Upcoming Webinar on Fotonovelas

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Fotonovelas: An Effective HIV/AIDS

Education Tool for Rural Latino Communities

Join us for a Webinar on August 31

Title:

Fotonovelas:

An Effective HIV/AIDS Education Tool for Rural Latino Communities

Date:

Tuesday,

August 31, 2010

Time:

2:00

PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Creating culturally competent prevention education materials

is a challenging task, but it is needed to ensure community members'

self-identification of risk and adoption

of healthy behaviors.

Poder Sano, an initiative of

Farmworker Justice, invites you to join a dynamic one-hour "talk show"

featuring Rural Women's Health Project (RWHP) from Gainesville,

FL as they discuss their experience with fotonovelas, a type of

prevention education material.

For 19 years, RWHP has developed novela-style materials co-created

with community members. Using a community-based participatory approach,

community realities are woven into the health messages. These materials

are developed to complement the work

of lay-health workers (promotores).

In this webinar, we will address the qualities of effective fotonovelas

and how they serve as a vital tool in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in

rural Latino communities.

By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

*explain what a fotonovela is and how

it is created;

* list 3 ways that promotores de salud

can effectively use fotonovelas in

their

HIV/AIDS outreach work;

* discuss the pros and cons of using fotonovelas;

and,

* explain how fotonovelas can be

adapted to particular communities.

About Rural Women's Health Project (RWHP):

The Rural Women's Health Project uses community-based approaches in the

development of health education projects, trainings and materials.

Their mission is to assist in the broadening of communities' understanding

of critical health issues,

thereby increasing their capacity to replicate programs and strengthen

their advocacy work.

About Poder Sano:

Poder Sano is a health initiative of Farmworker

Justice that aims to mobilize rural Latino communities around the

prevention of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis,

hepatitis, and other health concerns relevant to migrant farmworkers.

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After

registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information

about joining the Webinar.

System

Requirements

PC-based attendees

Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based

attendees

Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Space

is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/123301777