Nowhere are the divisions of race, ethnicity, and culture more sharply drawn than in the health of the people in the United States. Despite recent progress in overall national health, disparities continue in the incidence of illness and death among African Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans...
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Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs – A Guide For State and Local Health Departments
Recommendation guide report for Health Departments on how to manage HIV and Hep C outbreaks among people who inject drugs.
Implementation of Routine HIV Testing in Health Care Settings: Issues for Community Health Centers
This report discusses community health centers (CHCs) in routine HIV testing consistent with the 2006 recommendations issued by CDC. It explains why it is important for CHCs to routinely offer HIV testing and provides general protocol elements for facility-based HIV testing, such as ensuring...
Understanding the HIV Care Continuum
This information sheet explains the various approaches and data used to develop the HIV care continuum, how it is used to improve outcomes for people living with HIV in the United States and how it helps guide the nation’s response to HIV.
Selected National HIV Prevention and Care Outcomes in the United States
This information sheet explains the “Selected National HIV Prevention and Care Outcomes,” which are indicators used to monitor progress toward national goals in the United States.
Late HIV Testing - 34 States, 1996–2005
This article discusses the problem of late HIV testing in the United States and emphasizes the importance of HIV testing, diagnosis, and treatment, soon after HIV infection and before developing AIDS, to prevent more severe illness and death and reduce HIV transmission. Findings are reported from a...
Say Yes to the HIV Test We're Asking Everyone. It's the Law.
This pamphlet provides key facts about the HIV testing law in New York. Although health care providers are now required to offer an HIV test to everyone aged 13-64, testing is still voluntary and anonymous testing is available in certain locations. Topics in the pamphlet include: key facts to know...
HIV Testing Among Adolescents: What Schools and Education Agencies Can Do
This information sheet discusses the need for HIV testing among adolescents. It explains why HIV testing is important for anyone and for adolescents in particular. The information sheet notes that adolescents and young adults engage in behaviors that put them at risk for HIV infection and provides...
Living with HIV 101 Info Sheet
This is an info sheet for individuals that are HIV positive. This info sheet provides tools and tips on how to remain healthy while living with HIV
MMWR: HIV Infection Among Partners of HIV-Infected Black Men Who Have Sex With Men – North Carolina, 2011-2013
This report examined results of a prospective partner series study conducted in North Carolina and of an in depth evaluation of one of the partner networks. The approach for partner services used involved contacting partners of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV infection and using sexual and...