Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements
2. I. Introduction
   1. A. Background Information
   2. B. Purpose of the Consultations
3. II. Consultation Methodology
   1. A. Consultation Plan
      1. i. Choosing communities for the consultation
      2. ii. Working with local partners
   2. B. Consultation Format and Questions
      1. i. Consultation format
      2. ii. Focus of the consultation questions
      3. iii. Consultation feedback
      4. iv. Consultation reports
   3. C. Consultation Participants
   4. D. Limitations of the Consultations
4. III. Consultation Outcomes
   1. A. Concepts of Health and Being Healthy
      1. i. Concepts of health
      2. ii. Strategies for staying in good health
      3. iii. Barriers to good health
   2. B. Learning and Getting Information about Health
      1. i. Most common ways of getting information about about HIV/AIDS
      2. ii. Barriers to accessing information about about HIV/AIDS
   3. C. Experiences with Health Services
      1. i. What is working well
      2. ii. Barriers
5. IV. Participants’ Recommendations for Strategies to Address Identified Barriers
   1. A. Health Literacy
   2. B. Developing and Sustaining Healthy Communities
      1. i. Public awareness
      2. ii. Sensitivity training for heath care professions and other institutions
   3. C. Strengthening the Capacity of Communities, Practitioners, and Public Agencies/Systems
      1. i. Public agencies and systems
      2. ii. Community involvement and outreach
      3. iii. Health care professionals with HIV expertise
6. V. Adult Working Group Recommendations for Setting a Knowledge Agenda
   1. A. Supporting Research
   2. B. Knowledge Mobilization
7. VI. Summary Statement
8. Appendix A: Adult Working Group Members
9. Appendix B: Sample Consent Questions
10. Appendix C: Consultation Questions
11. Appendix D: Participant Profiles