Resource Topic: Community Health

HIV Criminalization: What the DC Community Should Know

Understanding HIV criminalization is essential to advancing HIV prevention and care. This fact sheet provides an overview of current laws, common misconceptions, and the impact of HIV criminalization on individuals and communities.

The Power of Prevention: DoxyPEP

Part of The Power of Prevention: Community Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet explains Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP) and its use in preventing certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Injectable PrEP Options: Advancing Patient-Centered HIV Prevention in DC

Part of The Power of Prevention: Clinical Strategies for Safer Sexual Health Series

This fact sheet supports physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nurses, case managers, and public health professionals in integrating injectable PrEP into their clinical and programmatic practices.

Stability in Uncertain Times: Strengthening HIV Prevention Through Peer Workforce Investment

This webinar is designed to guide those in leadership roles within HIV/STI as well as harm reduction focused organizations to recruit, retain, and develop peers as part of an effective public health prevention workforce. Too often, organizations with the best intentions hire peers without a framework for success which leads to high turnover, peer dissatisfaction, and a depletion of already scarce resources. However, by understanding the value of peers, including them in programming, and integrating them into existing staff culture using evidence-based strategies, leaders can ensure longevity within their teams and greater health outcomes for their clients. 

Learning Objectives
  • Identify how to recruit, train and retain a peer workforce
  • Describe the various needs of peers through the lens of supervision
  • Demonstrate ways to empower and increase the value of peers in your organization
  • Explore challenges which may arise with engaging and employing peers

Calm in Crisis: A Survival Guide for Small Nonprofits

This toolkit is designed for small nonprofits or teams under 25 people, whose impact is big, but resources are small. Whether you are managing programs, fundraising, or overseeing operations, this toolkit will guide you step-by-step through crisis prevention, response, and recovery.  Small organizations frequently juggle multiple roles. Managing a crisis can feel overwhelming when resources are limited, and time is short. This toolkit is intended to make crisis preparedness and response feel more manageable by providing actionable steps, templates, and resources that you can quickly adapt to your specific nonprofit. Think of this as your “grab-and-go” plan for navigating challenges.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Describe preparedness measures to respond quickly and effectively to a multitude of crises. 
  • Identify Key Crisis Risks for Organizations. 
  • Explain the process of Post-Crisis Evaluation. 
  • Demonstrate Crisis Mitigation Strategies

HIV Testing and Linkage to Care in Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Settings Toolkit

This toolkit was designed to address the critical need for early detection and timely treatment of HIV in the Emergency Department. Emergency departments serve as a point of contact for many individuals who may not regularly access primary healthcare, making them an ideal setting for HIV screening. By providing standardized protocols and resources, the toolkit aims to increase the uptake of HIV testing, reduce barriers to diagnosis, and facilitate immediate linkage to care. This initiative is essential for improving health outcomes, reducing transmission rates, and ensuring that individuals diagnosed with HIV receive the appropriate treatment and support, ultimately contributing to broader public health goals.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Explain why Emergency Departments (EDs) are critical points for HIV testing and the importance of routine HIV testing in these settings
  • Describe strategies for HIV screening in EDs.
  • Identify the role of peer support and community health workers in enhancing HIV care and facilitating linkage to care.
  • Describe the importance of ED collaboration with public health and local HIV networks and best practices for data sharing and confidentiality.
  • Identify common barriers to linkage to care and strategies to overcome them.

Medical Redlining: Hurdles Dividing Community Care

This webinar will explore the historical and ongoing practice of medical redlining, a form of systemic discrimination that restricts access to quality healthcare for marginalized communities. We will examine how discriminatory policies, lack of resources, and geographic segregation have contributed to health disparities, and discuss the hurdles these communities face in accessing equitable care.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Describe the history and concept of medical redlining
  • Identify the impact of geographic barriers to healthcare access
  • Develop strategies to address and advocate for health disparities
  • Explore the relationship between socioeconomic status and healthcare inequities

Faculty:
Judith Garber, MPP

Perspectives on Faith-Based HIV Outreach and Engagement for Black Communities

Faith leaders are important in addressing public health issues, including HIV prevention, treatment, and education. They are trusted, powerful influences in the community. Faith communities and faith-based organizations together can help reduce stigma by giving accurate information and supporting individuals living with HIV.

This fact sheet provides tips for HIV prevention emphasizing education and communication for faith based communities. It encourages open dialogue and community support to reduce stigma and improve care access.

Building Bridges: A Multi-Layered Approach to Addressing Sex Education in Faith Communities

The Building Bridges: A Multi-Layered Approach to Addressing Sex Education in Faith Communities webinar will explore effective strategies for addressing sex education in faith communities. Experts will discuss integrating modern sex education principles, strategies for engaging with diverse age groups, and methods for fostering open, supportive dialogues.

Faculty:
Mauda Monger, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Panelists:
Tyriney Marshall
Katina Washington, RN

Learning Objectives: 

  • Describe the epidemiology of STIs in the United States
  • Review the disparities of STIs for persons 25 and under in the United States
  • Discuss the development of youth led initiatives to educate and inform persons under 25 of their risk for STIs
  • Engage community partners to promote a holistic wellness approach

Please note that continuing education credits are not available for this webinar.