ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HIV COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS- A NATIONWIDE SURVEY

A national survey was conducted to (a) ascertain the status of HIV pre vention among community-based organizations targeting APIs in the Unit ed States, (b) define technical assistance needs among these organizat ions, and (c) determine their involvement in the HIV community plannin g process. Of the 80 surveys sent out, 49 (61%) completed responses we re received. Filipinos, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodians, and multiraci als were the subpopulations targeted the most often, and, not surprisi ng, Tagalog, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Korean and Ja panese were the Asian languages most widely in use. Gay men, bisexual men, and youth were targeted most frequently by HIV prevention efforts . Of all the largest ethnic subpopulations, Asian Indian is the only g roup with no community-based organization that exclusively targets the m for HN prevention. More than 95% of respondents reported conducting some type of evaluation; the size of the budget and organization often determined the evaluation strategies used. Program development, staff development, and program evaluation were the most frequently reported areas of technical assistance requested. A majority of the respondent s (79 %) reported being involved with the HIV prevention community pla nning process where APIs were represented on state/local community pla nning groups, they did not rate the performance of the community plann ing process highly. We recommend providing technical assistance in fun d-raising, program evaluation, and participation in the HIV community planning process.