Saving future generations HIV & faith engagement initiative - the balm in gilead, INC proposes to conduct a series of events to disseminate let?s stop HIV together campaigns and other centers for…

Saving future generations HIV & faith engagement initiative - the balm in gilead, INC proposes to conduct a series of events to disseminate let?s stop HIV together campaigns and other centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) resources to 201,936 african americans residents of 13 communities in five contiguous southern states ? North carolina, south carolina, georgia, alabama and mississippi. African americans in these communities have a disproportionately high rate of new HIV cases. They also suffer from many of the social determinants of health such as poverty, that increase their risk for HIV infection. The balm will employ a faith-based approach to dissemination and partner the health ministries of 13 congregations that are part of the african american denominational leadership health initiative (aadlhi) which brings together the health ministries of the african methodist episcopal zion church (amez) and the christian methodist episcopal church (CME). The balm and health ministry staff will design a series of dissemination events featuring the following together topics: patient-centered care, general HIV prevention; prevention communication; condoms; PEP; prep; stigma; testing/screening; self-testing; treatment and viral suppression. The list of events that will be held during each project year are: ?a webinar series for healthcare and social service providers?regional HIV prevention virtual summit ?26 virtual events targeting african americans in the 13 project communities?26 in-person events that engage african americans in faith-based settings in the 13 project communities?13 virtual competitions targeting african american youth in the 13 project communities?26 in-person HIV prevention community events held in collaboration with local partners in the 13 project communities the desired outcomes that we want to achieve by 9/30/26 are as follows:?reach 10% of african americans residing in the target communities with let?s stop HIV together messages and materials and other CDC resources ?expose 100% of all minority-serving health care and social service providers practicing in the project?s target areas let?s stop HIV together messages and materials and other CDC resources ?increase by 25% the number of african americans who seek HIV-related information from the project. ?engage at least one local government agency, two community-based organizations, two healthcare providers, and one faith-based organization in each of the 13 target communities to disseminate let?s stop HIV together messages and materials?increase by 25% the number of african americans in the target communities who receive an HIV test.