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Meeting Summary: Consultation on Monitoring and Use of Laboratory Data Reported to HIV Surveillance
This is a brief summary of a consultation sponsored by DHAP in collaboration with the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), sponsored a Consultation on Monitoring and Use of Laboratory Data Reported to HIV Surveillance, March 9-10, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of the consultation was to explore science, program, and ethical considerations for collection and use of laboratory indicators in HIV surveillance for public health action and monitoring.
New Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States and 5 U.S. Dependent Areas, 2006–2009
Recent surveillance data show that young persons in the United States are markedly affected by HIV. The 2009 HIV Surveillance Report, published by the Cen¬ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealed that the estimated number and estimated rate of annual diagnoses of HIV infection remained stable from 2006 through 2009 in the 40 states with mature confidential name-based HIV infection reporting. However, during this period, the estimated rates of diagnoses of HIV infection among persons aged 15– 19 years increased 25%, and that among persons aged 20–24 years increased 31%.
e-HAP FYI January 13, 2012
CDC is now into its third year of the Act Against AIDS (AAA) campaign, and we want to take this opportunity to share with you some of the highlights of the first 2 years and the many exciting activities that are underway.
New Report: HIV/AIDS Data through December 2008: Provided for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, for Fiscal Year 2010
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (formerly the Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act) was first enacted into law in 1990, and amended in 1996, 2000, 2006, and 2009. In FY2010, HRSA, for the fourth year in a row, used total counts of living cases of HIV and living cases of AIDS in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Program Parts A and B (formerly Titles I and II) allocation formulae. Prior to FY2007, only AIDS cases, adjusted by a survival rate (estimated living AIDS cases), were used in the formulae. Beginning in FY2007, persons living with HIV (non-AIDS) as well as persons living with AIDS, as reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are used to calculate funding allocation amounts.
e-HAP FYI January 9, 2012
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) released its Atlas, a new tool that will allow users to create maps, charts, and tables using HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB surveillance data.
New Report: HIV Counseling and Testing at CDC-Funded Sites, United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2005
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of HIV CT data that can be used to facilitate program monitoring and evaluation at the local, state, and national levels. For example, HIV CT data are routinely analyzed and used to describe HIV testing patterns and changes over time. The report presents CDC-supported HIV CT data from 59 health departments, but primarily focuses on 43 health departments that sent test-level data for all four quarters of 2005.
e-HAP FYI January 6, 2012
February 7, 2012 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). NBHAAD is a national community mobilization initiative designed to encourage HIV prevention, testing and treatment among Blacks and African Americans in the United States. This year’s theme is “I am My Brother’s/Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS.
Updated Information: Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS12-1201: Comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Programs for Health Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun awarding a total of nearly $339 million to state and local health departments for HIV prevention. The awards are part of CDC’s new high-impact approach for HIV prevention, and will match resources with the geographic regions most impacted by HIV. Funds were awarded to health departments in all 50 states, eight cities with heavy HIV burden, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and the six Pacific Island jurisdictions.
New Topic: HIV Cost-Effectiveness
The CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention is pleased to provide a basic guide to the cost-effectiveness analysis of HIV/AIDS prevention interventions. The purpose is to make this literature more accessible to researchers and to help prevention program staff and planners become more familiar with potential uses of economic evaluation.
Updated Spanish Language Fact Sheet: HIV among Latinos
This fact sheet has been updated with information from the 2009 surveillance report as well as the 2011 incidence report.
New Report: HIV Counseling and Testing at CDC-Funded Sites, United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2006-2007
This report provides a summary of HIV CT data and is intended to be used by HIV program managers and policy makers, HIV CT service providers, evaluators, researchers, and others at the local, state, and national levels who are interested in the public health implications of HIV prevention program data.
Updated Guidelines: Data Security and Confidentiality
Publication of this document is a milestone in bringing together under one set of guidelines the security and confidentiality of all of our focus diseases. This guidance replaces any disease-specific security and confidentiality guidelines published previously.
New Fact Sheet: HIV among Youth
Too many young people in the United States (US) are at risk for HIV infection. This risk is especially notable for young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), especially young African American or Latino MSM, and all youth of minority races and ethnicities. Continual HIV prevention outreach and education efforts, including programs on abstinence, delaying the initiation of sex, and negotiating safer sex, are required as new generations replace the generations that benefited from earlier prevention strategies.
e-HAP FYI November 29, 2011
e-HAP FYI—one of a series of new communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV and Viral Hepatitis
Persons with HIV infection are disproportionately affected by viral hepatitis; about one-third of HIV-infected persons are coinfected with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, which can cause long-term (chronic) illness and death. Viral hepatitis progresses faster among persons with HIV infection, and persons who are infected with both viruses experience greater liver-related health problems than those who do not have HIV infection.
e-HAP FYI November 16, 2011
e-HAP FYI—one of a series of new communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV among African Americans
This fact sheet has been updated with information from the 2009 surveillance report as well as the 2011 incidence report.
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV among Latinos
This fact sheet has been updated with information from the 2009 surveillance report as well as the 2011 incidence report.
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV in the United States
This fact sheet provides an overview of HIV in the United States.
