The role of religious/faith communities in HIV prevention and AIDS services.
Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:344 (abstract no. Th.D.874) Jimenez R; National AIDS Information and Education Program, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
This presentation will consist of an overview of a new religious initiative currently being undertaken by the Centers for Disease Control's National Partnerships Program. The main objective of the initiative, creating partnerships with religious denominations, groups and congregations, will be explained. Strategies which have been developed by the CDC to encourage, assist and support religious communities in the fight against HIV infections and in providing AIDS services to those in need will be discussed. In addition, current national, regional and local interfaith models of partnerships and collaborations between government, churches and community organizations in the United States will be highlighted.
Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Health Services Needs and Demand, United States, prevention & control, ICA6
