Dr. Bruce Randolph, Interim Health Director & Officer, Shelby County Health Dept. opens at 9:10 am.
Call to action and open by Moderator, Christin Webb, Greater You Leadership.
Today’s Theme: Strategy, Clarity, Impact
Welcoming words from
Dr. Robertson Nash, HIV Program Director, TDH
Niki Easley, Director HIV/AIDS Initiative, United Way of Greater Nashville
Dr. Mia Sharp, Assoc Director of HIV/AIDS Initiative, United Way of Greater Nashville
SCHD Deliverables since October 2024’s HIV Summit
- Hospital/ER Universal HIV Testing
- Faith-Based Initiatives, including with Bshop Porter and PrimeCare Medical
- Latino Health Care Priorities Planning Committee
- Mid-South Youth Advisory Board partnership and pilot program with St. Jude
- SPARK program and SRAE grant
- In-home HIV Self-testing kits program – 1700 test kits delivered
- Approved start of No Wrong Door Initiative
- NYU Study on interventions for HIV Prevention by 2030
- Dating App ads for PrEP, HIV, and STI testing
- Resource Directory
Geographical Data
Memphis TGA = 8 counties, tri-state area
Fact: Memphis is 3x higher than the national average of new HIV diagnoses
Rates of new HIV cases have increased drastically among 15-34 year olds.
Oct 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day –
Speaker – Daneil Leyva, Program Director, Latino Religious Leadership at Latino Commission on AIDS Program NLAAD.org, Latinoaids.org
15% of Latinos living with HIV do not know they have it.
The Latino Community’s share of new diagnoses in the US Continued increasing during 2018-2022
Non-traditional partnership ideas for outreach – barber shops/beauty shops, daycare centers, senior living facilities,
Shifting and Shaping Outreach –
Speaker Dr. Aima Ahonkhai, Associate Physician in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Worked with barbers and stylists in Memphis and Nashville, normalizing discussion with prevention.
Fact: People see their barbers and stylists more often than their doctors.
Fact: Black MSM avoid typical healthcare systems.
Fact: Barbers and stylists are trusted
Cutting Out Stigma (COS) Intervention Schematic – 6 mo Pilot intervention Conversations with barbers/stylists + Multimedia social media = Stop Stigma campaign. “Say it with your chest.”
Outcomes;
- Recruited and trained 67 barbers
- 50 barbers participated
- COS was feasible & acceptable to barbers
- Significant increase in barbers’ HIV and PrEP knowledge
- Barbers reached 4400 clients
- The social media campaign reached 25,000 people online
Routine HIV Testing in ER – Shauni Williams, FOCUS Initiative, Gilead Sciences
The FOCUS Initiative is a public health program by Gilead Sciences that aims to improve early detection and linkage to care for blood-borne viruses like HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and hepatitis B (HBV).
FOCUS program Impact to date 12.7 Mil HIV Tests, 9.5 Million HCV tests
Leveraging Opt-Out Testing for screening for a “one-test, three paths” approach for HIV, HCV, HBV, and STIs.
Why does Opt-Out Testing in the ER present improved outcomes with HIV and STI diagnosis?
1 in 3 people with HIV have had the virus for at least 3 years.
1 in 4 people with HIV have had the virus for at least 7 years
1 in 5 people with HIV opt out of care.
What we do when/if funding runs out – Mary Jackson. C.A.A.P.
Inspiring conversation from Mary talks about the data, the abundance, and the funding. “We got it.” Yes, we do. We got what we got.
Get creative in finding resources. Don’t let the end of a funding contract end your valuable work.
Layered Problem, Layered Solution – Leisha McKinley-Beach
Takeaways: What is your self-inventory? Take stock in what you are doing to serve. Be grateful for what you have. What is your individual investment?
“If they come for me at night, they will come for you in the morning ” Tori Cooper, activist
“Retool how you show up in public health to see the change you’ve been working on.” Leisha McKinley-Beach
In a time of shifting funding and being ranked number 1 for new HIV transmissions, how do we navigate an HIV epidemic?
Breakout groups
Mental/Health Substance Use – Dr. Larry Bryant and Dr. Justin Dodson
Spanish Speaking Population – Jerry Flores and Gilberto Jaimes
Goal: Create a BIPOC coalition group with tiers for AA and Latine.
Create alliances with Elder/Senior centers
Improving mental wellness access for the Spanish-speaking population
Mobile Unit- Clinic that is not branded/build trust with the vehicle
PrEP Uptake – Leisha McKinley-Breach and Yvonne Horton
Rapid ART, Linkage to Care, Suppression – Dr. Marye Bernard and Phyllis Phillips
Faith-based Initiatives – Dr. Latrice Pichon and Dr. Andrea Stubbs
Prepare presentations for the general assembly – U of M School of Public Health students.
