2005 Visitation Valley SCAN Presentation

Visitacion Valley: 

Visitacion Valley Report Back from the Community Liaison /Membership Committee HIV Prevention Planning Council July 14th, 2005

Where is Visitacion Valley?: 

Where is Visitacion Valley? Southeastern corridor of San Francisco Has the reputation as SF’s most overlooked eastern neighborhood Geographically isolated region Links Daly City and Brisbane to San Francisco

Who Lives in Visitacion Valley (Source: San Francisco Planning Dept.): 

Who Lives in Visitacion Valley (Source: San Francisco Planning Dept.) Population size = 14,000 57% Asian (includes Chinese, Filipino, Samoan) 16% Latino 14% White 13% African American Other sources state that approximately 7% of population is of 2 or more ethnicities.

Visitacion Valley Basics: 

Visitacion Valley Basics Sunnydale, predominantly a public housing neighborhood. (Pop = 2000) Little Hollywood- nestled between highway 101 and the industrial quarter of Vis Valley McLaren Park, 2nd largest park in SF- which connects Visitacion Valley to the Excelsior & Portola districts

Visitacion Valley Basics (cont.): 

Visitacion Valley Basics (cont.) Very young- 22% of population are under 18; 10% are 18-24 years old Population is of lower income. 20% of households in this community make less than 15K a year Large immigrant community. At Vis Valley Elementary School, 63% of the students are learning English as a second language.

HIV/AIDS in Visitacion Valley: 

HIV/AIDS in Visitacion Valley Sources: 2004 Annual Report of HIV/AIDS Epidemiology 1981-2000 Atlas of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco, SFDPH

HIV/AIDS in Visitacion Valley: 

HIV/AIDS in Visitacion Valley In 2004, according to the HIV/AIDS Statistics & Epidemiology Section, in Visitacion Valley there were: 71 living HIV cases 33 living AIDS cases

Distribution of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, 2004: 

Distribution of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, 2004

Distribution of Unmet Need for Medical Care among HIV/AIDS Cases, 2003: 

Distribution of Unmet Need for Medical Care among HIV/AIDS Cases, 2003

Use of HAART among Persons Living with AIDS, 1996-2004: 

Use of HAART among Persons Living with AIDS, 1996-2004

Survival among persons diagnosed with AIDS, 1996-2004: 

Survival among persons diagnosed with AIDS, 1996-2004

Key Points to Consider(source: 1981-2000 Atlas of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco, SFDPH: 

Key Points to Consider (source: 1981-2000 Atlas of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco, SFDPH Visitacion Valley has a significant number of African Americans living with AIDS IDU AIDS cases are concentrated in the TL, SOMA, Western Addition, Bayview, and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases : 

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Source: San Francisco Annual STD Summary, 2002

Issues Impacting HIV Prevention Efforts raised by the Violence Prevention Collaborative (VPC) & Community Liaison/Membership Committee : 

Issues Impacting HIV Prevention Efforts raised by the Violence Prevention Collaborative (VPC) & Community Liaison/Membership Committee Few agencies in area provide HIV/STD prevention Violence Turf/safety issues Lack of public transportation Language barriers Lack of collaboration/coordinated efforts

Recommendations for Addressing Health Disparities from VPC & Community Liaison/Membership Committee: 

Recommendations for Addressing Health Disparities from VPC & Community Liaison/Membership Committee Health clinic in Sunnydale, or other location, based on input from future focus groups Community building activities Harm reduction efforts/DOPE Project Needle Exchange Culturally specific health services Youth employment/job training skills Mobile services

Visitacion Valley Violence Prevention Collaborative (VCP) is:: 

Visitacion Valley Violence Prevention Collaborative (VCP) is: VVCRP Heritage Homes & Britton Court Geneva Valley Development Corporation Visitacion Valley Jobs Education & Training Chinese for Affirmative Action OMI Family Resource Center Youth Opportunities of San Francisco Visitacion Valley Community Beacon Center Polly’s Family Center Goodwill Industries

(cont.): 

(cont.) Mayors Office of Criminal Justice/Gang Free Visitation Valley Boys & Girls Clubs S. F. Police Department CLAER Sunnydale Tenant Association Visitacion Valley Rover Program S.F. District Attorney Office Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services SFDPH Senior Action Network Visitacion Valley Community Family Center

Lessons from the Geese: 

Lessons from the Geese Fact: As each goose flaps its wings , it creates an "uplift" for the birds that follow. By fly-ing in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.

Lessons from the Geese: 

Lessons from the Geese Lesson learned: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another.