COUNTIES IN SERVICE AREAS

   Bradford       Columbia        Lafayette        Gilchrist     Hamilton     

       Suwannee          Dixie              Levy              Union        Putnam              

· Peer group health education

· Peer individual health education

· Professional health counseling

· Referrals to social service agencies

· Referrals to health promotion and maintenance agencies

· Informal follow-up via street outreach

· Formal follow-up via telephone, surveys, internet, etc.

· Speakers bureau on health issues relevant to rural minorities

· Community needs assessments

· Health risk appraisals

· Select health screenings (i.e. blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol checks)

· Advocacy for the social and health care needs of rural minorities

· Clearinghouse for clients; written health education material on prevention strategies for the leading causes of death among minorities

· Clearinghouse for service providers; information about health care needs, health care access issues, and cultural norms of rural minorities