MMWR: HIV Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men --- National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, 21 U.S. Cities, United States, 2008
MSM in the United States continue to engage in sexual and drug-use behaviors that increase the risk for HIV infection. Although many MSM had been tested for HIV infection, many had not received hepatitis vaccinations or syphilis testing, and only a small proportion had recently participated in a behavioral intervention.
e-HAP FYI October 20, 2011
e-HAP FYI—one of a series of new communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
Capacity Building Assistance and National Network of Prevention Training Centers Services Directory
The directory provides the most current information about each CBA provider and the services that are available. The directory also offers similar information about the services offered by each Prevention Training Center within the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC).
e-HAP Direct: Dear Colleague Letter
Tomorrow, October 15 is National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). This year’s theme is Latinos Unite! Let's Stay Healthy! Get Tested for HIV! This observance, which is coordinated by Latino Commission on AIDS, in partnership with public health, faith and community organizations, provides an opportunity to draw the nation’s attention to the impact of the HIV epidemic on Latino populations.
Funding Allocations Distributed Under Program Announcement (PA) 04012 by State and Local Health Departments in 2008 and 2009 for CDC-Supported HIV Prevention Projects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awards about $300 million to 59 health departments (50 state health departments, 6 directly funded city health departments, and health departments in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C.) each year under Program Announcement (PA) 04012 (HIV Prevention Projects for State and Local Health Departments) to deliver comprehensive HIV prevention programs/activities to prevent HIV transmission and acquisition in populations most heavily affected by the epidemic.
MMWR: Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of Adults Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection --- Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2007
As of December 31, 2008, an estimated 663,084 persons were living with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the 40 U.S. states that have had confidential name-based HIV infection reporting since at least January 2006. Although HIV surveillance programs in the United States collect information about persons who have received a diagnosis of HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), supplemental surveillance projects are needed to collect information about care-seeking behaviors, health-care use, and other behaviors among persons living with HIV.
New Report: High-Impact HIV Prevention CDC’s Approach to Reducing HIV Infections in the United States
In the United States, prevention has already averted more than 350,000 HIV infections. Now, we have the potential to go much further. The nation’s HIV prevention efforts are guided by a single, ambitious strategy for combating the epidemic: the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). Recent scientific breakthroughs have equipped us with an unprecedented number of effective tools to prevent infection. And in many of the communities hardest hit by HIV, there is growing leadership and momentum for change.
New Fact sheet: HIV Expanded Testing Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1,178,350 Americans are living with HIV; of those, approximately 240,000 are unaware of their HIV-positive status. Increasing the number of persons who are aware of their status is a critical strategy for preventing HIV infections. As of 2008, over half a million African Americans are estimated to be infected with HIV, with 21.4% undiagnosed. To increase awareness of HIV status, CDC established the Expanded Testing Initiative (ETI), under which three programs have been launched.
Updated Fact sheet: HIV among Women
According to 2009 HIV surveillance data, women represented 24% of all diagnoses of HIV infection among United States (US) adults and adolescents in 40 states with long-established, confidential name-based reporting. In 2008, an estimated 25% of adults and adolescents living with HIV infection were female
Updated Fact sheets: Replicating Effective Programs (REP)
The programs in REP are tested, science-based behavioral interventions with demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in reducing risky behaviors, such as unprotected sex, or in encouraging safer ones, such as using condoms and other methods of practicing safer sex.
New Topic: HIV among Transgender People
Transgender communities in the United States (US) are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection.
MMWR: Characteristics Associated with HIV Infection Among Heterosexuals in Urban Areas with High AIDS Prevalence --- 24 Cities, United States, 2006--2007
In the United States, approximately one in three new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are transmitted via heterosexual contact (1). To monitor HIV risk behaviors and HIV prevalence among heterosexuals and other populations, CDC surveys persons in selected metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), using the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS). This report summarizes data collected from heterosexuals in 24 MSAs with a high prevalence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) that participated in NHBS during 2006--2007.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Incidence in the United States 2006–2009
The HIV in the United States 2006-2009 slide set has been updated with information from the latest HIV incidence report.
Updated information: DHAP Strategic Plan 2011-2015
DHAP's Strategic Plan 2011-2015 (the Plan) is DHAP’s blueprint for achieving its vision of a future free of HIV. The Plan reflects the Division’s response to new opportunities and imperatives for HIV prevention created by critical shifts in the national, state, and local economic and policy environments, including the July 2010 release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States (NHAS).
Updated Slide Set: Maps Based on Data from 2009 HIV Surveillance Report
Maps Based on Data from 2009 HIV Surveillance Report have been updated with information from the 2009 surveillance report.
Updated Information: Updated HIV Incidence Numbers
HIV incidence is the measure of new HIV infections in a given period. In recent years, CDC has used new technology and methodology to more directly measure the number of new HIV infections in the United States.
HIV Testing at CDC-Funded Sites, United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2008-2009
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is essential for improving the health of people living with HIV and reducing new HIV infections. HIV testing improves the health of people living with HIV by identifying undiagnosed HIV infection and linking persons with HIV to medical care, treatment, and prevention services. HIV testing also significantly reduces the risk of HIV transmission among those who learn they are living with HIV.
MMWR: HIV-2 Infection Surveillance --- United States, 1987--2009
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is categorized into two types, HIV-1 and HIV-2. Worldwide, most HIV infections are HIV-1, whereas HIV-2 largely has been confined to persons in or from West Africa. HIV-1 and HIV-2 have the same routes of transmission, and both can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); however, HIV-2 infections should be differentiated from HIV-1 infections because they are less likely to cause AIDS and their clinical management differs. CDC's current surveillance case definition for HIV infection applies to both variants of HIV but lacks criteria for differentiating between HIV-1 and HIV-2.
New Video: 30 Years Lecture Series
The Evolution of HIV Testing: Then, Now and Beyond: This lecture highlights the pivotal role of testing in HIV prevention and treatment.
