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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