Outreach and Care Approaches to HIV/AIDS Along the US-Mexico Border

The United States-Mexico border region extends over 2,000 miles, and those residing there struggle to come to grips with several health and poverty challenges. Outreach and Care Approaches to HIV/AIDS Along the US-Mexico Border discusses the various complex factors influencing the control of HIV/AIDS along the US-Mexico Border. The book presents in-depth insights into the problems of language differences, lack of resources, poverty, culture, social stigma, fear of rejection from their communities, and other pressing issues dealing with this devastating health challenge. Practical approaches and strategies are detailed, emphasizing culturally sensitive health care practices.

Herman Curiel, Helen Land

- Introduction (Nathan L. Linsk and Dorie J. Gilbert) - Editor's Introduction (Herman Curiel and Helen Land) - INVITED PAPER - Accessing Care for U.S./Mexico Border Populations Living with HIV/AIDS: The Role of HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau and the Special Projects of National Significance (Lois Eldred, Laura Cheever, and Deborah Parham-Hopson) - Socio-Demographic Characteristics of HIV/AIDS Individuals Living and Receiving Care Along the U.S.-Mexico Border Through Five SPNS Demonstration Projects (Marguerite S. Keesee, Kimberly A. Shinault, Hélène Carabin, Ahmad Saleem G. Ahmad, Kermyt G. Anderson, Timothy R. Brittingham, Lynda M. Williams, Nancy K. Sonleitner, Adan Cajina, Robyn Schulhof, Herman Curiel, and Morris W. Foster) - Exploring Care Access Issues for Mexican-Origin Latinos Living with HIV in the San Diego/Tijuana Border Region (María Luisa Zúñiga, Kurt C. Organista, Rosana Scolari, Alisa M. Olshefsky, Robyn Schulhof, and Madeline Colón) - HIV/AIDS Outreach in Southern New Mexico: From Design to Implementation (Michelle Valverde and Jennifer Felderman-Taylor) - A Training Program Designed to Increase the Capacity of Community Health Centers Along the United States-Texas-Mexico Border to Treat HIV Infection (Gary I. Sinclair and Yolanda Cantu) - An Exploratory Study of HIV Prevention with Mexican/Latino Migrant Day Laborers (Kurt C. Organista, Nicholas J. Alvarado, Amity Balblutin-Burnham, Paula Worby, and Sergio R. Martinez) - A Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention for Female Sex Workers in Mexico: Design and Baseline Characteristics (Thomas L. Patterson, Shirley J. Semple, Miguel Fraga, Jesus Bucardo, Adela De la Torre, Juan Salazar-Reyna, Prisci Orozovich, Hugo Salvador Staines Orozco, Hortensia Amaro, Carlos Magis-Rodríguez, and Steffanie A. Strathdee) - A Transcultural Case Management Model for HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention (Rebeca L. Ramos and João B. Ferreira-Pinto) - Glossary - Index - Reference Notes Included