Subject: Health Equity

Homelessness: Strategies for Engagement in Care
This webinar will discuss the medical effects of homelessness and strategies to treat and retain people experiencing homelessness in HIV care.
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Empowering Black Women: Breaking Barriers with PrEP Across the Lifespan
HIV remains a significant health issue for women, and multiple overlapping factors shape Black women’s HIV-related risk. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers critical advantages over other existing options, yet it remains significantly underused among Black women. This webinar will review the history of HIV prevention and Black women, strategies for engagement, and barriers to PrEP use for Black women.
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Uniting for Health: Engaging Hispanic Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention
This course will discuss the importance and need for engagement with faith groups and organizations specifically within the Latino/a/x community. There will be an exploration of the existing Latino/a/x focused faith groups and organizations in the Maryland area.
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Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Living with HIV
This presentation aims to increase the audience’s understanding of mental health challenges of children, adolescents, and young adults living with HIV and to provide ways to address their particular needs and promote overall physical and mental health.
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Identifying and Addressing Implicit Biases in Healthcare Delivery
Provider bias can lead to poorer health outcomes in already-marginalized patients. It also influences a provider’s approach to diagnosis, treatment, and levels of care. This e-learning module discusses the difference between explicit and implicit biases, the types of bias present in healthcare, and how to identify and change these biases in yourself and others.
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Best Practices for Affirming Care: Honoring the Lives of Our Clients
For gender-diverse individuals who have experienced stigma and discrimination during their lives, small mistakes can bring up past negative experiences. These feelings can affect their willingness to seek health care. Providers are responsible for communicating with knowledge and understanding about the health concerns, barriers to care, and other needs that are common among LGBTQ community. This webinar describes trauma-informed care and provides best practices for high-quality healthcare by providing affirming care to clients who experience stigma and discrimination.
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