New HIV Stratagy
New HIV Stratagy
New HIV Stratagy
By Shekell Hutchinson Program Director, Supportive Housing Services Women Accepting Responsibility
The United States will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-economic circumstance, will have access to high quality, life-extending care, free from stigma and discrimination
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.
Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director stated An important component of the HHS National HIV/AIDS Strategy Operational Plan is what is known as the 12 Cities Project. Comprehensive HIV/AIDS planning is needed cross-agencies to respond and support efforts to decreasing the 12 U.S. jurisdictions that bear the highest AIDS burden in the country.
Content Source: Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Reduce The Number of New HIV/AIDS Infections Increase access to care for people living with HIV/AIDS Reduce HIV related Health Disparities
CTR
(Counseling Testing & Referrals)
Growing Up
(Adolescent Females)
Opening Doors
(provides financial assistance, for medical care, drug treatment & Mental Health with intensive Case management)
Knowledge is Power
(Adolescent male & female)
Increasing office hours for providing HIV testing and services known to reduce the risk associated with HIV/STI infections
Volunteering testing through Street Outreach, offering prophylactics and other safer sex tools Expand targeted efforts to prevent HIV infection using a combination of effective, evidence-based approaches in schools, transitional programs, churches, in office day & evening Support people living with HIV with co-occurring health conditions and those who have challenges meeting their basic needs, such as housing, food, & clothing
Offer routine testing & education on treatment and care Partner collaboration with Pharmaceutical companies (Bristol Myers Squibb/ Vertex ) Collaboration with THC ( Mental Health Treatment, Primary Care & Substance abuse Treatment ) Encouraging Viral load Suppression through Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy adherence/medical guidance
Reduce stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV Engage new partners in HIV prevention, care, treatment and stigma-reduction efforts to strengthen our collective efforts and reach more people Encourage highly impacted communities to seek treatment and encourage routine testing in high prevalence areas