HIV / AIDS

The Center for Black Health & Equity (The Center) recognizes the fundamental public health principle that members of a community should be at the forefront of identifying  and initiating the changes that will benefit them.

In addressing the unique inequities facing African Americans living with HIV/AIDS, we support the development of culturally competent resources and education about testing and treatment while applying our proven framework for policy and social change.

For the past eight years, The Center has been a grantee for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Partnering and Communicating Together (PACT) initiative. Through this funding, we promote culturally appropriate and relevant HIV prevention messaging to the Black community. The Center has also been a recipient for the past two years of the ViiV Risks to Reasons grant to develop programs to amplify the reasons that black women should engage in conversations about self-care and healthy sexual behaviors. Additionally, as a ViiV AMP grantee, we are developing a program to provide micro-grants and tailored capacity-building to elevate the role of the house ballroom community in public health advocacy with a concentration on the impact of HIV/AIDS.

The Center’s HIV/AIDS Program Unit is led by a program manager with a public health and equity background and over two decades of engagement within the house ballroom community, which has earned him national acclaim for this work.