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Title: Yolanda Cavalier, MPH Project Officer Health Resources and Services Administration HIV AIDS Bureau U


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Yolanda Cavalier, MPHProject OfficerHealth
Resources and Services Administration HIV/ AIDS
Bureau US Department of Health and Human
ServicesDivision of Training and Technical
Assistance HIV Education Branch August, 2006
Peer Education Training Sites (PETS) Resource
and Evaluation Center (REC)
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Goals
  • To understand the rationale for the PETS/REC
  • To receive a history of the program
  • To understand the evolution of PETS/REC program

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Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
(CARE) Act
  • The PETS/REC program is funded through the
    Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) and implemented
    through the Health Resources and Services
    Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division
    of Training and Technical Assistance , HIV
    Education Branch

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PETS/REC History
  • In 1999, HRSA funded the Targeted Provider
    Education Program (TPED) as a complement to the
    AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC), the
    National Resource Center (NRC) and the National
    Minority AIDS Education Training Center (NMAETC).
  • These programs provide training activities aimed
    primarily at health care providers (i.e.,
    physicians, physician assistants, nurses,
    advanced practice nurses, clinical pharmacists
    and oral health professionals).
  • For more info. See
  • National Resource Center www.aids-ed.org
  • National Minority AETC - www.nmaetc.org
  • National Resource Center - www.aidsetc.org

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PETS/REC History
  • TPED target group
  • case managers peer counselors mental health
    professionals social workers health educators
    Healthy Start, WIC, and community health center
    workers dietitians and nutritionists substance
    abuse providers home health care workers prison
    discharge planners and health care providers
    outreach workers treatment educators and
    immigration and migrant health workers.

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PETS/REC History
  • HRSA, in reevaluating the training needs for the
    entire team of providers that provide Ryan White
    CARE Act services, yielded the following
    important findings that served as the rationale
    for the development of the TPED and PETS/REC
    Programs

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PETS/REC History
  • Fewer training resources will be available for
    training non-clinical providers through AETC
    programs.
  • The work of medical care providers, as defined by
    the AETC program guidance, is strengthened by the
    efforts of all members of the health care and
    support services team.
  • Encouraging members of minority and
    disproportionately affected populations to enter
    and stay in health care will require a
    multidisciplinary approach.

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PETS/REC History
  • The clinical management of HIV disease,
    particularly the use of HAART and related
    adherence issues will require that all members of
    the clinical and support services team be
    knowledgeable about the importance of adherence
    in order to support HIV positive persons to
    comply with complicated regimens and cope with
    potential side effects.
  • The training and outreach requirements for
    non-clinical professionals and paraprofessionals
    are different from the training needs of
    clinicians who receive training through the
    AETCs.

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PETS/REC Purpose
  • To increase the number of HIV/AIDS peer treatment
    educators
  • To assist a Resource and Evaluation Center (REC)
    in coordinating the collection, evaluation, and
    dissemination of training and professional tools
    among the PETS

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PETS/REC Peer Educator Defined
  • Individuals who are affected by or infected with
    HIV, share similar background characteristics
    with the clients being served, and are not
    clinically trained health care professionals
  • They may be peer counselors community health
    workers or promotoras outreach workers
    treatment educators HIV peer educators, consumer
    trainers, and peer advocates.

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PETS/REC The Beginning
  • In 2002, HRSA funded the first PETS/REC program
  • The first group of PETS (Duke, Shanti, AIDS
    Foundation Houston, Circulo) trained over 2,000
    peers and developed curricula targeting
    incarcerated populations, African-Americans,
    Hispanic, community-based peers, peers involved
    in clinical teams

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PETS/REC 20022005
  • During the first year of funding, each PET
    designed a curriculum which focused on their
    particular target population
  • Each PET worked collaboratively with local
    Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to locate
    peers to train, to place peers following training
    in CBOs and to refer peers and their clients to
    services
  • The REC assisted the PETS in developing their
    curricula and worked with all four PETS to
    conduct a cross-site evaluation

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PETS/REC 2005-2010
  • New focus on replicating peer education models

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PETS/REC 2005-2010
  • Year One
  • Each PET Site provides peer education and
    training to increase the number of peer educators
    in their service area

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PETS/REC 2005-2010
  • Year Two
  • Each PET site trains CARE Act funded
    organizations including other AIDS Serving
    Organizations (ASOs) to properly utilize peer
    educators and incorporate them into an HIV
    clinical care management
  • Each PET Site replicates their HIV Peer Education
    model by providing training to look-alike
    organizations

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PETS/REC Grantees
  • American Red Cross, St. Louis Chapter
  • Center for Health Training
  • The Trustees of Columbia University/Harlem
    Hospital
  • Health Watch Information Promotion (REC)

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Lotus ProjectCenter for Health Training
  • Location Oakland, CA
  • Project Focus Train HIV women of color
    especially African-Americans and Latinas as peer
    educators
  • Contact Patricia Blackburn, email
    Blackburn_at_jba-cht.com, Phone 510-835-3700

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PACT ProjectHarlem Hospital
  • Location New York, NY
  • Project Focus Train peers working with minority
    populations infected with HIV
  • Contact
  • Paul Colson (Pwc2_at_columbia.edu) or Tara
    Herlocher (PeerNYC_at_hotmail.com)
  • Phone 212-939-8241

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People to PeopleAmerican Red Cross, St. Louis
Chapter Kansas City Free Clinic
  • Location St. Louis, MO
  • Project Focus Train HIV peers and near peers
    who reflect the epidemic in the St. Louis
    metropolitan area
  • Contact American Red Cross, St. Louis Phone
    314-516-2761 or KCFree Phone 816-753-5144

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REC Health Watch Information and Promotion
Services, Inc
  • Location New York,NY
  • Project Focus
  • Provide technical assistance and logistics
    coordination to the PETS concerning curriculum
    development
  • Conduct local evaluation and develop education
    and evaluation tools
  • Coordinate and conduct the cross-site evaluation
  • Disseminate information and look-alike training
  • Coordinate knowledge transfers among the PETS
  • Contact Mapple Walker, email
    mwalker_at_hwatch.org, Phone 212-564-7199

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Trends
  • To lead people, walk beside them... As for the
    best leaders, the people do not notice their
    existence.... When the best leader's work is done
    the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'
  • Lao Tzu

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Contact Information
  • Yolanda Cavalier
  • 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm 7-46
  • Rockville, MD 20857
  • Telephone 301/443-8045
  • Email ycavalier_at_hrsa.gov
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