Setting the Table: Authentic Community Engagement to End the HIV Epidemic

Antigone Dempsey, MEd, Special Advisor to the Administrator, HRSA describes the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's framework for community engagement and introduces the plenary speaker: Stacy Smallwood, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University. Dr. Smallwood's framing points were: what is meant by “community;” what is authentic engagement;the types of meaningful involvement and support needed to make this possible;ways to build a culture of engagement;and thoughts on moving forward to make engagement happen.