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Grant will allow agency to help area Hispanics cope with AIDS/HIV BY COURTNEY GA1LLARD THE CHRONICLE Imagine moving to a country where you didn't speak the native language. How would you land a job? How would your children adapt in school? What happens if you get sick? Even worse, what happens when you or a family member develops a terminal illness and you aren't atfcire that you are ill until it's too late? You are not yet a legal citizen of this country and there are laws to learn and insurance to obtain in spite of the language barrier. What would you do? AIDS Care Service in Win ston-Salem has decided to address this problem that is a reality for the local Latino com munity, where AIDS ia rapidly on the rise. The Dtike "Endows ment, the largest philanthropic foundation in the state, will allot $42,000 to the Forsyth Medical Center Foundation to give to a Spanish-speaking outreach proj ect of AIDS Care Service so that Hispanic Residents wjll have access to medical and social services. The outreach project was proposed by AIDS Care Service because, according to statistics from the medical community. Spanish speakers rarely get test ed for HIV or diagnosed as HIV positive until serious symptoms have developed. If diagnosed and treated in early enough stages of the disease. HIV-posi tive patients can add more years to their lives. Funds from the Duke Endowment will be used to hire a bilingual outreach worker, who will be responsible for contact ing local HIV-positive Latino people and their families. AIDS Care Services Executive Direc tor Larry Roth says that although the outreach worker will be faced with quite a chal lenge in establishing relation ships with the Latino communi ty in determining who is at risk for HIV/AIDS infection, which is essentially a secret, the impact of the efforts in saving and pro longing lives for HIV positive/AIDS patients will be tremendous. "This person (outreach worker) i$ going to have a lot of obstacles to overcome. There's a lot of stigma in the Spanish speaking community that sur rounds people with AIDS. Peo ple are still not out in the open about having a diagnosis like that," said Roth, who said many people are living with this dis ease and unaware of their condi tion. Factors such as a language barrier, the stigma about AIDS and a common mistrust of the government, along with secrecy, are what Roth blames for the escalating number of people with AIDS in me Latino com munity. Many people fear being reported to the government regarding their immigration sta tus once they go to the doctor for routine check-ups. But that is not the case, according to Roth, who says that . 80 percent of the Hispanic popu lation seeding medical attention already has full-blown AIDS after waiting too long to go to a doctor to be tested or treated. When the general population seeks medical attention, 80 per cent has not yet developed AIDS, which means the case is very treatable. Although research and stud ies on AIDS are ongoing. Roth indicated that the government's statistics cannot be trusted because they reflect numbers of only reported AIDS cases. Not everyone who is diagnosed with AIDS reports his or her case and not everyone who in fact has AIDS gets diagnosed. Roth and agencies such as AIDS Care pre fer to rely on statistics from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), which has estimated there are between 900.00 and I million (1 out 280 people) AIDS cases in the country. "The sole purpose of this grant is to reach out to these peo ple and let them know that they can get services without blowing their whole lives out of the water and let them know we are here to help." Roth said. "Our hope is the outreach worker will have ' enough of a reputation personal ly that people' will begin to trust us and understand that we are here to help and that is all we. want to do." Whether it's case manage ment. food, medical attention, sick housing or pharmacy needs. AIDS Care is willing to assist the various needs of people in the beginning stages and final days of living with HIV/AIDS. Roth and the rest of the staff at AIDS Care are very excited about the opportunity to reach out to members of the local Lati no community, particularly those who at risk for HIV/AIDS infection. -_? Christine Jolly. - associate director for programs and per sonnel for AIDS Care Service, is busy reviewing resumes of potential candidates to fill the ( outreach worker position. Jolly