Updated Slide Set: AIDS Surveillance-Trends
The AIDS Surveillance - Trends slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults
The HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
MMWR: Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men --- New York City, 2005--2010
In the United States, an estimated 3.2 million persons are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HCV transmission occurs primarily through percutaneous exposure to blood, and persons who inject drugs are at greatest risk for infection. The role of sexual transmission of HCV has not been well defined. However, reports over the past decade, mainly from Europe, have implicated sexual transmission of HCV among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--infected men who have sex with men (MSM).
Updated Slide Set: Pediatric HIV Surveillance
The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Surveillance slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
PrEP Update: CDC Trial and Another Major Study Find PrEP Can Reduce Risk of HIV Infection among Heterosexuals
A new CDC study called the TDF2 study, along with a separate trial released today, provide the first evidence that a daily oral dose of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection can reduce HIV acquisition among uninfected individuals exposed to the virus through heterosexual sex.
HIV Surveillance Report: Special Report: Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Related to HIV and Hepatitis Infections: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System Injecting Drug Users May 2005–February 2006
In 2002, CDC developed the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) System to help state and local health departments in areas with high AIDS prevalence monitor selected behaviors and assess the use of prevention programs and services in 3 groups at high risk of HIV infection: MSM, IDUs, and heterosexuals. This report summarizes data gathered from May 2005 through February 2006, the first data collec¬tion cycle among IDUs. The report provides descriptive data that serve as a baseline for monitoring trends in risk behaviors and that aid in identifying opportunities to prevent HIV among IDUs.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Urban and Nonurban Areas
The HIV Surveillance in Urban and Nonurban Areas slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
New Web page: Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP) Project
The Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP) Project is a 3-year demonstration project funded by CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) for the 12 municipalities with the highest number of people living with AIDS in the United States. As part of the response to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), the ECHPP project supports the 12 Cities Project which is directed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS12-1201: Comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Programs for Health Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a 5-year HIV prevention funding opportunity for health departments in states, territories, and select cities. Providing funding to health departments has long been a central component of CDC’s HIV prevention strategy, and is CDC’s single largest investment in HIV prevention. CDC’s new funding opportunity represents a new direction in HIV prevention, and is designed to achieve a higher level of impact with every federal HIV prevention dollar.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Injection Drug Users
The HIV Surveillance in Injection Drug Users slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
MMWR: HIV Screening of Male Inmates During Prison Intake Medical Evaluation --- Washington, 2006--2010
Since 2006, CDC has recommended routine, opt-out human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening for patients in health-care settings with a prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection of ≥0.1%. Before September 2007, the Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) only provided HIV testing to inmates on request. In September 2007, WADOC began routine HIV opt-in screening in which inmates were notified that HIV screening would be performed during the prison intake medical evaluation if they consented. In March 2010, WADOC switched to a routine opt-out HIV screening model in which inmates are notified that HIV screening will be performed unless they decline. To assess the proportion of inmates screened and the number of infections diagnosed during the use of the three HIV testing policies, WADOC reviewed HIV testing data for male inmates undergoing intake medical evaluation during January 2006--December 2010.
MMWR: Results of the Expanded HIV Testing Initiative --- 25 Jurisdictions, United States, 2007--2010
Approximately 20% of the estimated 1.2 million persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States at the end of 2008 were not aware of their infection. Testing, diagnosis, medical care, treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and access to prevention services soon after HIV infection can prevent morbidity and mortality and reduce a person's risk for transmitting HIV. In 2006, CDC recommended screening patients aged 13--64 years for HIV infection in health-care settings that have a prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection of ≥0.1%. In October 2007, CDC initiated the Expanded HIV Testing Initiative (ETI), through which it funded 25 health departments to facilitate HIV screening and increase diagnoses of HIV infections and linkage to care among populations disproportionately affected by HIV, especially non-Hispanic blacks. This report describes the results of that effort.
Special Supplement: Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR) and HIV Testing Service
The articles in this supplement present a diversity of methods for monitoring and evaluating HIV counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) and HIV testing services, as well as for using data to improve the planning and implementation of these services.
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV and TB
TB is particularly dangerous for people with HIV infection. People who have both HIV infection and LTBI are 20 to 30 times as likely to develop active TB disease as those who do not have HIV infection. Worldwide, TB is the leading cause of death among persons with HIV infection and almost one in four deaths among people with HIV infection is due to TB.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
HIV Surveillance in Men who have Sex with Men slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
MMWR: Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 — Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, Selected Sites, United States,
2001-2009
Sexual minority youths are youths who identify themselves as gay or lesbian, bisexual, or unsure of their sexual identity or youths who have only had sexual contact with persons of the same sex or with both sexes. Population-based data on the health-risk behaviors practiced by sexual minority youths are needed at the state and local levels to most effectively monitor and ensure the effectiveness of public health interventions designed to address the needs of this population.
MMWR: Thirty Years of HIV — 1981–2011
In the United States, CDC estimates that 1,178,350 persons were living with HIV at the end of 2008, with 594,496 having died from AIDS since 1981.
