My passion is deeply rooted in the creation of enduring change in our community through engagement in holistic services that are accessible by all community members. Musgrove responded to the news of receiving the 2022 Humanitarian of the Year award: “On behalf of the diversely talented and vibrant community in which I serve, I am incredibly honored to be awarded as a Schweitzer Humanitarian. “Karen is dedicated to closing gaps in healthcare and establishing healthcare equality for all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations and underserved communities,” Bruce said. Bruce credits Musgrove’s dedication and leadership to inspiring him to help individuals who have limited access to health services. Bruce, an ASF Alabama Fellow for Life, has worked with Musgrove for over a decade at BAO, creating new programs and growing the agency to serve individuals who are often overlooked. “Karen utilizes innovation to address difficult health disparities for the LGBTQ community and for people who are HIV positive,” said Josh Bruce, Director of New Initiatives for BAO. Musgrove is CEO of all four organizations. These organizations, alongside the Magic City Acceptance Academy, the first LGBTQ affirming charter school in Alabama which opened in 2021, collectively provide health support and enhanced quality of life for the LGBTQ community. BAO’s Magic City Wellness Center, established in 2016, is the first and only LGBTQ wellness center in Alabama and one of the few in the Southeast. In 2014, BAO opened the Magic City Acceptance Center, a center for LGBTQ youth offering free programs including art classes, counseling and a legal clinic, among others. Its programs are created and executed with a mission to enhance the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, at-risk and affected individuals and the LGBTQ community through outreach, age-appropriate prevention education and support services. Today, BAO provides free services to more than 800 HIV positive individuals. “She has spent her career addressing health disparities with creativity, heart and gumption.” Hofman, who currently serves as the President of the ASF Alabama Board of Directors, went on to say, “We are so proud to recognize Karen’s work in this way and believe she is the epitome of a Humanitarian of the Year.”įounded in 1985 as Alabama’s first AIDS service organization, BAO was established as a grassroots response to the fatal impact that HIV/AIDS was having on the Birmingham community. ![]() “Karen Musgrove has left her fingerprints all over our Magic City,” said Jan Hofman, Vice President for Community Affairs at Regions Bank. Karen Musgrove, PhD, 2022 ASF Alabama Humanitarian of the Year Musgrove is being celebrated as the Humanitarian of the Year for her advocacy for expanded access to physical and mental health services for HIV positive individuals and the LGBTQ community, populations that experience particular barriers to care and social services. Albert Schweitzer’s legacy beyond their year of service in the Fellowship program. The Humanitarian of the Year gives a keynote address to the outgoing class at each Celebration of Service, challenging the graduating Fellows to continue living up to Dr. Musgrove will be recognized at ASF Alabama’s annual Celebration of Service event on April 30, 2022, at The University of Montevallo alongside the 2021-22 Fellow Class.ĪSF Alabama provides its Fellows with professional development activities that allow them to interact with influential public health leaders from throughout the state. Karen Musgrove, CEO for Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO), the Magic City Acceptance Center, the Magic City Wellness Center and the Magic City Acceptance Academy, will receive this year’s award in recognition of her service to HIV positive individuals and the LGBTQ community. ![]() Award Recognizes Karen Musgrove, Ph.D., of Birmingham AIDS Outreachīirmingham, AL - MaThe Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) of Alabama announced today the recipient of its 2022 Alabama Schweitzer Humanitarian of the Year Award.
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