Lutheran AIDS Network

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.

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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 made to the HIV Surveillance Report including terminology, data display and formatting.

this fact sheet provides an overview of the HIV epidemic in the United States.

MMWR report on The Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults.

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 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.

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.