Persons with HIV/AIDS

This webpage provides information on early HIV-related mouth sores, including pictures to help with identification. It discusses common oral symptoms associated with early HIV infection, such as ulcers, thrush, and other lesions, and highlights their significance in early diagnosis. 

Achieving zero stigma is a goal of all HIV prevention and treatment services.  In response, this dashboard will visually represent stigma-related data for the communities most impacted by HIV and to demonstrate progress to mitigating stigmas across different geographic regions. 

This webpage discusses how Atlanta and its counties, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton, have been identified by the federal government as one of over 45 counties in the nation with the highest incidence of HIV infections.

This webpage discusses the HIV care continuum and how it is a public health model that outlines the stages of care that people living with HIV go through from diagnosis to achieving and maintaining viral suppression. Guiding an individual through the care continuum is key to helping them achieve viral suppression, which not only helps them experience better health outcomes but also reduces their risk of transmitting HIV to others.

This webpage discusses health equity as it pertains to HIV.

This webpage discusses how the South experiences a higher burden of HIV compared to other regions across the country, especially among communities of color.

This webpage discusses how HIV has a disproportionate impact on the Hispanic/Latinx population. The Hispanic/Latinx community faces unique cultural and societal challenges in HIV prevention, treatment, and care, including language barriers and mistrust of the health care system.

This webpage discusses how the Black community in the United States faces unique structural and societal barriers to accessing HIV prevention services. As a result, HIV has a disproportionate impact on the Black population. 

This webpage discusses Ending the HIV Epidemic and how many cities, counties, and states are developing and implementing plans to end the HIV epidemic in their jurisdictions. Complementing these local efforts is a ten-year national initiative known as Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, which has brought a new wave of attention, commitment, and resources to achieve the goal of ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. by 2030.