Lutheran AIDS Network

A data analysis released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscores the disproportionate impact of HIV and syphilis among gay and bisexual men in the United States.

A compilation of the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention’s (CDC’s) resources on male circumcision for HIV prevention in the United States.

This strategic plan represents a collaborative effort by staff in the NCHHSTP Office of the Director (OD), the Center’s divisions and branches, and other key partners within and outside CDC.

The strategic plan builds upon and supports NCHHSTP division-level strategic plans and identifies priority, cross-cutting areas of focus to drive greater collaboration, effectiveness, and health impact. It also provides a framework for aligning HIV, viral hepatitis, STD and TB prevention, research and policy activities within NCHHSTP, and across the agency and HHS Op Divs.

Since the early 1990s, the annual number of diagnoses of perinatally acquired AIDS and HIV infection has declined by approximately 90% in the United States as a result of routine HIV screening of pregnant women and the availability of effective interventions to prevent transmission.

Among US racial/ethnic groups, Blacks are at the highest risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Heightened National Response to Address the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among African Americans, which seeks to engage public and nonpublic partners in a synergistic effort to prevent HIV among Blacks.

TDF2 is one of several clinical trials around the world working to identify a new strategy to reduce the impact of HIV in Botswana and globally.

This newsletter provides the latest update on activities and resources of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.

This document is intended to help health departments funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) improve the quality of their HIV counseling, testing, and referral (CTR) data. In addition to providing definitions of the principles, models, and concepts relevant to improving the quality of CTR data, the document describes recommended quality assurance (QA) practices and provides sample tools and templates to facilitate the implementation of QA systems and procedures for processing CTR data. The document also includes recommendations to facilitate staff training, technical assistance, communication, and support to health department staff and service providers in processing CTR data.

This page contains the erratum notice which lists the sources of error and a revised table to MMWR.

HIV Infection Among Injection-Drug Users

HIV Infection Among Injection-Drug Users

World AIDS Day

The 2009 Compendium is now available and includes 69 evidence-based HIV behavioral interventions identified from the scientific literature published through June 2009.

HIV/AIDS urban/non-urban surveillance slide set through 2007