Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs

Funded under the Wisconsin Division of Health, the program works in close collaboration with UMOS Case Management and other client programs. 
The program offers free individualized, anonymous, and confidential HIV pretest counseling, testing, and post-test counseling in English and Spanish.

One of three migrant demonstration programs in the country, this limited term demonstration program focused on rapid HIV testing of Hispanic migrants and African born immigrants in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota. UMOS tested 3,199 migrants and immigrants during the program’s duration.

This program is funded under the Ryan White Consortium in coordination with ARCW. UMOS provided individualized case management services designed to meet the needs of 65 cumulative Hispanic clients and their families living with AIDS through culturally specific, bilingual case management services.

Funded under the Wisconsin Division of Health, UMOS staff provided over 5,000 culturally competent, one-on-one and group bilingual AIDS/HIV/STD prevention education, intervention and risk reduction sessions to 503 unduplicated clients engaging in high risk activities within the Hispanic community, resulting in 90% of the participants demonstrating at least one at risk reduction skill.

A comprehensive teen-to-teen mentoring program exceed their goals by providing over 900 hours of bilingual tobacco and HIV/AIDS/STD prevention education to over 3,000 teens through outreach by trained multi-cultural teen mentors in Milwaukee County.

Funded under the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board, through the Wisconsin Hispanic Tobacco Prevention Network, UMOS involved the community in the development of strategic plans and interventions to negate the effects of smoking on children. UMOS staff also advocated for a smoke-free environment and provided prevention education outreach to the Hispanic Community. In 2006, tobacco prevention education sessions were provided to 2,738 migrant and Hispanic adults.

Training and technical assistance and resources on Hispanic health-related issues and needs such as cultural competency, health disparities, and Hispanic outreach were made available. In addition, access to education information sessions on diabetes, hepatitis, cancer, TB, asthma, mental heath, nutrition, immunizations, and other health and wellness areas were also available on an appointment basis.

Consortium, the Minority Health Leadership Council. Staff also participated on the Wisconsin Tobacco Disparities and Cancer Control Review and Migrant Coalition Committees. For more information call 414-389-6500.