Brooklyn

1. I am a person living with HIV/AIDS

43%

I am a community provider

43%

Other

24%

*both PLWA & provider

9%

2. Before participating in this forum today, had you ever considered yourself an advocate?

Yes 

67%

No 

7%

*Identify as advocates for women's issues

30%

3.  As a result of this forum, do you think you will become more active in public policy?

Yes 

85%

No 

4%

Of the 4% who responded "no," many said they would continue their advocacy work in the same way, feeling that they were already very active.

4.This forum:

Provided me with new information

93%

Helped me to understand the policies that impact women living with HIV?AIDS

85%

Encouraged me to get more involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy

85%

Gave me the information I need to get training to become an HIV/AIDS advocate

83%

5. Do you feel that this forum should be repeated with updates in the future?

93%

#6 - What other topics in future forums would you like to hear about?

Alternative medicine (1)

Children & HIV (1)

Domestic Violence & HIV+ women (2)

Families & impact of HIV (1)

Foster Care (1)

Grief & loss (1)

Hep C (2)

Homelessness & HIV (1)

Housing (1)

Immigrants (2)* 

Lesbian (WSW) issues (3)

Mental health & Substance use (1)

Networking (1)

Services (1)

Women's health issues (1)

Women of color issues (1)

Youth (adolescents) (5)

*Specified Caribbean

# 7- How did you hear about this forum?

Email/List serve (3)

Flyer (3)

VOW (6)

Work/Supervisor (8)

Other (4)

8.  For service providers: How is this program going to change your work?

I will change the way that I counsel my clients and add getting involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy work

54%

I will not change the way that I counsel my clients about getting involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy work because,

7%

Of the 7% who responded in the negative, many indicated that they had no plans to change the way they work, as they felt that they were already communicating this information to their clients

Please rate the following: 

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Fair

The space where the forum was held

35%

39%

11%

4%

Location (How easy it was to get here)

48%

30%

13%

2%

Breakfast

37%

39%

15%

0%

Lunch

35%

28%

20%

4%

The forum folder we gave to you

57%

30%

7%

0%

The general materials of information

61%

22%

7%

0%

Organization of the forum

43%

30%

11%

2%

Please tell us how you enjoyed the following sessions:

Excellent, I really liked it

Liked it

No opinion

It was okay

Did

Didn't like it at all

Advocacy 101

50%

24%

9%

0%

0%

Government Policy

59%

22%

9%

0%

0%

Targeted Advocacy Sessions

Meet & Greet

46%

37%

2%

4%

0%

Intergenerational

41%

35%

9%

0%

0%

Women & Families

50%

22%

2%

0%

0%

Incarcerated women

63%

9%

4%

0%

0%

Immigrant women

41%

20%

2%

2%

0%

Harm reduction

37%

20%

4%

0%

0%

Faith communities

30%

11%

2%

0%

0%

Queens

1. I am a person living with HIV/AIDS

40%

I am a community provider

40%

Other

25%

2. Before participating in this forum today, had you ever considered yourself an advocate?

Yes

55%

No

15%

*Identify as advocates for women's issues

45%

3.  As a result of this forum, do you think you will become more active in public policy?

Yes

85%

No

0%

4.This forum:

Provided me with new information

85%

Helped me to understand the policies that impact women living with HIV?AIDS

95%

Encouraged me to get more involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy

85%

Gave me the information I need to get training to become an HIV/AIDS advocate

85%

5. Do you feel that this forum should be repeated with updates in the future?

100%

#6 - What other topics in future forums would you like to hear about?

Clinical trials (3)

Domestic Violence & HIV+ women (1)

Ex-offenders  & HIV (1)

Housing (1)

Immigrants (1)

Mental health & Substance use (2)

Microbicides (1)

Physical effects of HIV (1)

Services (1)

Women's health issues (2)

Women's leadership (1)

Youth (adolescents) (1)

# 7- How did you hear about this forum?

Email/List serve (1)

Flyer (2)

VOW (4)

Word of mouth (7)

Work/Supervisor (3)

Other (1)

8. For service providers: How is this program going to change your work? 

I will change the way that I counsel my clients and add getting involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy work

40%

I will not change the way that I counsel my clients about getting involved in HIV.AIDS advocacy work because,

5%

Please rate the following: 

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Fair

Poor

The space where the forum was held

50%

25%

5%

0%

0%

Location (How easy it was to get here)

15%

15%

35%

5%

15%

Breakfast

45%

30%

0%

5%

0%

Lunch

40%

15%

5%

0%

5%

The forum folder we gave to you

60%

10%

10%

10%

0%

Organization of the forum

50%

20%

5%

5%

0%

Please tell us how you enjoyed the following sessions:

Excellent, I really liked it

Liked it

No opinion

It was okay

Didn't like it at all

Government Policy

50%

20%

10%

0%

0%

Advocacy 101

55%

15%

5%

0%

0%

Targeted Advocacy Sessions

Immigrant women

45%

20%

5%

0%

0%

Incarcerated women

50%

20%

0%

0%

0%

Harm reduction

45%

15%

0%

0%

0%

Women & Families

40%

15%

0%

0%

0%

Intergenerational

35%

15%

5%

0%

0%

Faith communities

40%

15%

0%

0%

0%

Bronx

1. I am a person living with HIV/AIDS

47%

I am a community provider

39%

Other

25%

*both PLWA & provider

6%

2. Before participating in this forum today, had you ever considered yourself an advocate?

Yes

67%

No

6%

*Identify as advocates for women's issues

22%

3.  As a result of this forum, do you think you will become more active in public policy?

Yes

81%

No

3%

4.This forum:

Provided me with new information

92%

Helped me to understand the policies that impact women living with HIV?AIDS

92%

Encouraged me to get more involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy

97%

Gave me the information I need to get training to become an HIV/AIDS advocate

89%

5. Do you feel that this forum should be repeated with updates in the future?

89%

#6 - What other topics in future forums would you like to hear about?

Alternative medicine (1)

Disclosure (3)

Domestic Violence & HIV+ women (1)

Ex-offender issues (2)

Funding (2)

Hep C (1)

Housing (3)

Insurance (1)

Medications (1)

Mental health & Substance use (1)

Palliative Care (1)

Prevention (2)

Senior & HIV (1)

Skin disorders (1)

Support Groups (1)

Women of color issues (1)

Youth (adolescents) (1)

# 7- How did you hear about this forum?

Email/List serve (3)

Flyer (3)

VOW (10)

Word of mouth (12)

Work/Supervisor (6)

Other (1)

8.  For service providers: How is this program going to change your work? 

I will change the way that I counsel my clients and add getting involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy work

47%

I will not change the way that I counsel my clients about getting involved in HIV.AIDS advocacy work because,

6%

Please rate the following: 

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Fair

The space where the forum was held

36%

44%

6%

6%

Location (How easy it was to get here)

53%

39%

6%

0%

Breakfast

36%

42%

14%

6%

Lunch

47%

17%

3%

0%

The forum folder we gave to you

58%

39%

0%

0%

The general materials of information

61%

33%

3%

0%

Organization of the forum

53%

36%

6%

0%

Please tell us how you enjoyed the following sessions:

Excellent, I really liked it

Liked it

No opinion

It was okay

Didn't like it at all

Advocacy 101

56%

28%

0%

6%

0%

Government Policy

58%

25%

0%

3%

0%

Targeted Advocacy Sessions

Meet & Greet

44%

28%

0%

3%

3%

Intergenerational

42%

31%

0%

6%

0%

Women & Families

33%

22%

0%

0%

0%