Addressing AIDS Long-Term Care Issues through Education and Advocacy

The successful AIDS Long-Term Care Access Project (ALCAP) was initiated to meet the demand for access to long-term care for people with HIV in Chicago, IL. Established in 1990, the initiative started with an admirable clinical base of experience in HIV care and connection to a number of community-ba...

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Published in:Health & social work 1995-02, Vol.20 (1), p.75-80
Main Authors: Marder, Reggi, Linsk, Nathan L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - therapy
Advocacy
AIDS
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS/HIV
Care and treatment
Chicago
Community Relations
Conferences (Gatherings)
Educational Resources
Feasibility Studies
Federal Regulation
Health care
Health education
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospitals
Humans
Indexing in process
Long term care
Long term health care
Long-term care of the sick
Medical Services
Methods
Needs Assessment
Nursing Homes
Patient Advocacy
Patients
Private Agencies
Program Design
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Referral
Residential Institutions
Social Services
Social work
Social Work Department, Hospital
Telephone Surveys
U.S.A
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Summary:The successful AIDS Long-Term Care Access Project (ALCAP) was initiated to meet the demand for access to long-term care for people with HIV in Chicago, IL. Established in 1990, the initiative started with an admirable clinical base of experience in HIV care and connection to a number of community-based organizations. The program employed the eight steps described by Y. Hasenfeld in a program development framework: need assessment, support mobilization, task assignment for a board, mission development, fund raising, feasibility study, program implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854
DOI:10.1093/hsw/20.1.75