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Recognition of Brad Caison as Durham County's HIV Navigator and Bridget Nelson as Durham County's New Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Resilience Coordinator (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: October 13, 2025
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The Board is requested to recognize Brad Caison as Durham County's HIV Navigator and Bridget Nelson as Durham County's new Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Resilience Coordinator.
Brad Caison joined the Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) in September 2024 as the HIV Navigator, with a Master of Public Health (Leadership in Practice) and years of experience in health promotion, program management, and community engagement. One key responsibility of the HIV Navigator role is to facilitate the Fast Track Cities Durham Initiative, which is grounded in achieving the 95-95-95 targets. These measures were goals set by the United Nations to end the HIV epidemic and aim to achieve three things: for 95% of people living with HIV to know their status, with 95% of those people being retained in care, and 95% of people retained in care becoming virally suppressed.
Taking the opportunity to reimagine the work of Fast Track Cities Durham (FTCD), Brad realigned the mission, vision, and structure to reflect new priorities and concerns addressed by the community through a series of community forums and workshops he facilitated in his early tenure as HIV Navigator. Through these forums and robust conversations, a new model for FTCD took shape that has created more opportunities for voice and leadership from Durham community members. Multiple programmatic successes have occurred under this new model of engagement for FTCD, including inaugural programmatic implementation such as "DCo Does PRIDE," as well as the formation of two separate FTCD subcommittees led by community facilitators chosen by fellow FTCD members for their outstanding contributions.
Additionally, as DCoDPH's HIV Navigat...
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