“The Power of Trusted Messengers: Advancing Equity and Justice Through Community Action”
Tue, Jun 09
|Webinar
How can trusted community voices transform health, healing, and justice? Join us for an inspiring evening with Dr. Aima Ahonkhai Nottidge as we explore how trusted community voices can break stigma, advance health equity, and create lasting change.
Time & Location
Jun 09, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Webinar
Guests
About the event
Join us for a powerful webinar presented by Dr. Aima Ahonkhai Nottidge, that highlights how community-rooted partnerships can transform trusted spaces into engines for health equity, stigma reduction, and connection to care. Drawing from the nationally recognized, "Cutting Out Stigma” program, a barbershop-based health promotion initiative, the presentation explores how barbers, community leaders, and local organizations can serve as powerful catalysts for conversations around HIV, mental health, prevention, and broader wellness among Black men and underserved communities. The session emphasizes the importance of culturally grounded, community-driven solutions that move beyond traditional healthcare settings to build trust, strengthen engagement, and address longstanding inequities. Attendees will also hear how this model is expanding through a broader syndemic lens to address overlapping challenges including mental health and wellness, substance use, and social isolation.
PRESENTER: Aima Ahonkhai Nottidge, MD, M. Ph.
Presenter’s Bio:
Dr. Aima Ahonkhai Nottidge is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Massachusetts…