HIV prevention in the United States : mobilizing to end the epidemic

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  HIV prevention and treatment have brought the annual number of new HIV infections to an all-time low since the start of the epidemic.1 People with HIV can live long, healthy lives thanks ; to improved antiretroviral therapy. Powerful prevention tools - including simple and effective HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - can practically eliminate transmission if used by all who need them. Improvements in HIV surveillance mean we can identify and respond to potential outbreaks more effectively than ever. ; Yet progress in HIV prevention has slowed. Many people still aren't getting the prevention and care they need. The nation's opioid crisis poses a continual threat of new HIV outbreaks due to injection drug use.2 While the full impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on our HIV prevention efforts is unclear, it has thrown into sharp relief the extent to which longstanding, systemic health and social inequities among different racial/ethnic groups negatively affect health outcomes. ; For far too long, these inequities - including discrimination, stigma, income, systemic racism, and mistrust of the healthcare system - have led to persistent disparities in HIV risk, prevention, treatment, and care, particularly for Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino people. Without bold action to address these challenges today, we could see an increase in HIV in the United States. ; Publication date from document properties. ; cdc-hiv-prevention-bluebook.pdf
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  27 numbered pages
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/103438/cdc_103438_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 531.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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