Advancing Health Equity in HIV in the U.S. South. The Emory COMPASS Coordinating Center (ECCC) at Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) provides capacity building through training and technical assistance to organizations that provide HIV services to address the Southern HIV epidemic. The U.S. South accounts for one third of the population in the country, yet more than half of all new HIV diagnoses are in the South. In 2021, there were 492,922 people living with HIV in the South; with 18,703 new HIV diagnoses. The Emory COMPASS Center focuses on helping community-based organizations develop their infrastructure, utilize data and knowledge sharing platforms to inform their HIV programs and services, and initiate and integrate best practices to build sustainable programs focused on ending the Southern HIV epidemic.
Thank you and everyone responsible for making these training opportunities possible. As a new executive director, this has been incredibly beneficial for both me, professionally, and for my organization. Thank you for making our non-profits stronger to do the good work necessary to change the world. - Project Transitions a COMPASS funded grantee
Mobilizing the Next Generation of HIV Ambassadors. Ending the HIV epidemic requires transforming the South and addressing health equity. This includes access to care, stigma reduction, and prevention. To make a continued impact in the South, it is vital that we develop the next generation of leaders in HIV/AIDS. The Emory COMPASS Center has worked with nearly 200 community-based organizations, has trained more than 625 people, reached more than 33,000 people, and has helped facilitate more than 165 partnerships among HIV leaders across the South. Your gift will support the development and mobilization of a pipeline of next generation students and community champions wanting to make a difference through partnership with community-based organizations that are on the frontline providing HIV services to individuals who are most impacted and affected by HIV.
The ECCC has been extremely instrumental to my personal and professional growth…I am now equipped with invaluable skills, have broadened my horizons, and feel a deeper sense of purpose in my public health career. I have led public health capacity building projects…, attended national conferences, completed trainings and certificates, met with influential policy and health decision makers, and exponentially expanded my network, and more. I am immensely grateful to be a part of the next generation taking up the torch of leadership as an HIV ambassador. – Stephanie Woodson, RSPH graduate Spring ‘23
We invite you to –
- Give during the Week of Giving to support our continued work advancing health equity and developing the next generation of HIV Ambassadors
- Learn more about the Emory COMPASS Center and the Southern HIV epidemic
- Engage in our HIV work.
Visit gileadcompass.org and follow us on social media at @BeOurCOMPASS.
