Szaflarski Magdalena, Vaughn Lisa M, Chambers Camisha, Harris Mamie, Ruffner Andrew, Wess Yolanda, Mosley LaSharon, Smith Chandra
University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati.
Int J Res Serv Learn Community Engagem. 2014;2(1):95-114.
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.
在所有种族和族裔群体中，非裔美国人面临着最沉重的艾滋病毒负担。越来越多的人建议让宗教领袖和宗教团体直接参与，将其作为减少与艾滋病毒相关差异的主要策略，而黑人教会在解决非裔美国人社区的艾滋病毒污名化、预防和护理问题方面具有独特的地位。作者描述了一种学术-社区伙伴关系，该伙伴关系旨在让黑人教会参与进来，以解决美国中西部南部一个以非裔美国人为主的城市地区的艾滋病毒问题。与黑人教会建立这种学术-社区伙伴关系的机会、过程和挑战，可用于指导未来让宗教机构、学术界和其他社区伙伴参与抗击艾滋病毒的努力。