hopes to develop a solid and well-rounded description of services that will be needed from this future outreach worker by working closely with HIV/AIDS care-givers and social workers in the communi ty "We're hearing that a lot of the Latino population in the community are very uneducated about HIV. They need somebody to walk them through the sys tems and say. You need to go down to this clinic and get a doc tor's appointment or get this medication.' They need intro duction to the services that are already available," said Jolly, who explained that a good por tion of the outreach worker's time may be initially spent edu cating the community about the disease and lifestyle prevention tactics. "It's a very uncharted area that we are getting ready to go into but it's very exciting because we have a lot of support, especially from the hospitals, care-givers and the Hispanic community and Hispanic coali tion because they realize that it's a service that they need." Once the outreach worker is hired and the Latino AIDS proj ect continues to develop. Jolly says bilingual volunteers will be much needed at AIDS Care Ser vice to follow up and make sure they are in fact getting the serv ices they need as well as to pro vide support to people in their final days. For more information on AIDS Care Service Inc. or becoming a bilingual volunteer, call 777-0116. Jolly Roth NOTICE MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is seeking minority and women-owned firms (M/WBE) to bid on upcoming highway projects throughout the State. The Locations of the projects are: GOALS BY tc 2 0) ? O .2 PERCENT 11 I ? HURT a. O (E h -i 5 tu o 5 5 7.7311242 Caldwell Milling and resurfacing Various sections of US-32K English 59c 39c Watauga NC-268. US-64/NC-90. NC Wilkes 18. US-421 Business. NC-16 and 20 sections of secondary JBdfc : 8.1801401 Cleveland Grading, drainage, paving and Bridge over first Broad River Metric 10# structure and approaches on NC-10 near Polkville . *** MONDAY, February 18,2002 6 PM - MIDNIGHT *** North Raleigh Hilton ? 3415 Wake Forest Road ? Raleigh. N.C. LETTING DATE: February 19, 2002 Prime contractors will be available to receive quotes for truck ing, sub-contracting and materials. MAVBE's needing more information and/or technical assistance may come tp Room 522 to meet with representatives from the Bennington Corp., NCDOT's Supportive Services Provider. (919)832-6027 NCDOT Office of Civil Rights & Business Development 1,800?522-0453 Certification of highway contracting firms: Richard Chrisawn Certification of supply/service/enginftring firms: Robert Mathes Comments or concerns: "" Delano Rackard: Director NOTICE MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is seeking minority and women-owned firms (M/WBE) to bid on upcoming highway projects throughout the State. The Locations of the projects are: ? (U p ? t: 0) S 33 a o oo > ? o cc h 7.1621100 Carteret Resurfacing and pavement mark Craven Jones ings Lenoir Pamlico 8.1360901 jFranklin Grading, drainage.'paving and structure 6.402042T Wake Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.3511333 Durham Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.3611330 Franklin Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.3711329 Granville Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.3811332 Person Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.3921327 Vance Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.4111328 Warren Resurfacing, shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.4221177 Bladen Shoulder widening, resurfacing Columbus and .pavement-markings Robeson 7.4411178 Cumberland Shoulder widening, milling', resur HUrnett' facing and pavement markings 8.24?1102 Caswell Grading, drainage, paving and structure o 8.7349050 Guilford Pedestrian bridge 8.7358003 Richmond Widening, grading, drainage and paving 7.5211048 Hoke Resurfacing and pavement inark in^s 7.5421049 Lee Resurfacing and pavement mark 7.5511047 Montgomery Resurfacing shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.5611050 Moore Resurfacing shoulder reconstruc tion and pavement markings 7.5711059 Randolph Milling and resurfacing 7.5811050 Richmond Milling, resurfacing, shoulder reconstruction and pavement markings 7.5911042 Scotland Milling, resurfacing, shoulder reconstruction and pavement markings 8.2610502 Davie Grading, drainage, paving and structure 8.2640701 Stokes Grading, drainage, paving and structure 7.6011197 Davidson Milling, resurfacing and pavement markings 