title: Care system assessment findings in Orange County, California.
abstract: This article describes how the Care System Assessment Demonstration (CSAD) was applied to the Ryan White Care System in Orange County, California. Data were collected for the project using the Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation (RARE) assessment methods plus document reviews. The RARE methods were used to gather data from people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), cultural experts and service providers. Information from the contextual assessment and the system assessment were combined and presented to a group of community stakeholders representing PLWH and their families and service providers. Three recommendations were forwarded to the HIV Planning Council for implementation.
authors.affiliation: GHS Consulting, Irvine, California, USA. mwatson@ghsconsult.com
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D002140:California; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003256:Community Participation; D054521:Cultural Competency; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States