MMWR: HIV Surveillance --- United States, 1981--2008
Within 1 year of the initial report in 1981 of a deadly new disease that occurred predominantly in previously healthy persons and was manifested by Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma, the disease had a name: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Within 2 years, the causative agent had been identified: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
MMWR: HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- 21 Cities, United States, 2008
Although men who have sex with men (MSM) comprise an estimated 2% of the overall U.S. population aged ≥13 years, 59% of persons with diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States in 2009 were MSM, including MSM who inject drugs.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Women
HIV Surveillance in women slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
e-HAP Direct: New Study Finds Risk of Transmitting HIV to Partners Dramatically Reduced When Taking ART
This week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released findings from a large-scale clinical study which concluded that men and women with HIV reduced their risk of transmitting the virus to their heterosexual partners by 96% when taking oral antiretroviral therapy (ART). The study also found that treatment earlier in the course of HIV reduced the incidence of HIV-associated diseases, especially tuberculosis. These results represent the strongest evidence to date that early HIV treatment dramatically reduces the chance that an HIV positive individual will transmit the virus to a sexual partner.
HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report: Enhanced Perinatal Surveillance—15 Areas, 2005–2008
In February 1994, the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Group Protocol 076 demonstrated that zidovudine (ZDV) could reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission from 25% to 8% [1]. As a result, a United States Public Health Service (USPHS) task force issued recommendations in August 1994 for the use of ZDV to reduce perinatal HIV transmission. These guidelines were updated in July 2008 and include treatment options for HIV-infected pregnant women and for infants born to HIV-infected women.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity
HIV Surveillance in by Race/Ethnicity slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance - Epidemiology of HIV Infection
HIV Surveillance in Epidemiology of HIV Infection slide set has been updated with information from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.
Updated Information: New Medication Adherence Chapter Added to Compendium of Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV infection is critical for treatment success and HIV prevention. As we continue our efforts to optimize health outcomes for individuals living with HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—with support from adherence experts as well as scientists at the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse —is pleased to announce that we have identified eight evidence-based interventions focusing on medication adherence that improve medication adherence behaviors and viral suppression.
Dear Colleague Letter: FEM-PrEP Clinical Trial examining Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among heterosexual women
Today, FHI announced that it will stop the FEM-PrEP study of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among heterosexual women. The decision was made after a regularly scheduled interim review of data by the trial’s independent data monitoring committee determined that the trial could not demonstrate efficacy even if it continued to its originally-planned conclusion.
New Guidance: Implementation of Routine HIV Testing in Health Care Settings: Issues for Community Health Centers
Community health centers (CHCs) are important facilities which implement routine HIV testing consistent with the 2006 recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These CHCs serve as the primary care medical home and family physician for over 16 million people, in 6,000 sites, located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
New Web Page: HIV/AIDS in the United States: 30 Years of Lessons and Leadership
The first cases of AIDS were reported in the June 5th, 1981, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Since that time people with HIV, researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, non-profit organizations, the government, activists and many others have created a shared history as we have worked to overcome hurdles and celebrated advances in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
Reported CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Results for Adults and Adolescents with HIV Infection—37 States, 2005–2007
Reported CD4+ T-Lymphocyte Results for Adults and Adolescents with HIV Infection—37 States, 2005–2007
Once considered an acute illness characterized by progressive immune system deterioration, HIV infection is now considered a treatable chronic condition. Since the mid-1990s, when highly active antiretroviral therapy became widely available, HIV-infected persons have been able to live longer and more productive lives.
e-HAP FYI April 6, 2011
This year, CDC will commemorate 30 years of fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. To highlight our collective progress and examine existing challenges, CDC is launching an online community that will serve as an information and communication portal. Here, we invite you to share your voice to remind us of the accomplishments, inspire one another with stories of perseverance and success, and position ourselves and our work for the road ahead.
New Fact Sheet: Surveillance Brief: Surveillance Systems Supported by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Over the years, the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed various surveillance systems for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data on HIV infection and AIDS. Through these surveillance systems, DHAP monitors many facets of the evolving HIV epidemic in the United States. This fact sheet contains information on the six surveillance systems—all part of CDC’s national HIV surveillance system—that DHAP currently uses. The data from these systems inform and guide the critical decisions that ensure HIV prevention funds are directed to those populations most affected by the disease.
New Fact Sheet: Surveillance Brief: Terms, Definitions, and Calculations Used in CDC HIV Surveillance Publications
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects, analyzes, and disseminates surveillance data on HIV infection and AIDS; these data are the nation’s source of timely information on the HIV epidemic. HIV surveillance data are used by CDC’s public health partners in other federal agencies, health departments, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions to help target prevention efforts, plan for services, and develop policy.
e-HAP FYI March 30, 2011
e-HAP FYI—one of a series of new communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
New FOA PS11-1113: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men and Young Transgender Persons of Color
New Funding Opportunity Announcement: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men and Young Transgender Persons of Color
The purpose of the program is to support the development and implementation of effective community-based HIV Prevention Programs that serve Young Men of Color Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM of color) and Young Transgender (YTG) persons of color and their partners at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV; to increase the number of YMSM of color and YTG persons of color who are aware of their HIV status and linked to care, treatment, and prevention services; to build the capacity of CDC-funded CBOs delivering selected structural interventions, behavioral interventions, outreach or Enhanced HIV Testing with Personalized Cognitive Counseling to YMSM of color and/or YTG persons of color and their partners at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV; to ensure provision of HIV prevention and care services; and to promote collaboration and coordination of HIV prevention efforts among CBOs, health departments, and private agencies.
Public Health Grand Rounds: World TB Day
In spite of these successes, TB still remains a serious threat, especially for those infected with HIV. HIV is the single most powerful risk factor for TB disease and one of the leading causes of death among people infected with HIV. Among the 1.7 million lives that TB claimed in 2009, 380,000 were among people with HIV infection.
