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[PA-17] Centro Latino Americano's Salud Primero Medical Access Project

Nedine Karakaplan, MA, Centro Latino Americano, Eugene, OR

Salud Primero Medical Access Project is meeting the challenge of improving access to health care for the Latino LEP (limited English proficiency) population in Lane County. Our goal is to increase both accessibility and utilization of health care and expand the linguistic and cultural competence and capacity of providers. Our work addresses the health disparities for the Latino population for diabetes infection and HIV/AIDS transmission by focusing on preventive education in the community for these two illnesses. Salud Primero is training community members to reach the Latino LEP community with culturally and linguistically appropriate diabetes and HIV/AIDS information and prevention materials; providing free testing for diabetes and HIV through collaborative relationships; and working in collaboration to create a stronger treatment referral system for Latino diabetes and HIV/AIDS patients.

Salud Primero will collect data from providers, medical administrators, project staff, Latino participants, and medical records/service utilization databases. An evaluation team collaborating with the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) will analyze the data. Descriptive statistics will be computed for the Likert-scale and forced-choice items. Qualitative data will be evaluated and coded. Process evaluation will utilize primarily descriptive statistical techniques, and the outcome evaluation will focus on comparative statistical approaches. Demographic data will be collected about project participants to provide descriptive data and allow for possible control variables in the analyses. Salud Primero's work will decrease hospital emergency room utilization among the Latino population for diabetes and HIV; increase the number of providers with Spanish-Speaking capability; increase access to health information for LEP Latinos, and improve Latino patient satisfaction with medical care in Lane County.
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