biographical sketch
NAME
POSITION TITLE

Apolonia Hernandez, MPH

Promovision Lead Trainer


EDUCATION/TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE
YEAR(s)
FIELD OF STUDY

Universidad Autónoma de
CD. Juárez, Chih., México

MPH

1999

Public Health

XUniversidad Autónoma de
CD. Juárez, Chih., México

BA
1994

Sociology

Universidad Autónoma de
CD. Juárez, Chih., México
Associates
1982
Social Worker

Professional Experience

YRS
POSITION TITLE

1996 to date

Promovision Lead Trainer, USMBHA– El Paso, Texas

1994-1995

Coordinator, AIDS Training & Resource Center, Programa Compañeros , A. C.
CD. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Research Assistant, Immigrant Women and Sexual Risk Taking funded by NIDA in collaboration with the University of Texas at San Antonio
1991-1993

Program Coordinator, Prevention of HIV/AIDS Among Women with Injectinguahua, Mexico

1989-1990

Community Worker (Promotora) in HIV Prevention Among Women with Multiple Sex Partners, Programa Compañeros, A. C.
CD. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico


SAMPLE OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Hernandez Apolonia, Ortiz Melchor, Ferreira Joao ( July 1999) HIV/AIDS Evaluation of the HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Conducted by Health Workers from the Compañeros Program

Ramos Rebeca, Hernández Apolonia, Ferreira Joao, Ortiz Melchor, Gallegos Gerlinda (October 2006) Promovision: Designing a Capacity-Building Program to strengthen and Expand the Role of Promotores in HIV Prevention.


SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Workshop for Fundamentals of HIV Prevention Counseling,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Long Beach, CA

Using the National AIDS Council of Mexico, Materials for Migrant Populations
El Paso, Texas

Training of Trainers in Non-formal Education
CD. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

The Use of Social Theories in Prevention
CD. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Training for Peer Educators in STI/AIDS Prevention
Hispanic HIV/AIDS Instructor Training, American Red Cross
El Paso, Texas

AIDS Outreach and Prevention for the IV Drug Users, NIDA
CD. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico