Ending the HIV Epidemic | VitalSigns | CDC

Ending the HIV Epidemic | VitalSigns | CDC

• Ask patients about their challenges taking medicine; talk about the importance of taking it as prescribed.
• Address mental health issues and drug/alcohol misuse, which may make it harder for patients to stay in care.
• Provide a supportive environment for HIV care that includes help with transportation, housing, health insurance, and other needs.
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Issue Details

Related Pages and Resources

• Vital Signs: Press Release – Gaps in HIV Testing and Treatment Hinder Efforts to Stop New Infections [English]
• Vital Signs: Press Release – Las brechas en la realización de pruebas y el tratamiento del VIH obstaculizan los esfuerzos por detener las nuevas infecciones [Spanish]
• Vital Signs: HIV Transmission Along the Continuum of Care – United States, 2016, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• HIV Treatment as Prevention
• HIV Transmission Prevention: Information for Health Care Providers
• GetTested
• Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
• CDC HIV Guidelines and Recommendations
• CDC National HIV Surveillance System
• HIV Basics
• Prevention IS Care (for providers)
• Act Against AIDS (for consumers and providers)
• HIV Treatment Works (for consumers)

Other Sites

• Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for AmericaExternal
• HIV Testing Sites and Care LocatorExternal
• Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living With HIVExternal
• US Preventive Services Task Force HIV Screening RecommendationsExternal
• HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program AIDS Education and Training Centers ProgramExternal
• HIV Treatment and Care: A Focus on Mental Health and Substance UseExternal (CME)
• Delivering HIV Prevention and Care to Transgender PeopleExternal (CME)
• MedlinePlus – HIV/AIDSExternal
• HIV.govExternal
• AIDSInfoExternal
• UNAIDSExternal

Science Behind the Issue

• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Science Clips