Engaging African American Faith-Based Organizations in Adolescent HIV Prevention

To reduce current HIV disparities among African American youth, it is imperative to find effective ways to extend the reach of evidence-based HIV prevention. One promising community resource to support this effort is faith-based organizations (FBOs), a credible and respected resource in the African...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Authors: Woods-Jaeger, Briana A. (Author) ; Jackson, Melvin R. (Author)
Contributors: Carlson, Mamie (Other) ; Taggart, Tamara (Other) ; Riggins, Linda (Other) ; Lightfoot, Alexandra F. (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2015]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2015, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 1358-1374
Further subjects:B Community-based participatory research
B faith-based organizations
B African American adolescents
B HIV / AIDS
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Summary:To reduce current HIV disparities among African American youth, it is imperative to find effective ways to extend the reach of evidence-based HIV prevention. One promising community resource to support this effort is faith-based organizations (FBOs), a credible and respected resource in the African American community. This paper describes the experiences, perceptions, and challenges that African American FBOs and faith leaders face in engaging in adolescent HIV prevention and highlights facilitators and barriers to implementing HIV prevention in African American FBOs. The findings suggest that African American FBOs and faith-based leaders are uniquely positioned to be instrumental resources in reducing African American youth HIV disparities.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9932-1