New Report: Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Identity in the United States: Data from the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth
This report presents national estimates of several measures of sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual identity among males and females 15-44 years of age in the United States, based on the 2006-2008 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These data are relevant to demographic and public health concerns, including fertility and sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers and adults. Data from the 2006-2008 NSFG are compared with data from the 2002 NSFG and other national surveys.
MMWR: HIV Transmitted from a Living Organ Donor --- New York City, 2009
Routine screening of organ donors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has made transmission of HIV through organ transplantation rare in the United States. However, despite routine screening, transmission of HIV can be an uncommon complication of organ transplantation and is a public health concern. In 2010, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) was notified of a potential transplant-related HIV infection. This report summarizes the results of the subsequent public health investigation, which confirmed HIV transmission through transplantation of an organ from a living donor.
Updated Spanish Language Fact Sheet: Occupational HIV Transmission and Prevention among Health Care Workers
Through December 2001, there were 57 documented cases of occupational HIV transmission to health care workers in the United States, and only one reported case has been confirmed since 2001. Occupational transmission of HIV is reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) HIV Surveillance Report1 in the transmission category that includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified.
Updated Information: DHAP HIV Funding Awards by State and Dependent Area (Fiscal Year 2010)
CDC remains committed to reducing the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in the United States. Through prevention programs, research and evaluation efforts, surveillance activities, and policy development, CDC is working to ensure resources are used effectively in the fight against the epidemic.
MMWR: Premastication of Food by Caregivers of HIV-Exposed Children — Nine U.S. Sites, 2009—2010
Premastication (i.e., chewing foods or medicines before feeding to a child) was reported recently as a route of human immunodeficiency (HIV) transmission through blood in saliva and has been associated with transmission of other pathogens. Approximately 14% of caregivers in the United States report premastication; however, the frequency of this behavior among HIV-infected caregivers is unknown.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Mortality (through 2007)
The slide set covering HIV Mortality has been updated through 2007.
Updated Basic Statistics from the 2009 HIV Surveillance Report
The Basic Statistics page has been updated with information from the CDC HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2009.
Updated Fact Sheet: Occupational HIV Transmission and Prevention among Health Care Workers
Through December 2001, there were 57 documented cases of occupational HIV transmission to health care workers in the United States, and only one reported case has been confirmed since 2001. Occupational transmission of HIV is reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) HIV Surveillance Report1 in the transmission category that includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal exposure, and risk factor not reported or not identified.
Updated Fact Sheet: PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PrEP) FOR HIV PREVENTION: Promoting Safe and Effective Use in the United States
In November 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of the iPrEx trial, a large research study examining whether a pill containing drugs used to treat HIV can also help prevent HIV infection — an approach called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
Updated Fact Sheet: CDC TRIALS: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention: PrEP: A New Approach to HIV Prevention
New tools to prevent HIV are urgently needed to stem the estimated 2.6 million new HIV infections that occur worldwide each year. Recent research has shown that a new approach called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can reduce the risk of contracting HIV in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection, when combined with existing prevention measures. Ongoing studies are evaluating this approach in other populations at risk for HIV, including heterosexuals and injection drug users.
HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2009
This report summarizes information about HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and 5 U.S. dependent areas (this report, formerly known as the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, has been renamed the HIV Surveillance Report).
New Web page: CDC-Winnable Battles-HIV
CDC has identified HIV prevention as a winnable battle. With additional effort and support for evidence-based, cost-effective strategies that we can implement now, we will have a significant impact on our nation's health.
MMWR: Increase in Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men --- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1999--2008
During 2001--2006, new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses among black men aged 13--24 years who have sex with men (MSM) in 33 states increased by 93%. The Wisconsin Division of Public Health (WDPH) recently reported to CDC a 144% increase during 2000--2008 in HIV diagnoses among black MSM aged 15--29 years in Milwaukee County.
MMWR: Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV Infection Between Blacks/African Americans and Other Racial/Ethnic Populations --- 37 States, 2005--2008.
Blacks/African Americans have been affected disproportionately by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection since early in the epidemic. Despite representing a smaller proportion (13.6%) of the U.S. population, blacks/African Americans accounted for half of the HIV diagnoses in adolescents and adults in 37 states during 2005—2008. Data from the National HIV Surveillance System were used to estimate numbers, percentages, and rates of HIV diagnoses in blacks/African Americans during 2005--2008.
MMWR: Interim Guidance: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Interim Guidance: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Men Who Have Sex with Men
An estimated 56,000 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occur each year in the United States (1). Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for 53% of the estimated incident infections, and surveillance data suggest that the annual number of new HIV infections among MSM has been rising since the mid-1990s.
Report: Highlights of CDC Activities Addressing HIV Prevention among African American Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
Among MSM, African American/Black MSM is the subgroup most disproportionately affected. Among African American/Black MSM, more new HIV infections (52%) occurred in young Black MSM (aged 13–29 years) than any other racial or ethnic age group of MSM in 2006.
New Web Page: LGBT Youth and Bullying
Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth and those who are questioning their sexual orientation are happy and thrive during their adolescent years. Going to a school that has created a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and having caring and accepting parents are especially important.
e-HAP FYI January 19, 2011
e-HAP FYI—one of a series of new communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
Updated Slide Set: AIDS Surveillance – Trends (1985-2008)
The slide set covering HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults has been updated through 2008.
