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. 2014;2(1):95-114.

Engaging Religious Institutions to Address Racial Disparities in HIV/AIDS: A Case of Academic-Community Partnership

Magdalena Szaflarski  1 , Lisa M Vaughn  2 , Camisha Chambers  3 , Mamie Harris  3 , Andrew Ruffner  4 , Yolanda Wess  4 , LaSharon Mosley  4 , Chandra Smith  5
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Engaging Religious Institutions to Address Racial Disparities in HIV/AIDS: A Case of Academic-Community Partnership

Magdalena Szaflarski et al. Int J Res Serv Learn Community Engagem. 2014.

Abstract

African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV among all racial and ethnic groups. Direct involvement of faith leaders and faith communities is increasingly suggested as a primary strategy to reduce HIV-related disparities, and Black churches are uniquely positioned to address HIV stigma, prevention, and care in African American communities. The authors describe an academic-community partnership to engage Black churches to address HIV in a predominantly African American, urban, southern Midwest location. The opportunities, process, and challenges in forming this academic-community partnership with Black churches can be used to guide future efforts toward engaging faith institutions, academia, and other community partners in the fight against HIV.

Keywords: Black churches; HIV/AIDS; community-engaged research.

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Framework for community-engaged research addressing HIV in African American faith communities.
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Map of the academic-community partnership addressing HIV in Cincinnati's African American faith communities. Academic disciplines/affiliations represented by the research and clinical partners are noted on the left.
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