Community-Academic Partnerships: Addressing Health Inequities Through Community-Engaged Service Learning.
Health Promot Pract
; : 15248399221102913, 2022 Sep 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2038586
ABSTRACT
In Chicago, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals experience higher rates of HIV diagnoses. The Southside of Chicago has a thriving house ball culture powered by MSM and TGNC individuals who are disproportionately impacted by HIV. While this community has a history of facilitating health promotion at their events, gaps exist in community-empowered education specific to this community. Through partnership between nursing students from University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and leaders from the Southside Health Advocacy Resource Partnership (SHARP) and the University of Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE), we aimed to reduce health disparities experienced by the Black MSM/TGNC community in Chicago. We promoted COVID-19 vaccinations and obtained funding for a community-led project to reduce HIV-related stigma. Our team consisted of two community leaders, seven students, and two professors. We met weekly during the development stages and detailed notes were maintained by students and updated with next steps. Four months of collaboration demonstrated how nursing coursework can facilitate community-academic partnership and yielded a COVID-19 viral vaccination promotion video, community administration of vaccines, and SHARP's procurement of funding to implement a project to reduce HIV-related stigma. Students learned the importance of community leaders' presence when bringing health care to communities. Community leaders learned to communicate population needs and best utilize students as a resource. Enriching nursing curriculum using an integrated service-learning format offers the opportunity for student development while simultaneously serving the community.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Promot Pract
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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15248399221102913
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