title: Churches United to Stop HIV (CUSH): a faith-based HIV prevention initiative.
abstract: In 1999, the Broward County Health Department and local community faith-based organizations collaborated to develop Churches United to Stop HIV (CUSH). CUSH has provided HIV prevention services to over 32,000 people, trained over 2,850 faith leaders, conducted over 1,000 risk assessments and provided HIV counseling and testing for over 825 people and technical assistance for 48 churches, including the development of a training manual. We report the development of this innovative program that demonstrates how collaborations between public health and faith-based organizations can connect science with communities.
authors.affiliation: Broward County Health Department, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. Lisa_Agate@doh.state.fl.us
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Agate
authors.forename: D'Mrtri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cato-Watson
authors.forename: Jolene M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: Gloria S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Vanice
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rolle
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Markland
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Roach
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D003376:Counseling; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support; D013664:Teaching Materials