Updated Spanish Language Factsheet: HIV among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM)1 represent approximately 2% of the US population, yet are the population most severely affected by HIV and are the only risk group in which new HIV infections have been increasing steadily since the early 1990s.
MMWR: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010
The term sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is used to refer to a variety of clinical syndromes caused by pathogens that can be acquired and transmitted through sexual activity. Physicians and other health-care providers play a critical role in preventing and treating STDs. These guidelines for the treatment of STDs are intended to assist with that effort. Although these guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies and diagnostic recommendations also are discussed.
Updated Spanish Language Fact Sheet: HIV among Latinos
The HIV epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. While Hispanics/ Latinos1 represented approximately 15% of the United States (US) population, the rate of new HIV infections among Latinos was 2.5 times that of whites in 2006. During that same year, Latinos accounted for 17% of new HIV infections in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Urban and Nonurban Areas
The slide set covering HIV Surveillance in Urban and Nonurban Areas has been updated through 2008.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults
The slide set covering HIV Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults has been updated through 2008.
e-HAP FYI: CDC Commemorates World AIDS Day 2010
On December 1, CDC and its partners commemorate World AIDS Day to raise awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS and recognize the success and progress of HIV programs made to date. We also commit ourselves to continue our battle against HIV.
Updated Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Latinos
The HIV epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. While Hispanics/ Latinos1 represented approximately 15% of the United States (US) population, the rate of new HIV infections among Latinos was 2.5 times that of whites in 2006. During that same year, Latinos accounted for 17% of new HIV infections in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
MMWR: Vital Signs: HIV Testing and Diagnosis Among Adults --- United States, 2001--2009
CDC used 2001--2009 data from the National Health Interview Survey to estimate percentages of persons aged 18--64 years who reported ever being tested for HIV in the United States. Data from the National HIV Surveillance System were used to estimate numbers, percentages, and rates of HIV diagnoses, AIDS diagnoses, and late diagnoses of HIV infection (defined as an AIDS diagnosis made ≤12 months from an initial HIV diagnosis) for persons diagnosed with HIV infection during 2001--2008 and reported to CDC through June 2009; these were used to determine populations and regions most affected by HIV and AIDS, late diagnoses, and trends in late diagnoses over time.
MMWR: Mortality Among Patients with Tuberculosis and Associations with HIV Status --- United States, 1993--2008
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) incidence increased from 125 cases per 100,000 population in 1990 to 142 cases per 100,000 population in 2004, primarily because of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Persons with HIV are at increased risk for TB disease, and those with TB have a high risk for death. This is documented most clearly in resource-limited settings, where limited access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other health-care services contribute to the elevated mortality.
International iPrEx Clinical Trial
Today, the National Institutes of Health announced the results of the international iPrEx clinical trial, co-sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, that examined whether a pill containing two drugs used to treat HIV can also help prevent HIV infection – an approach called pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP.
MMWR: Syringe Exchange Programs — United States, 2008
Persons who inject drugs should use a new, sterile needle and syringe for each injection. Syringe exchange programs (SEPs) provide free sterile syringes and collect used syringes from injection-drug users (IDUs) to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Injection Drug Users (through 2008)
The slide set covering HIV surveillance in Injection Drug Users (IDU) has been updated through 2008.
Updated Slide Set: Maps Based on the 2008 HIV Infection and AIDS Surveillance Report
Maps based on the HIV Infection and AIDS Surveillance Report have been updated through 2008.
e-HAP FYI October 26, 2010
Welcome to e-HAP FYI—one of a series of communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
Social Determinants of Health White Paper Published
CDC recently published an NCHHSTP White Paper on Social Determinants of Health called Establishing a Holistic Framework to Reduce Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis in the United States . This white paper outlines the strategic vision of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention for reducing health disparities and promoting health equity related to our conditions of interest. The purpose of the white paper is to advance a holistic approach to the design of our public health programs to advance the health of communities and increase their opportunities for healthy living.
New Fact Sheet: Condom Distribution as a Structural Level Intervention
Structural-level condom distribution interventions or programs (CD programs) are efficacious in increasing condom use, increasing condom acquisition or condom carrying, promoting delayed sexual initiation or abstinence among youth, and reducing incident STIs.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
HIV Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) slide set through 2008
MMWR:HIV Transmission Through Transfusion — Missouri and Colorado, 2008
Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through transfusion of contaminated blood components was documented in the United States in 1982. Since then, the risk for transfusion-transmitted HIV infection has been almost eliminated by the use of questionnaires to exclude donors at higher risk for HIV infection and the use of highly sensitive laboratory screening tests to identify infected blood donations. The risk for acquiring HIV infection through blood transfusion today is estimated conservatively to be one in 1.5 million, based on 2007—2008 data.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for HIV Prevention in Communities of Color
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) proudly announces that it is offering two-year post-doctoral research fellowships- -the 2011-2013 DHAP/ORISE Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for HIV Prevention in Communities of Color. The mission of this fellowship program is to recruit, mentor, and train investigators to conduct domestic HIV and AIDS prevention research in communities of color. The fellows will be located in various branches in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Applications will be accepted from November 1, 2010 until December 31, 2010. The fellowships will begin August 1, 2011 and end July 31, 2013.
FOA PS11-1103: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Training Centers.