7.6221198 Forsyth Shoulder widening, milling, resur facing and pavement markings 7.6311199 Rowan Milling, resurfacing and pavement markings 7.6411200 Stokes Resurfacing and pavement mark ines 6.691003R Union Resurfacing and guardrail 7.6611235 Cabarnls Milling, shoulder reconstruction. resurfacing and pavement mark ; ill?S 7.6811237 Stanly Shoulder reconstruction, resurfac ing and pavement markings 5.702112M Surry Resurfacing (AST. triple seal) Alleghany Watauga Ashe, Avery, Wilkes Caldwell Yadkin 7.7011240 Alleghany Resurfacing Ashe 7.7021245 Ashe, Surry Resurfacing Alleghany Yadkin Caldwell 7.7211241 Avery Resurfacing WjitilJlCa 7.7411243 Surry Milling and resurfacing Yadkin c r GOALS BY 2 o ? PERCENT (T3 'I ? O tt ? UJ UJ UJ O ? C CD 03 tD -I 2 UJ o S S 4 sections of NC-55 and 30 English 8% 4% sections of secondary roads Bridge over Red Bud Creek Metric 10% and approaches on NC-58 near Nash County Line 15 sections of secondary roads English 8% 4% 1 section of NC-157 and 7 sec- English 8% 4% tions of secondary roads 1 section of NC-56.2 sections English 8% 4% of NC-39 and 5 sections of secondary roads 2 sections of NC-% and 2 sec- English 8% 4% tions of secondary roads I section of NC-57. I section English 8% 4% of US-158 and 6 sections of secondary roads 1 section of L'S-158 business English 8% 4% and 6 sections of secondary roads 2 sections of US-1 and 6 sec- English 8% 4% lions of secondary roads 14 sect ions of secondary roads English 8% 4% I section of NC-210. 2 sections English 8% 4% ofNC-27,1 section of US-301 and 24 sections of secondary roads * Bridge over Country Line Metric 10% Creek and approaches on SR 1597 near Yanceyville L'S-29 at SR-2835 English 10% " US-74 (Broad Street) from US- English 10% I to US-220 and US-220 from l'S-74 to Green Street [ 7 sections of secondary roads English 8% 4% III 4 sections of secondary roads English 8% 49c 1 section of NC-73. 1 section English 8?r 49c of NC-109 Bypass and 6 sec tions of secondary roads 2 sections of NC-73.2 sections English 8% 4% of NC-24/27,1 section of US 220 and 38 sections of second ?ir> rii.iiIs 1 section of NC-42.5 sections English 89c 4% of NC-22,3 sections 6f US 220 and 38 sections of second ary roads 2 sections of US-220. 1 section English 89c 4% 1 of US-74 business. 1 section of : NC-73 and 9 sections of sec | ondary roads 14 sections of US-74 and 12 English 89c 49c j sections of secondary roads | Bridge over Bear Creek and English 89c approaches on SR-1147 RC box culvert at Big Creek English 99c I and approaches SR-1400 12- sections of NC-109,5 sec- English 8# 49c tions of NC-68.1 section of NC-47.2 sections ofUS-29 Business and 23 sections of secondary roads 1 section of NC-67 and 32 sec- English 89c 49c tions of secondary roads 1 section of NC-801. 2 sections English 89c 4% of US-52.5 sections of US-29 and 25 sections of secondary 1Mb 1 section of NC-704 and 4 sec- English 89c 49c tions of secondary roads US-601 from South Carolina English 5% 3% state line to 1.6 miles south of US-74 in Monroe 4 sections of NC-73. 3 sections English .89c 49c of NC-136 and 9 sections of secondary roads 1 section of NC-740.1. section English 8% 49c ? of US-52 South and 10 sec tions of secondary roads 93 sections of secondary roads English 59c 3% v 1 seettionof NC-18. I section English 59c 3% of US-21. 3 sections of US 221. 1 section of NC-194. 1 section of US-221 Business and 8 sections of secondary roads 63 sections of secondary roads English 09c 09c 3 sections of US- 19E and NC- English 59c 39c 194. I section of NC-181 and NC-221 and US-421.2 sec tions of NC-105 and 8 sections of secondary roads I section of US-52 SBL. NC- English 5% 39c 89. US-21 Business/US-21 anil NC-67. 2 sections of US-601. 4 sections of US-21 JBusiness and 20 sections of secondary roads *** MONDAY, February 18,2002 6 PM ? MIDNIGHT *** North Raleigh Hilton - 3415 Wake Forest Road ? Raleigh. N.C. LETTING DATE: Eebruary 19, 2002 Prime contractors will be available to receive quotes for trucking, sub-contracting and materials. MAVBE's needing more information and/or technical assistance may come to Room 522 to meet with representatives from the Bennington Corp.. NCDOT's Sup portive Provider. (919)832-6027 NCDOT Office of Civil Rights & Business Development 1?800?522-0453 Certification of highway contracting firms: Richard Chrisawn (* A , j Certification of supply/service/engineering firms: Robert Mathes Comments or concerns: Delano Rackard: Director
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