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How to improve the health of undocumented Latino immigrants with HIV in New Orleans: an agenda for action

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2010
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Ruiz, Marco
Briones-Chavez, Carlo Sebastian
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Latino communities continue to grow in the United States. These communities are significantly affected by HIV infection. New Orleans is a city whose demographics have changed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as numerous Latinos/Hispanics came to the city to help rebuild it. This population might have a higher risk of HIV acquisition and problems with access to health care. Data on HIV infection in these populations are insufficient. Active community participation and commitment of key stakeholders are important for developing strategies to bring about change. Political and social support is also a major determinant of any potential change. The following were common ground points after meetings with key stakeholders: (1) to analyze and diagnose health situations in documented and undocumented communities with HIV/AIDS in the city of New Orleans; (2) to develop partnerships and networks among stakeholders with a significant presence in Latino/Hispanic communities in the city; (3) to strengthen research in Latino/Hispanic community issues among research centers, academicians, and health care services; (4) to investigate the development of prevention strategies and technical innovations; (5) to advocate strategies to improve health care access among documented and undocumented immigrants. This project will report additional findings soon.(AU)
 
La infección por el VIH afecta significativamente a las comunidades de origen latinoamericano, que siguen creciendo en los Estados Unidos. En Nueva Orleans, después del Huracán Katrina en 2005, muchas personas latinas vinieron a la ciudad para ayudar a reconstruirla; aunque no hay datos suficientes, es probable que esta población tenga un riesgo mayor de infección por el VIH, así como problemas de acceso a los servicios de salud. Para elaborar estrategias que propicien el cambio, es esencial la participación comunitaria, el compromiso activo de los interesados directos y el apoyo político y social; algunos puntos de convergencia para un plan de acción son los siguientes: 1) analizar y diagnosticar la situación de salud en comunidades con VIH/sida en la ciudad de Nueva Orleans; 2) establecer alianzas y redes entre los interesados directos con una presencia significativa en las comunidades latinas en la ciudad; 3) fortalecer la investigación en los problemas de la comunidad latina entre los centros de investigación, los académicos y los servicios de atención de salud; 4) investigar el desarrollo de estrategias de prevención e innovaciones técnicas; 5) promover estrategias para mejorar el acceso a la atención de salud entre inmigrantes documentados y no documentados.(AU)
 
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Rev Panam Salud Publica;28(1),jul. 2010
Subject
Illegal Immigration; HIV Infections; Hispanic Americans; Delivery of Health Care; United States of America; Inmigración ilegal; Infecciones por VIH; Prestación de Atención de Salud; Estados Unidos; Infecções por HIV; Migrantes; Hispano-Americanos; Nova Orleans
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http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892010000700010
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/9657
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Ruiz, Marco,Briones-Chavez, Carlo Sebastian (2010) How to improve the health of undocumented Latino immigrants with HIV in New Orleans: an agenda for action. Rev Panam Salud Publica;28(1) 66-70,july 2010. Retrieved from http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892010000700010
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