Advocacy Plan

Kailey Montalto & Alisa

Sponseller
Advocacy Plan # 29:
Persons in assisted living
communities are placing themselves
at risk for infection with HIV because
of lack of knowledge regarding safer
sex practices.
The problem

Lack of education
surrounding:
-Safe Sex Practices
-HIV/AIDS
 -Providing information
about safer sex
practices and HIV/AIDS.

The solution -Promoting services

currently offered at the
community health
department.
 The Stakeholders
Who are the people that will help & benefit from this plan?

The
Administrator The Faculty The Residents The Families
Jason Alexander will be Include Ronda Hillman, Staying healthier by Knowing the residents
the one to help Director of Nursing & understanding safe sex are safe and are being
implement the Heather Parkhurst, the practices and knowing looked after in terms of
program. He can bring director of marketing. how to take control of sexual health can
it to the board (if there Helps the residents their sexual health. provide peace and less
is one) and inform the practice the information. health problems in the
staff. Also benefiting from future.
potential health care
 Road to Implementation
The steps to providing a healthier environment at The Laurels of Mount
Pleasant

Step One Step Three

Send letter to the Provide information.
Stakeholder.

1 2 3 4

Step Two Step Four

Set up meeting with living Follow up
facility.
 Statistics & Facts
Experts project that in 2017,

Why is this 50% of all people in the U.S.

living with HIV will be over

important? 50.
 Statistics & Facts
Currently in Isabella county,
there are 33 cases of HIV. The
surrounding areas include 11
(Clare), 7 or 15 cases.
Why is this 16% of the county's

important?
population is 65 or older.
(1,570,671 people)
42% of Americans living with
Diagnosed HIV are 50 or
older.
 Statistics & Facts
People in an assisted living
home are more likely to

Why is this engage in unprotected sex

because

important? -no risk of pregnancy

-uneducated of risks
-fear of judgement
 Statistics & Facts
Older women have less
vaginal lubrication causing an
increased risk of vaginal
tearing, leading to exposure
of blood and body fluids

Why is this Older immune systems are

less able to fight off infection
important? Underlying health conditions
can make us more likely to
contract communicable
diseases
Changes in the skin make it
easier for the virus to enter.
Tools to Success
Encouraging
Providing Services: Current
Letter to the
information: services offered at
Stakeholder:
Brochures and Central Michigan
Statistics, plan
Handout District Health
and cost
Department
Letter to
Stakeholder
Brochure
s&
Handout
s
Current
Services
 The Central Michigan District

What Health Department currently

offers a program on HIV/AIDS

services are This program is aimed at

improving the quality of life
currently for someone living with
HIV/AIDS or a loved one living
offered? with HIV/AIDS.
 This program offers ...
-HIV/AIDS education on
What effects

services are
-Discussing & Understanding
medical needs and treatments

currently -Discussing fears around

HIV/AIDS

offered? -Help with financial planning

-Discover other community
resources
-Education & Risk reduction
Where to
Find Help
Future
Health of Faculty &
Success Residents
By implementing this
program, long term
positive effects include
good health of the faculty
and residents, saving Save $$$
long term money for
health care and overall
quality of living in the
assisted living facility.

Quality of Living
 Recap
- Statistics
:
Letter to Stakeholder, Information (safe sex
brochure & HIV/AIDS brochure), Where to get
Tested
Encourage current services offered at
Central Michigan District Health Department
 This plan is appealing
because of its short
implementation time and low
cost.
Sources
https://www.avert.org/learn-
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/inde
share/hiv-fact-sheets/safer-sex
x.html

http://www.cmdhd.org/hiv-testing-an
http://www.laurelsofmtpleasant.
d-counseling
com/
http://www.cmdhd.org/case-
management
https://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/o
sr/CHI/POP/PO15CO1.htm

http://www.statimetric.com/hiv/cou
nty/26073