Client Data: State of Texas ARIES Report April 1 to March 31 2008 - 2013
What Clients are Lost to Follow-up – And Linked to Care? Client Data: VAC Data 2012 - 2013