title: Engaging African American Faith-Based Organizations in Adolescent HIV Prevention.
abstract: To reduce current HIV disparities among African American youth, it is imperative to find effective ways to extend the reach of evidence-based HIV prevention. One promising community resource to support this effort is faith-based organizations (FBOs), a credible and respected resource in the African American community. This paper describes the experiences, perceptions, and challenges that African American FBOs and faith leaders face in engaging in adolescent HIV prevention and highlights facilitators and barriers to implementing HIV prevention in African American FBOs. The findings suggest that African American FBOs and faith-based leaders are uniquely positioned to be instrumental resources in reducing African American youth HIV disparities.
authors.affiliation: Developmental and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO, 64108, USA, bwoodsjaeger@cmh.edu.
authors.forename: Briana A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Woods-Jaeger
authors.forename: Mamie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taggart
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riggins
authors.forename: Alexandra F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Lightfoot
authors.forename: Melvin R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D055815:Young Adult