title: What's God got to do with it? Engaging African-American faith-based institutions in HIV prevention.
abstract: African-Americans are disproportionately infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Although faith-based institutions play critical leadership roles in the African-American community, the faith-based response to HIV/AIDS has historically been lacking. We explore recent successful strategies of a citywide HIV/AIDS awareness and testing campaign developed in partnership with 40 African-American faith-based institutions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city with some of the USA's highest HIV infection rates. Drawing on important lessons from the campaign and subsequent efforts to sustain the campaign's momentum with a citywide HIV testing, treatment and awareness programme, we provide a road map for engaging African-American faith communities in HIV prevention that includes partnering with faith leaders, engaging the media to raise awareness, destigmatising HIV/AIDS and encouraging HIV testing, and conducting educational and HIV testing events at houses of worship. African-American faith-based institutions have a critical role to play in raising awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and reducing racial disparities in HIV infection.
authors: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. amy_nunn@brown.edu
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Nunn
authors: Alexandra
authors: A
authors: Cornwall
authors: Gladys
authors: G
authors: Thomas
authors: Pastor Leslie
authors: PL
authors: Callahan
authors: Pastor Alyn
authors: PA
authors: Waller
authors: Rafiyq
authors: R
authors: Friend
authors: Pastor Jay
authors: PJ
authors: Broadnax
authors: Timothy
authors: T
authors: Flanigan
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D002977:Clergy; D019058:Community Networks; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008403:Mass Screening; D015143:Philadelphia; D016730:Program Development; D012067:Religion
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