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[PA-11] Georgia HIV/AIDS ProjectGregory Amos, BS, (Jeffery D. Roman; Suzette Thedford), Office of Minority Health, Georgia Department of Community Health, Atlanta, GA
Gregory Amos, Jeffery D. Roman, Suzette Thedford, and Carol Snype Crawford.
Georgia Department of Community Health, Office of Minority Health, 2 Peachtree Street, 34th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303
The number of new HIV/AIDS cases among communities of color in Georgia has increased to epidemic proportions. From 1981 to 1999, the percentage of minority HIV/AIDS cases has increased from 36 percent to 83 percent. Despite the impact of HIV/AIDS on these communities of color in Georgia, few minority community based organizations (MCBOs) have the capacity to provide culturally competent services and programs to address these problems. The Georgia HIV/AIDS Project acts as a conduit to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to MCBOs through federally funded technical assistance consultants; identifies strategies that aid in the elimination of barriers for MCBOs providing HIV/AIDS services and participates in the meetings of the local Ryan White Title I Planning Council, Statewide Community Planning Council, and other planning initiatives to facilitate parity and inclusion for minority communities. In collaboration with the Georgia Division of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology the project analyzes the state AIDS surveillance database and compiles pre-existing data output from other HIV/AIDS databases. As a result, the Georgia HIV/AIDS Project serves as the primary resource for minority-specific data and has published a report entitled HIV/AIDS Among Minorities In Georgia (2001) that describes the Georgia minority HIV/AIDS epidemic in detail.
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Date: July 10-12, 2002
Location: Hilton Hotel & Towers, Washington, DC
Sponsor: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health / Office of Public Health and Science
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