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Meeting Summary: 2012 Consultation on Revision of the HIV Surveillance Case Definition
From 2008 through 2011, CDC convened several workgroups to consider revision of various aspects of the HIV surveillance case definition. This document summarises the February 2012 meeting.
DHAP Annual Report: Accelerating Progress, Investing for Impact
The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) recently released its inaugural annual report, Accelerating Progress, Investing for Impact. This report provides an overview of some of the HIV prevention activities conducted and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during late 2010 to the end of 2011.
New Web page: Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch
This new page covers the activities of the Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch. This branch implements scientifically rigorous HIV research studies and surveillance systems that meet critical local, state, and national HIV prevention needs for characterizing persons who are at risk for HIV infection or who have recently acquired HIV or have HIV-related morbidities.
Expanded HIV Testing and African Americans
The Expanded Testing Initiative aimed to increase the reach of HIV testing to disproportionately affected populations. PS07-768 Expanded and Integrated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing for Populations Disproportionately Affected by HIV, Primarily African Americans (October 2007 through September 2010), focused on the expansion of HIV testing to African Americans. This fact sheet highlights the key findings.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance in Women (through 2010)
Slides on HIV infection surveillance in women have been updated with information from the 2010 HIV surveillance report.
MMWR: HIV, Other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education in Public Secondary Schools — 45 States, 2008–2010
In the United States, 46% of high school students have had sexual intercourse and potentially are at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States recommends educating young persons about HIV before they begin engaging in behaviors that place them at risk for HIV infection.
New Tool Kit: Evaluation Toolkit: Patient and Provider Perspectives about Routine HIV Screening in Health Care Settings
Understanding patient and provider perspectives is an integral component of evaluating clinical programs to improve clinical services. The purpose of this evaluation toolkit is to offer a package of evaluation materials that can be used to determine the effect that expanded HIV screening activities has on patient attitudes toward and accepting HIV testing.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Mortality (through 2008)
The slide set covering HIV Mortality has been updated through 2008.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity (through 2010)
Slides on HIV infection surveillance by race/ethnicity have been updated with information from the 2010 HIV surveillance report.
Updated Slide Set: HIV Surveillance - Epidemiology of HIV Infection (through 2010)
Slides based on epidemiology of HIV infection have been updated with information from the 2010 HIV surveillance report.
e-HAP FYI March 14, 2012
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its HIV Surveillance Report, 2010, