2024 National HIV and Hepatitis Technical Assistance Meeting
NASTAD’s 2024 National HIV & Hepatitis Technical Assistance Meeting was October 16-18, 2024 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
NASTAD’s 2024 National HIV & Hepatitis Technical Assistance Meeting allowed ADAP coordinators, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B coordinators, prevention managers, and hepatitis coordinators from states and CDC directly-funded jurisdictions to participate in various conversations about HIV and hepatitis policy, clinical developments, and innovative programming. The theme was “Call to Action: Investing in BIPOC Leadership”,” and the meeting included focused discussion on fostering the health department leadership that is crucial to ending intersecting syndemics across every region of the United States.
This in-person meeting was formatted to include plenary sessions, breakout discussion sessions, and affinity sessions; more than 300 participants attended during the course of the three-day event. Federal partners from the CDC, HRSA, and other agencies participated in a federal partners roundtable and answered questions from participants. Finally, the meeting included informal networking opportunities for health department staff to share lessons learned with peers from across the United States, and meet with industry partners in the exhibit space.
Please direct all general questions about the meeting to Isaiah Webster.
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Action Items
To ensure the meeting outcomes are practical, each plenary concluded with specific action steps that participants can implement in their health department jurisdiction after the gathering.
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October 16, 2024
Plenary Session: Black Women in Public Health Leadership: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges
NASTAD’s Board Chair, Clover Barnes (District of Columbia), issued a challenge to the membership to center Black women and BIPOC leadership in efforts to end the HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and intersecting epidemics. During this plenary session, a panel of Black women leaders in public health will share stories about their successes and challenges navigating the public health workforce and implementing HIV, hepatitis, and drug user health programs. They will also share insights on centering Black women as a key population in our efforts to end the epidemics.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Clover Barnes, RN, DC Department of Health
- Rhondette Nickson, PhD, CDC/NCHHSTP
- Speaker: Dziko Singleton, Health Brigade
- Speaker: Elle Lett, PhD, Center for Applied Transgender Studies
- Speaker: Kayla Quimbley Young, MPH, Quimbley Consulting Firm, LLC
Breakout Session: Take Care of Your House First: Jurisdiction Reflections from NASTAD’s Advancing Organizational Equity Toolkit
Speakers:
- Moderator: Rachel Browning, NASTAD
- Andrea Perez, Illinois Department of Public Health
- Louise Square, New York State Department of Public Health
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Breakout Session: Developing Infrastructure for An Anti-Racist Health Department
Speakers:
- Anthony James, Louisiana Office of Public Health
- Evan Thornburg, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
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Breakout Session: Advancing Black Maternal Health and HIV: The Importance of Collaborating with Ryan White Parts and Case Management to Increase Access
Speakers:
- Dr. Jeffrey Maras, NASTAD
- Dr. Sandra Springer, MD, Yale School of Medicine
- Dr. Mildred Williamson, University of Illinois School of Public Health
Breakout Session: BIPOC Leadership and Workforce Development in Hepatitis
Speakers:
- Naomi Gaspard, The AIDS Institute
- Zakiya Grubbs, NASTAD
- Dr. Isabel Lechuga, NASTAD
- Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid, NASTAD
- Dziko Singleton, Health Brigade
Breakout Session: Advancing Hepatitis Elimination in the US
Speakers:
- Julio Contreras, NASTAD
Breakout Session: Creating Mentorship and Leadership Development Opportunities for BIPOC staff to End the Epidemic
Speaker:
- Miranda Grant, Dallas County Health and Human Services
- Alicyn Heinrich, NASTAD
- Jonathan Joseph, Alabama Department of Public Health
Breakout Session: Transforming HCV Care Through Data-Driven Insights
Speakers:
- Eman Addish, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
- Bonnie Dao, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Thaddeus Pham, Hawai'i Department of Health
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Breakout Session: Outreach, Linkage to Care, and Support for Native and Indigenous Communities
Speakers:
- Claire Erickson, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
- Jorden Laducer-Dix, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
- Connie Olikong, Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services
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Plenary Session: Legacy of Empowerment: Commemorating Ten Cohorts of NASTAD’s Minority Leadership Program
Over the last decade, NASTAD’s Minority Leadership Program (MLP) has created a launchpad for dozens of public health professionals of color to visualize and own their leadership potential in ending the syndemics. From equipping fellows with skills, mentors, and introspection to advance their varied personal career trajectories to building durable pipelines of BIPOC leadership at health departments that mirror the communities they serve, the program has been transformational in operationalizing health equity across the nation. This plenary will reflect on the powerful impact of the program across cohorts, offer stories of resilience and triumph, and meditate on the work ahead for all jurisdictions.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Johanne Morne, MS, New York State Department of Health
- Syd Robinson, Wisconsin Department of Health
- Africka Hinds, Connecticut Department of Health
- Rosy Galvan, MSW, The Sunshine Collective
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
NASTAD 's 2024 National HIV & Hepatitis Technical Assistance Meeting would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. We thank them for allowing us to provide scholarships, meals and support all of the logistics necessary to produce a great conference experience. Make sure to visit their booths in the exhibit hall.