The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #48853

Patty L. Alleman-Velez, MPH¹, JoAna Dodson Stallworth, MPH¹, Joseph Telfair, DrPH,, MSW/MPH¹, Evangelina Limon, LPN², and Myra B. Wellingham, RN, MHSA². (1) School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, RPHB 320, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, 205-975-2279, alleman@uab.edu, (2) Alabama Health Center, 1210 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35233

We present the Integrated Model of Community-based Evaluation (IMCBE), which has an emphasis on collaboration that allows community participants to define the health indicators to be targeted for assessment and contribute to the design of the assessment process. This model also requires that the community participants and the academia evaluation team work collaboratively to implement the data collection process, analyze the collected data and utilize the analysis for community strategic planning. Acknowledging the paucity of information on the Latino immigrant population in the southeastern United States, SAMHSA funded Proyecto Salud Para Todos (Project Health for All) is an assessment of the overall health care needs and assets related to HIV/substance abuse prevention for immigrant Latinos in Greater Birmingham, Alabama. Using the case-based example of Project Salud Para Todos we will demonstrate: a) usefulness of the IMCBE in enhancing collaborative efforts between the Latino community, a community-based primary health care clinic (Centro de Salud de Alabama (Alabama Health Center), a grassroots Latino health coalition (Central Alabama Alliance for Latino Health) and an academic institution (University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health) and b) recommendations for using the IMCBE in future research working with the at-risk Latino immigrant population. As such we will discuss the health status of the Latino population in the southeast United States, present an overview of Project Salud Para Todos, illustrate the role of IMCBE in the project implementation, present project results and offer lessons learned for future application of IMCBE for Latino immigrant health projects.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to

• Articulate the health care status of the Latino immigrant community in the southeastern U.S.
• Recognize the goals of Project Salud Para Todos in meeting the health care needs of the Latino community
• Describe the role of the Integrated Model of Community-based Evaluation (IMCBE) in developing the community-academic partnership for Project Salud Para Todos
• Discuss Salud Para Todos results, including the sustainability of the community-academic partnership
• Apply the IMCBE in other Latino immigrant community health projects

Keywords: Latino Health, Community-Based Partnership

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.