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First
Annual Workshop and Conference
A Program of CIFAL Atlanta
Hosted by Emory Rollins School of Public Health
Atlanta, GA, June 19-23, 2005
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Session 4: Best Practices Sharing: Development of Knowledge Assets
Topic: Addressing Vulnerabilities
Common Principles:
- Define Vulnerability
- Access situation with communities and feedback to them before planning and for implementation
- Prevention and care must be linked to deliver comprehensive services
- Align with like-minded leadership within faith based organizations
- Integrate HIV/AIDS education into comprehensive children’s’ health and hygiene programs.
- Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into development plans. E.g. education, basic services, etc.
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Common Principles
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Quotes/Examples
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Ref/Comment
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1
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Define Vulnerability
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Risk or vulnerabilities
Both are different but are equally important.
All has to do with: Behavior/choices and Conditions/Environment
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Dixon - Atlanta
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2
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Access situation with communities
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EPI assessments for specific population e.g. African Americans
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Jimmy – San Francisco
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3
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Prevention and care must be linked
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Merger of care & preventive centers.
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Jimmy - San Francisco/ James Taylor - Oakland
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4
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Align with like-minded leadership within faith based organizations
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Durban – community building
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Gugu MJI – South Africa
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5
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Integrate HIV/AIDS education into comprehensive children’s’ health and hygiene programs
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Need
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Jamaica – had an idea from a program they have used usefully
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6
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Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into development plans
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Heavily in need of overall development
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Ecuador
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