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DOCN M94A2179
TI Challenges of addressing needs of Asians & Pacific Islanders living with
HIV in New York City.
DT 9412
AU Eckholdt H; Chin J; Manzon J; Kim D; APICHA, Inc., New York, NY
10038-3701.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):363 (abstract no. PD0060). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370396
AB A needs assessment conducted by the Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition
on HIV/AIDS, Inc. (APICHA), the region's only community based
organization that provides services for A&PIs living with HIV/AIDS in
the New York City area, will be discussed. Data were gathered from focus
groups and interviews conducted with staff and clients. Discussions
focused on issues related to client access to APICHA and client access
to other service organizations in the surrounding area. A&PIs may
provide special challenges to service organizations in the United
States, in that as a group, dozens of languages are spoken, and
different A&PI communities are often dispersed throughout many
neighborhoods in a city. Although language was a pervasive barrier to
service provision, simply providing interpreters may not be enough to
provide access to HIV service organizations. People coming from small
and dispersed communities may benefit from access to multiple
organizations, and multi-site organizations that are physically and
socially outside of their community. Efforts to access organizations are
often unsuccessful not only from a lack of language support, but also
insensitivity to the needs and fears of immigrants, migrants, refugees,
and undocumented individuals. Discussion will include the process of
selecting appropriate methods and for defining the focus of the needs
assessment in a context of limited resources and a general lack of
information on A&PIs and HIV. A general model being developed combines
an ongoing needs assessment with program evaluation, both crucial needs
of the organization. Solutions to linguistic barriers may not simply
involve providing interpreters. Providing multiple sites of
organizations serving the A&PI communities may be necessary. Training
service providers in other organizations and institutions may be an
inexpensive way to increase support for A&PI clients who access services
as referrals from other A&PI organizations, as well as first-time
clients. Data will be interpreted in the context of a complex
relationship between a growing A&PI service organization, the evolving
needs of clients, and the changing supports in the surrounding network
of A&PI and non-A&PI service providers.
DE Asia/ETHNOLOGY Communication Barriers *Health Services Accessibility
Human HIV Infections/*ETHNOLOGY New York City Pacific
Islands/ETHNOLOGY Social Isolation MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).