Implementation of Peer Support Demonstration Project for HIV+ Caribbean Immigrants: A Descriptive Paper.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the Caribbean HIV Evaluation Support demonstration program, a five-site HRSA-funded demonstration project that aimed to implement a peer support intervention to help HIV-positive Caribbeans living in the United States. This paper provides a framework of the demonstration including the rationale for the program, program requirements, and eligibility of participants. In addition, this paper describes each of the five programs including, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Community Healthcare Network, New York, NY; University of Miami, Miami, FL; and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. The background of each program description includes: setting, theoretical frameworks, peer training, client recruitment & staffing and content of the intervention. Finally, lessons learned including the utility and feasibility of the peer-support intervention program is identified at the closing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]