The purpose of this program is to create a National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC). The Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) will provide high-quality curriculum development, training and training assistance for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) for health care professionals and prevention specialists across the United States.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity. HIV Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity slide set through 2008
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Women
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Women. HIV Surveillance in Women slide set through 2008
MMWR: Estimated Lifetime Risk for Diagnosis of HIV Infection Among Latinos --- 37 States and Puerto Rico, 2007
In 2008, the annual rate of diagnosis with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States for Latinos (25.0 per 100,000 population) was approximately three times that for whites (8.2) (1). To calculate the estimated lifetime risk (ELR) and age-conditional risk for diagnosis of HIV infection among Latinos in 37 states and Puerto Rico, CDC analyzed HIV surveillance data, vital statistics data on general and HIV-specific mortality, and U.S. census data from 2007.
Press Release: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: October 15, 2010
The eighth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day comes at a time of renewed national commitment and optimism regarding HIV prevention, due to President Obama's recently-announced National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which focuses our nation's efforts in the fight against HIV.
QuickStats: Annual Rates of Hospitalization with a Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS Among Persons Aged ≥45 Years, by Sex—National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1997--2007
Annual hospitalizations estimated from hospital discharges during 1997--2007 with any-listed HIV/AIDS diagnoses.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance - Epidemiology of HIV Infection
HIV Surveillance in Epidemiology of HIV Infection slide set through 2008
Dear Colleague Letter: National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD)
September 27, 2010 is National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD)—a day to not only bring attention to and promote understanding of the disproportionate burden of HIV among gay and bisexual men, but also to recommit ourselves to the fight to end this devastating epidemic.
MMWR: Prevalence and Awareness of HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—21 Cities, United States, 2008
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In 2006, 57% of new HIV infections in the United States occurred among MSM (1). To estimate and monitor risk behaviors, CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system (NHBS) collects data from metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) using an anonymous cross-sectional interview of men at venues where MSM congregate, such as bars, clubs, and social organizations.
Press Release: 1 in 5 men who have sex with men in 21 U.S. cities has HIV; nearly half unaware
Approximately one in five (19 percent) men who have sex with men (MSM) in a study of 21 major U.S. cities is infected with HIV, and nearly half (44 percent) of those men are unaware of their infection, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Updated Factsheet: HIV among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM)1 represent approximately 2% of the US population, yet are the population most severely affected by HIV and are the only risk group in which new HIV infections have been increasing steadily since the early 1990s.
New CDC Site: Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represent an incredibly diverse community. Gay and bisexual men have both shared and unique experiences and circumstances that affect their physical health and mental health needs as well as their ability to receive high-quality health services.
Factsheet: HIV among African Americans
The African American topic page, and the HIV among African Americans factsheet has been updated with current surveillance information.
HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report, Volume 15, Number 1
HIV Surveillance Report Supplemental: HIV/AIDS Data through December 2007. In FY2009, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for the third year in a row, used total counts of living cases of HIV and living cases of AIDS in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Program Parts A and B (formerly Titles I and II) allocation formulae.
e-HAP Pubs August 17, 2010
The first issue of e-HAP Pubs, our bi-monthly list of new publication from the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) authors and collaborators. This is one item in our series of new communication products to keep you informed about important research and activities related to HIV prevention.
Poster: Communities in Crisis: Is There a Generalized HIV Epidemic in Impoverished Urban Areas of the United States?
According to UNAIDS, the United States (U.S.) has a concentrated HIV epidemic, primarily among men who have sex with men (MSM and injection drug users) (IDUs). While the HIV epidemic has not had a broad impact on the general U.S. population, it has greatly affected the economically disadvantaged in many urban areas. We sought to characterize the HIV epidemic in impoverished urban areas of the U.S. and determine whether the epidemic in these areas meets the UNAIDS definition of a generalized epidemic.
Factsheet: Projecting Possible Future Courses of the HIV Epidemic in the United States
The U.S. HIV epidemic has claimed more than 575,000 lives, and 56,300 Americans were newly infected with HIV in 2006. HIV prevention efforts to date have helped hundreds of thousands of people avoid infection, but have not reached enough of those currently at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV with highly effective interventions to turn the course of the epidemic.
e-HAP FYI August 9, 2010
Welcome to e-HAP FYI—one of a series of new communication products that expands the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention’s (DHAP) ability to reach you with timely, targeted information critical to our collective prevention efforts.
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS10-1003: HIV Prevention Projects for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) has been updated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it has awarded $42 million to 133 community-based organizations (CBOs) to help implement HIV prevention efforts among populations at greatest risk. Please visit the CDC HIV funding page for more information.
DHAP HIV Funding Awards by State and Dependent Area (Fiscal Year 2010)
This report information about how its resources are being spent is available to our partners and the public. Attached is the information regarding the awards to states. These are the cooperative agreements for FY 2010.
Building the Capacity of the HIV Prevention Workforce
This podcast provides an overview of CDC's HIV prevention capacity building efforts with community-based organizations and health departments. Created: 7/29/2010 by National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Date Released: 7/29/2010. Series Name: CDC Featured Podcasts
Basic Statistics
The Basic Statistics page has recently been updated with information from the 2008 HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas.
CAPRISA Microbicide Study Results
The CAPRISA microbicide trial results are an exciting step forward for HIV prevention. While these findings may need to be confirmed by other research to meet requirements for licensure by FDA and other regulatory bodies throughout the world, they suggest that we could soon have a new method to help reduce the heavy toll of HIV among women around the world.
New CDC Analysis Reveals Strong Link Between Poverty and HIV Infection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released a first-of-its-kind analysis showing that 2.1 percent of heterosexuals living in high-poverty urban areas in the United States are infected with HIV. This analysis suggests that many low-income cities across the United States now have generalized HIV epidemics as defined by the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
White House debuts the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS)
Today (Tuesday, July 13), the White House will debut the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). At 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), you are invited to watch the live-streaming of the White House briefing on the Strategy and Implementation Plan. The United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Sebelius will take part in that event, as will Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Adviser and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Jeff Crowley Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy at the White House.
