TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural inequities, HIV community-based organizations, and the end of the HIV epidemic
AU - Robillard, Alyssa G.
AU - Julious, Carmen H.
AU - Smallwood, Stacy W.
AU - Douglas, Mark
AU - Gaddist, Bambi
AU - Singleton, Tyler
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Public Health Association Inc.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/2/23
Y1 - 2022/2/23
N2 - Community-based organizations (CBOs) are integral to achieving the goal of Ending the HIV epidemic (EHE). Their familiarity with and proximity to communities position them to effectively implement strategies necessary to address determinants of health through their formal and informal medical and social services. However, structural inequities have contributed to the demise of many organizations that were instrumental in early responses to the HIV epidemic. We define structural inequities for HIV CBOs as systems in which policies, institutional practices, organizational (mis)representations, and other norms work to produce and maintain inequities that affect CBOs’ ability to survive and thrive. In this discussion, we describe the organizational threats to grassroots HIV CBOs and the risks to livelihood and longevity, including examples. The invaluable role of HIV CBOs in EHE and their role in responding to existing and novel infectious diseases like COVID-19 should not be overlooked. Recommendations to promote structural equity are offered.
AB - Community-based organizations (CBOs) are integral to achieving the goal of Ending the HIV epidemic (EHE). Their familiarity with and proximity to communities position them to effectively implement strategies necessary to address determinants of health through their formal and informal medical and social services. However, structural inequities have contributed to the demise of many organizations that were instrumental in early responses to the HIV epidemic. We define structural inequities for HIV CBOs as systems in which policies, institutional practices, organizational (mis)representations, and other norms work to produce and maintain inequities that affect CBOs’ ability to survive and thrive. In this discussion, we describe the organizational threats to grassroots HIV CBOs and the risks to livelihood and longevity, including examples. The invaluable role of HIV CBOs in EHE and their role in responding to existing and novel infectious diseases like COVID-19 should not be overlooked. Recommendations to promote structural equity are offered.
KW - Community Health
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - Health Care Facilities/Services
KW - Health Professionals
KW - Health Service Delivery
KW - Other Health Service Delivery
UR - https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/hpmb-facpubs/315
UR - https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306688
U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306688
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306688
M3 - Article
VL - 112
JO - American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)
JF - American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)
ER -