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Equity in Action: Empowering BIPOC Healthcare via Community Engagement and PrEP Advocacy

This webinar will discuss how to promote equity, improve access, and increase retention in HIV prevention and care among BIPOC communities. The faculty will identify barriers and dispel myths relating to PrEP use in BIPOC communities in order to encourage patients’ use of PrEP while emphasizing strategies for fostering a strong patient-provider relationship. Additionally, the faculty will describe innovative healthcare delivery methods and initiatives to improve patients’ knowledge of PrEP and to increase PrEP uptake.

Faith in Action: Empowering Hispanic Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention

This course will discuss the importance and need for engagement with faith groups and organizations specifically within the Latino/a/x community. There will be an exploration of the existing Latino/a/x focused faith groups and organizations in the Maryland area. Various resources will be shared that will inform both the personal assessment process as well as the development of either personal or organizational Strategic Religious Engagement plans. At the conclusion of the training, participants will be armed with tools to effectively form collaborative relationships with diverse Latino/a/x faith groups and organizations in order to further their HIV prevention work.

Empoderando a las comunidades latinas/x: Promoviendo iniciativas de PrEP para la prevención del VIH

Este seminario virtual ofrecerá una visión general de las mejores prácticas, datos y tendencias de la PrEP en la comunidad latina. La presentadora hablará sobre las mejores prácticas de promoción, comunicación y mensajería para influir en esta creciente y rápida demanda de PrEP.

Empowering Latino/a/x Communities: Advancing PrEP Initiatives for HIV Prevention

This webinar will provide an overview of PrEP Best practices, data, and trends within the Latino/x/a community. The presenter will discuss best practices on promotion, communication, and messaging to impact this growing fast demand on PrEP.

PrEP: Preventing HIV in Women Across the Lifespan

PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV, yet PrEP use among women is very low. Barriers that women face include lack of awareness, negative experiences with providers, lack of confidence that providers know about PrEP, adherence to a PrEP regimen, and negative responses from partners.

This webinar will highlight the importance of engaging women in HIV prevention at each stage of life, including strategies for engagement and barriers to care.

Healthcare and Cultural Ties: Understanding the Intersections of Health, Well-Being, and HIV

During this webinar, participants will gain a nuanced understanding of how culture influences an individual’s health and well-being. The presentation will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to identify cultural factors in healthcare settings while also addressing their complex implications and outcomes.

Men’s Health: Your Health is Your Wealth

In most settings, men are less engaged in healthcare services and have worse health outcomes than women. Strategies aimed at engaging men in healthcare have proven effective. This webinar will provide an overview of common health issues among men, how to engage and empower men to take control of their health, and strategies to overcome barriers to care for men.

Faculty

Tyris D. Ford, DNP, NP-C, FNP-BC
TNJ Direct Primary Care, LLC

Jerry Washington, Heart to Hand

Lawerency Boone, DC Health

Corrie Franks, Family Medical and Counseling Services

Pablo Moulden, Nova Salud

Engaging Youth in HIV Prevention and Care

This webinar provides an overview of developmental aspects of youth that are living with HIV/AIDS, including challenges and/or barriers to prevention, treatment, and medical adherence to care.

Faculty

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