HIV in the United States
CDC estimates that more than one million people are living with HIV in the United States. One in five (21%) of those people living with HIV is unaware of their infection.
Department of Health and Human Services Implementation Guidance for Syringe Services Programs July 2010
On July 7, HHS released guidance for programs interested in implementing, with FY2010 appropriated dollars, syringe services programs (SSPs) for injection drug users (IDUs) as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention program. The term SSP is inclusive of syringe access, disposal, and needle exchange programs, as well as referral and linkage to HIV prevention services, substance abuse treatment, and medical and mental health care.
Dear Colleague Letter: e-HAP Launch
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) is launching a series of five targeted HIV/AIDS communication products for partners. The first products will be published this month and will continue to roll out throughout the summer. These will replace and enhance existing communication tools, such as DHAP News, and will be distributed under the name e-HAP, which stands for electronic HIV/AIDS prevention information system.
CDC’s HIV Prevention Progress in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works with other federal agencies, state and local health departments, national organizations, community-based organizations, the private sector, and advocates to reduce the spread of HIV in the U.S
Routine Jail-Based HIV Testing --- Rhode Island, 2000--2007
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among incarcerated persons in the United States (1.5%) is approximately four times greater than the prevalence among persons in community settings (0.4%). In 2006, CDC recommended HIV testing in correctional facilities and elsewhere as part of routine medical evaluation.
Expanded HIV Testing and Trends in Diagnoses of HIV Infection --- District of Columbia, 2004--2008
In the District of Columbia (DC), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) case rate is nearly 10 times the U.S. rate and higher than comparable U.S. cities, such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Detroit, and Chicago.
Clinical and Behavioral Characteristics of Adults Receiving Medical Care for HIV Infection
This report presents interview data collected during the 2005 pilot cycle of the MMP. Data were collected from January 2006 through August 2007. A total of 13 project areas were funded to conduct data collection activities for this pilot cycle.
Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2008
This report summarizes information about HIV infection and AIDS in the United States and 5 U.S. dependent areas (this report, formerly known as the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, has been renamed the HIV Surveillance Report).
Summary of Changes to the National HIV Surveillance Report
Summary of changes made to the HIV Surveillance Report including terminology, data display and formatting.
HIV in the United States: An Overview
this fact sheet provides an overview of the HIV epidemic in the United States.
MMWR: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2009
MMWR report on The Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults.
DHAP HIV Funding Awards by State and Dependent Area (Fiscal Year 2009)
CDC remains committed to reducing the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in the United States. Through prevention programs, research and evaluation efforts, surveillance activities, and policy development, CDC is working to ensure resources are used effectively in the fight against the epidemic. The funding information on these pages reflects cooperative agreements for domestic HIV prevention. Please visit this page frequently as new budget information becomes available.
Questions and Answers on the Use of HIV Medications to Help Prevent the Transmission of HIV
Questions and Answers on the Use of HIV Medications to Help Prevent the Transmission of Effective ART that suppresses viral load to undetectable levels may be a promising tool to help slow the spread of HIV in populations.
Updated Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers on HIV and AIDS Basic Information and HIV Transmission were recently updated. All of the Questions and Answers on HIV and AIDS can be accessed from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/index.htm.
ONAP Releases Report of Community Recommendations for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Last fall, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) asked Americans to give their input for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which will be released in the coming months. These recommendations are only a subset of the input that was received; many more recommendations for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy are detailed in the community discussions report.
Updated: One Test Two Lives Featured Clinician Spotlight
Yvonne Green, RN, CNM, MSN, the director of CDC’s Office of Women’s Health, has a message for clinicians who care for pregnant women: A quick test can detect HIV. If HIV is caught early, you have the ability to give hope and impact a pregnant woman and the lifelong health of her infant.
Updated: Basic Information about HIV and AIDS
Basic information about HIV and AIDS, including information on the virus, its origins, symptoms, and testing.
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS10-10138: Expanded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing for Disproportionately Affected Populations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the availability of fiscal year 2010 funds for a cooperative agreement program for health departments to increase HIV testing opportunities for populations disproportionately affected by HIV.
Abstract: Calculating HIV and Syphilis Rates for Risk Groups: Estimating the National Population Size of Men Who Have Sex with Men
A data analysis released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscores the disproportionate impact of HIV and syphilis among gay and bisexual men in the United States.
Press Release: ‘CDC Analysis Provides New Look at Disproportionate Impact of HIV and Syphilis Among U.S. Gay and Bisexual Men’
A data analysis released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscores the disproportionate impact of HIV and syphilis among gay and bisexual men in the United States.
CDC Resources on Male Circumcision and HIV
A compilation of the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention’s (CDC’s) resources on male circumcision for HIV prevention in the United States.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Strategic Plan 2010–2015
This strategic plan represents a collaborative effort by staff in the NCHHSTP Office of the Director (OD), the Center’s divisions and branches, and other key partners within and outside CDC.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Children with Diagnoses of Perinatal HIV Infection—34 States, 2004–2007
Since the early 1990s, the annual number of diagnoses of perinatally acquired AIDS and HIV infection has declined by approximately 90% in the United States as a result of routine HIV screening of pregnant women and the availability of effective interventions to prevent transmission.