African American and Latino youth who show high risk for depressive disorders receive a series of in-person motivational interviews, and are enrolled in an Internet-based self-directed training program. This program includes learning and behavior-change strategies to reduce risk factors for depression, and to increase factors that promote resiliency against depressive symptoms. Components of the program […]
Archives for January 2013
HIV/AIDS Guide for Gay and Bisexual Men
Greater Than AIDS has teamed up with OUT Magazine on an in-book, 8-page HIV/AIDS guide for gay and bisexual men. The guide, which appears in the Dec/Jan special issue of the magazine as a removable insert, includes practical and vital information on how to be safe and healthy, whether HIV positive or negative. Population of […]
AIDS is a Deeply Personal as well as Societal Concern for Young Americans of Color
Nearly three times as many Black teens and young adults, and twice as many Latino youth, say HIV/AIDS is an issue that concerns them personally as compared to whites the same age, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 15-24 year olds in the United States. One in two (49%) Black youth say they are “very concerned” […]
Use of a Community Needs Assessment Evaluation for Increasing Medicaid Enrollment
Objective: To determine state insurance eligibility for Medicaid and enroll clients who cannot and will not obtain insurance from their employers. Description: North American Indian Alliance (Butte) (NAIA) has used its patient services representative, front desk staff, health coordinator, and nursing staff to determine eligibility and enroll patients into health insurance, through the use of […]
Integration of Medicaid Enrollment in Health and Other Services through Staff Education
Objective: To increase the number of Medicaid enrollments among eligible, uninsured American Indians/Alaskan Natives; to provide Medicaid education at the community, individual, and family level to increase understanding of eligibility requirements and Medicaid benefits; to integrate Medicaid enrollment and education in health and other services by training and educating all care providers, including support staff, […]
A Novel Stigma Reduction Intervention for Caregivers of Chinese immigrants with Psychotic Disorders
An innovative, short-term intervention to decrease stigma among family caregivers was recently developed and pilot-tested. Based on Previous work on types and roots of stigma and on methods for stigma reduction, the intervention consists of three 90-minute group Psychoeducation sessions designed for relatives of Chinese immigrants with psychotic disorders. The intervention consisted of one session […]