Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) and the University of California, San

Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Culturally Appropriate Interventions of Outreach, Access and Retention Among Latino Populations Initiative

2nd All-Sites Meeting – June 19 and 20, 2014

University of California, Washington DC 1608 Rhode Island Ave NW Washington, DC20036

AGENDA

Meeting Objectives:

1. To review the overall initiative’s goals and objectives. 2. To become familiar with each site’s intervention implementation and evaluation plan. 3. To understand the cross-site evaluation plan and expectations for site participation. 4. To exchange ideas and information on study questions, data collection tools, and strategies. 5. To facilitate opportunities for site and ETAC linkages for technical support.

Day One: Thursday, June 19

8:30 Registration

8:45 General Welcome and Introductions Adan Cajina, SPNS; Jessica Xavier, SPNS; Janet Myers, ETAC

9:15 “Overview and Discussion: ETAC Multi-site Quantitative Evaluation and Data Collection Plan Update” Starley Shade and Wayne Steward

10:15 Break

10:30 Site Presentations – Focus on Intervention Development - Group 1 Bienestar Philadelphia FIGHT City of New York Gay Men’s Health Crisis Harlem United

12:00 Lunch (Box Lunches for Purchase)

1:30 Site Presentations – Focus on Intervention Development - Group 2 AIDS Project Los Angeles University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Hektoen Institute for Medical Research AIDS Foundation of Chicago AIDS Arms Incorporated

3:00 Break

3:15 “Overview and Discussion: ETAC Multi-site Qualitative Evaluation Plan Update” 1 Andrés Maiorana and Sophia Zamudio-Haas 4:30 Questions and Wrap-up 5:00 Adjourn

(Optional No-Host Dinner at Rice Restaurant)

Day Two: Friday, June 20

8:45am Introduction to Day Two Janet Myers and Wayne Steward

9:00 Break-Out Workgroups (Choose 1) Intervention 1: Peer-to-Peer Learning: Tailoring Interventions for Mexican Populations ETAC will present an overview of strategies for tailoring culturally appropriate interventions, taken from the literature. Sites will share their current plans, challenges, and questions regarding their tailoring efforts.

Intervention 2: Peer-to-Peer Learning: Strategies for Tailoring Interventions for Puerto Rican Populations ETAC will present an overview of strategies for tailoring culturally appropriate interventions, taken from the literature. Sites will share their current plans, challenges, and questions regarding their tailoring efforts.

10:10 Break-Out Workgroup Report-Back

10:30 Break

10:45 Break-Out Workgroups (Choose 1) Evaluation 1: Using ACASI to Administer Surveys in Community-based Settings The workgroup will provide an opportunity for sites to observe an ACASI demonstration and ask questions/bring up concerns.

Evaluation 2: Conducting Qualitative Research as Part of Site-specific Evaluation The workgroup will provide an opportunity for sites to check-in with plans, challenges and questions regarding their qualitative research efforts.

Noon Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 Round Robin – Plans and Discussion for Conducting Cross-site and Local Quantitative Evaluations These sessions will give sites a chance to describe their progress and seek peer support for implementing evaluations. Sites will also discuss coordination of referral systems in an effort to minimize cross- contamination of their evaluations if/when services are provided to the same client by several sites.

Group 1 Group 2 City of New York Bienestar Gay Men’s Health Crisis AIDS Project Los Angeles Harlem United AIDS Arms Incorporated Philadelphia FIGHT Hektoen Institute for Medical Research University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill AIDS Foundation of Chicago

3:00 Closing Comments 2 3:15 Adjourn