Session Title: Cultural Humility, Equity, and Responsiveness in HIV Care and Prevention
Session Date: December 10th, 2026
Session Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Session Location: Tuckahoe Area Library | 1901 Starling Drive, Henrico, VA 23229
Session Speakers: Rob Rodney, MSW; Emily Cadden; Aniya Taliaferro, MPH, CHES
Course Description:
Cultural Humility, Equity, and Responsiveness in HIV Prevention and Care is a 1-day program that explores the intersections of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, substance use, and other factors which may contribute to systemic marginalization. The course will examine how social determinants of health, unconscious bias, and stigma impact client engagement and retention in HIV care and prevention services.
The program will then provide best practices and skills-building opportunities to improve practitioner and systemic cultural humility, equity, and responsiveness promoting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion when working with the various populations outlined above.
Learning Objectives:
Define cultural humility, equity, and responsiveness
Examine unconscious bias among HIV professionals
Recognize how stigma affects quality of care
Analyze factors each marginalized community faces when trying to access medical care
Apply best practices to improve cultural humility, equity, and responsiveness in care and prevention settings
Explore how these issues impact LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and Drug User Communities
Intended Audience: Case Mangers, DIS, Harm Reductionists, Nurses, Social Workers, and other HIV Professionals
Contact Person: Aniya Taliaferro, MPH, CHES
Contact Email: aniya.taliaferro@vcuhealth.org