Janet Heitgerd

TL;DR: In this article, the development of a social vulnerability index (SVI) from 15 census variables at the census tract level for use in emergency management is described, and the potential value of the SVI by exploring the impact of Hurricane Katrina on local populations.

TL;DR: This framework and lessons learned may also, in this era of performance measurement and public accountability, be generalizable beyond HIV prevention to the comprehensive and strategic evaluation of other politically complex, publically-funded disease prevention and health promotion programs.

TL;DR: The team used a data driven review process, i.e., comprehensive review of surveillance, epidemiologic, and programmatic data, to explore key questions from the literature on factors associated with HIV diagnoses among Hispanic/Latino MSM and to inform the approach.

TL;DR: This project demonstrates that CBOs can successfully collect and report longitudinal outcome monitoring data and shows that participants in the outcome monitoring project reported decreased sexual risk behaviors over time, including fewer number of partners and any unprotected sex events.

TL;DR: Despite limitations, the indicators selected sparked the regular, proactive integration and review of monitoring data, facilitating a more effective use of data in HIV prevention community planning.