Minority AIDS Project

A Good Idea

Description

Minority AIDS Project (MAP), established in 1985, was created to address the needs of individuals within the African American and Latino communities who are living with HIV/AIDS. MAP has provided a continuum of services that offers comprehensive wrap around HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services for low-income people of color who experience multiple vulnerabilities and are at high risk of HIV infection or transmission within Central and South Central Los Angeles.

Goal / Mission

The Minority AIDS Project's mission is to reduce suffering and deaths due to HIV infection in the African-American and Latino communities by making HIV/AIDS education and related health services available and accessible.

Impact

The Minority AIDS Project provides services and outreach efforts to predominantly African-American and Latino individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the underserved communities of Central and South Central Los Angeles.

Results / Accomplishments

The Minority AIDS Project provides prevention services, treatment adherence, mental health services, case management, substance abuse screenings, food, clothing, transportation, health education, transgender services, and in-home nursing care to more than 1,200 clients living with HIV/AIDS per month. The African-American community accounts for 75% of the client population and the Latino community represents 21% of the population served by the organization.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Minority AIDS Project
Primary Contact
Victor P. McKamie
5149 West Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles
CA, 90016-3836
323-936-4949
vmckamie@map-usa.org
Topics
Health / Immunizations & Infectious Diseases
Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Organization(s)
Minority AIDS Project
Date of implementation
1985
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Los Angeles, CA
For more details
http://www.minorityaidsproject.org/english/index.h...
Target Audience
Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.