call for abstracts - promotores & HIV prevention

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Call for Presenters

Bridging Borders to Prevent AIDS

A Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers

March 5 7, 2003 Mcallen, texas

Sponsored by: Farmworker Justice Fund Inc.

Co-Sponsored by:California-Mexico Health Initiative

Compañeros

Frente Indígena Oaxaqueña Binacional

SISEX A.C.

US-Mexico Border Health Association

List in Formation

With Support from:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The purpose of this conference is: 1) To forge linkages between groups in the

U.S. and Mexico that provide HIV/AIDS prevention services targeting migrant

farmworkers and their families; and 2) To strengthen the skills of the

Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers who conduct prevention activities

aimed at this at-risk population.

All interested organizations and individuals are encouraged to submit an

abstract proposing the presentation of a participatory 1.5 to 2 hour workshop

for the Bridging Borders to Prevent AIDS conference.

Please send your submission by regular or electronic mail, no later than

January 23, 2004, to , Farmworker Justice Fund, 1010 Vermont

Ave., NW, Ste. 915, Washington, DC 20005 or jhernandez@.... For more

information, please call at (202) 783-2628.

Title of Presentation

_________________________________________________________________________

Name

Preferred Mailing Address

City State Zip Code _____________________

Day Phone Home Phone

Fax E-mail

Please give a brief description of intended presentation, limited to 250

words.

Identify learning outcomes for attendees.

Please note that the audience for each workshop will be community health

workers, many of whom have limited formal education. Preference will be given

to presentations in Spanish (but simultaneous translation will be available).

We are particularly interested in workshops that are interactive and focus on

the bi-national theme of the event. Workshops could address:

Effective Bi-national Promotores Projects

HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing Skills

Tools for HIV/AIDS Prevention Outreach

Cultural Competency

Prevention Programs for People Living with HIV/AIDS

Effective Evaluation Methods

Reaching the Indigenous Community

Empowering Women to Protect Themselves

Homophobia in the U.S. and Mexico

Teens and HIV/AIDS Prevention

Sexuality and Culture

Immigrant’s Access to HIV/AIDS testing & treatment

For more information contact

Phone: (202) 783-2628 Fax: (202) 783-2561 E-mail: jhernandez@...

Please be aware that only limited travel support will be available for this

conference.

[Guest guest]

That would be 2004, correct?

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prevention

Call for Presenters

Bridging Borders to Prevent AIDS

A Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers March 5

7, 2003 Mcallen, texas

Sponsored by: Farmworker Justice Fund Inc.

Co-Sponsored by:California-Mexico Health Initiative

Compañeros

Frente Indígena Oaxaqueña Binacional

SISEX A.C.

US-Mexico Border Health Association

List in Formation

With Support from:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The purpose of this conference is: 1) To forge linkages between groups in the

U.S. and Mexico that provide HIV/AIDS prevention services targeting migrant

farmworkers and their families; and 2) To strengthen the skills of the

Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers who conduct prevention activities

aimed at this at-risk population.

All interested organizations and individuals are encouraged to submit an

abstract proposing the presentation of a participatory 1.5 to 2 hour workshop

for the Bridging Borders to Prevent AIDS conference.

Please send your submission by regular or electronic mail, no later than January

23, 2004, to , Farmworker Justice Fund, 1010 Vermont

Ave., NW, Ste. 915, Washington, DC 20005 or jhernandez@.... For more

information, please call at (202) 783-2628.

Title of Presentation

_________________________________________________________________________

Name

Preferred Mailing Address

City State Zip Code _____________________

Day Phone Home Phone

Fax E-mail

Please give a brief description of intended presentation, limited to 250 words.

Identify learning outcomes for attendees.

Please note that the audience for each workshop will be community health

workers, many of whom have limited formal education. Preference will be given

to presentations in Spanish (but simultaneous translation will be available). We

are particularly interested in workshops that are interactive and focus on the

bi-national theme of the event. Workshops could address: Effective Bi-national

Promotores Projects HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing Skills Tools for HIV/AIDS

Prevention Outreach Cultural Competency

Prevention Programs for People Living with HIV/AIDS

Effective Evaluation Methods

Reaching the Indigenous Community

Empowering Women to Protect Themselves

Homophobia in the U.S. and Mexico

Teens and HIV/AIDS Prevention

Sexuality and Culture

Immigrant's Access to HIV/AIDS testing & treatment

For more information contact

Phone: (202) 783-2628 Fax: (202) 783-2561 E-mail: jhernandez@... Please

be aware that only limited travel support will be available for this conference.

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