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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

Can you get HIV from someone on PrEP?

This article provides a comprehensive overview of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly effective HIV prevention medication for people who are HIV-negative and at increased risk of acquiring the virus. It explains that when taken as prescribed, PrEP reduces HIV transmission risk by about 99%, making the chance of contracting HIV from someone correctly using PrEP extremely low.

What About Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)? PEP Implementation in the South

This brief provides an overview of HIV Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in the southern United States (“the South”). The goal is to provide an overview of prevention with PEP to drive collective action between: Jurisdictional and local public health departments, community-based organizations (CBOs), and community health clinics, to increase and improve prevention with PEP.

National HIV Prevention Inventory: Module 3 - Prevention Programming

This report is an update to the 2009 The National HIV Prevention Inventory: The State of HIV Prevention Across the U.S. (NHPI), which was based on a survey of 65 state, territorial, and local health departments. This report presents findings on HIV prevention programs in the areas of HIV planning, evidence-based interventions, collaboration and integration, implementing the ACA and developing jurisdictional HIV continuums of care. This final module summarizes all activities supported by federal, state, and local HIV prevention funding with a focus on High-Impact Prevention.

Are You Ready for PrEP? PrEP Basics

This poster is an infographic that presents complex information quickly and clearly about PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), an HIV prevention option that works by taking one pill every day. It is part of CDC's Act Against AIDS, Start Talking. Stop HIV. campaign. The infographic discusses the basics of PrEP and how it works.