HRSA Webcast: Evaluating peer services in HIV care and treatment

Type: 
Webcast
Publication/Release Date: 
February 11, 2010
Language: 
English
Organization: 
Health and Disability Working Group, Columbia University, Harlem Hospital, WORLD, Center for Health Training, Kansas City Free Health Clinic, American Red Cross St. Louis Chapter
Description: 

This Webcast was held on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010  2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET.

Peers living with HIV/AIDS play an essential role in engaging HIV-positive individuals in care and treatment. This webcast is intended for organizations and individuals interested in learning about methods to document the impact of peer services on HIV care and treatment.  Evaluators working in clinics and community-based organizations will discuss strategies and tools for monitoring, evaluating, and disseminating information about peer programs.  The webcast  included speakers from three programs:

PEER Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
PACT Project, Columbia University in New York City, NY
Missouri AIDS Alliance, Kansas City Free Health Clinic in Kansas City, MO

A recording of the Webcast is posted on the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau past Webcast page at http://www.careacttarget.org/library/evaluating-peer-services-hiv-care-and-treatment