This document is a result of an ongoing dialogue with and within the Latino community. Latino staff of the CDC National TA Providers’ Network for Community Planning collaborated at various regional/national meetings to facilitate workgroups and conference sessions on the Latino experience in the community planning process. These individuals represented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Academy for Educational Development, the National Association of People with AIDS, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, the National Minority AIDS Council, and the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association.

The workgroup and conference sessions produced input on barriers and recommendations for recruitment and retention. In addition, there was an open call to solicit other models of Latino involvement. The U.S. Census Bureau and CDC contributed census and epidemiologic data. In addition, this report contains CPG membership data complied from membership grids submitted to CDC by the health departments. All of this information was compiled into this document for CPGs; Latino CPG members; health departments supporting the work of their state, local, and territorial CPGs; and members of the Latino community who are not yet members of CPGs. It provides information on barriers to Latino recruitment and retention on CPGs; suggests strategies to increase Latino representation; and provides recommendations for an inclusive process.

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