About

The LIFT Project is a community initiative to provide faith-based HIV prevention education to faith spaces in the urban U.S. South. Built from a longstanding community-academic partnership comprised of community members, faith leaders, HIV professionals, and academic researchers, the LIFT project aims to increase HIV testing and awareness in faith settings in and around the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by delivering a Christian faith-based HIV curriculum within church settings.

Project Partners

Purpose

The purpose of the LIFT project is to provide HIV education within churches in the U.S. South, to promote HIV testing and reduce HIV-related stigma.

The Curriculum

The LIFT curriculum is comprised of 7 interactive lessons providing introductory information about HIV, with topics covering HIV statistics, testing, diagnosis, prevention, stigma, and personal testimonies. Information and resources provided in the curriculum is faith-based and scientifically accurate, approved by church leaders in the Memphis area.

To obtain more information about participating in this project, learn about the curriculum, or request a sample of the curriculum, please email Latrice C. Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES at lcpichon@memphis.edu.

Funding

This work was supported, in part, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) award U01PS005211, and by a University of Memphis School of Public Health endowed professorship made possible from the generous contributions of Dr. Roger S. and Mary E. LaBonte.