Ros MA; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. ThPeE7800.
umtivi/acsar, Barcelona, Spain
This programme was started in 1994 and pretends to facilitate access of IVS to health resources and information. DESCRIPTION: The programme has six main orientations: 1- Investigating the social and sanitary situation of ISV. 2- Support work at the socio-sanitary level. 3- Interventions to increase awareness of, information about and development of abilities with individuals and groups of IVS. 4- Development of health networks for ISV. 5- Community mobilisation activities. 6- Development of educational material with immigrant communities. Different programs were designed for ISV of various origins: sub-Saharan Africa, Maghreb, Latin America, Pakistan, Eastern Europe, and also for women and younger immigrants. Interventions were carried out through community health workers originating from each of these communities. The team participated at a European and national level in various work groups on health programmes for ISV. Support and teaching tools were developed targeted either at ISV (games, videos) or at professionals (manuals, workshops). During these eight years, we have accomplished 727 group interventions or sessions, 2419 individual consultations and distributed 22 000 preservatives (condoms). RECOMMENDATIONS: In order to guarantee a universal and equalitarian access to primary health care, it is necessary to complement the public health system in a manner that allows to manage the diversity of needs of its clients. Because, amongst other things, of immigrants' lack of familiarity with a health system like ours, this adaptation cannot take place only in primary care clinics; public health must also take an active role through health promotional programmes culturally adapted and specific for each community. It is necessary to include in the elaboration of our strategies the immigrants themselves as much as the civil society through non governmental organisations, to unite the efforts of all.
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Keywords:
- Africa South of the Sahara
- Africa, Northern
- Community Health Aides
- Consumer Participation
- Emigration and Immigration
- Ethnic Groups
- Europe, Eastern
- Female
- Health
- Health Policy
- Health Promotion
- Health Services
- Humans
- Latin America
- Pakistan
- Primary Health Care
- education
- methods
Other ID:
UI: 102253249
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