New Resources Added to the CDC HIV Web Site

The following resources were recently added to the CDC HIV Web site: HIV Prevention Progress Report The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) is pleased to present the CDC HIV Prevention Progress Report 2019. For the first time, this report combines national and state level indicator data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide a complete picture of progress and emphasize the importance of state level progress for achieving national goals. Dear Colleague: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), an observance sponsored by the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. This year’s theme, “HIV Prevention Starts with Me,” reminds us that everyone, regardless of their HIV status, can make an impact in preventing new HIV infections in women and their partners. The theme encourages women to take charge of their health through prevention measures, such as taking daily medicine to prevent HIV called pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), if they are at high risk for getting HIV. HIV Among Women This updated web content provides information and statistical data about HIV and women, including a fact sheet that visually displays this information. Understanding the Impact of HIV: Diagnoses, Incidence, Prevalence National HIV surveillance data are critical for tracking progress against HIV and informing the development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention and treatment programs. To use these data, it’s critical to understand three related, but distinct, concepts: HIV diagnoses, incidence, and prevalence. Slide Set: Estimated Incidence and Prevalence in the United States (2010-2016) This slide set presents estimates of HIV incidence and prevalence for 2010-2016 calculated using data on persons with diagnosed HIV infection and their CD4 test results reported to CDC’s National HIV Surveillance System through June 2018. HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report on HIV Incidence and Prevalence This supplemental report provides estimates of HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States. MMWR: Transmission Patterns in a Low HIV-Morbidity State - Wisconsin, 2014-2017 Identifying named partners through public health interviews is an important strategy for interrupting HIV transmission. Analyzing HIV molecular sequence data also can identify networks of potential transmission partners. In this MMWR, the authors discuss how most molecular linkages in Wisconsin were among persons within the same racial/ethnic, risk, and age groups. Among named partner linkages where both persons had an HIV sequence available, 33.8% also had a molecular linkage and were deemed plausible transmission partners. The authors concluded that supplementing named partner data with molecular data might detect HIV transmission networks not elucidated through traditional public health interviews and identify opportunities for prevention in rapidly growing clusters of HIV infections in states with lower HIV morbidity. PowerPoint Presentation: HIV Data In Action This PowerPoint presentation helps explain to partners and stakeholders how the use of HIV data, including molecular data, prevents new HIV infections and improves health. Report: HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men-National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 23 U.S. Cities, 2017 This special surveillance report provides descriptive, unweighted data that can be used to describe HIV infection among MSM and the percentages reporting specific risk behaviors, HIV testing, and participation in preven­tion programs. Slide Set: HIV Mortality (through 2016) This slide set provides an analysis of trends in rates and distributions of deaths in the United States, focusing on deaths due to HIV infection (including stage 3 AIDS).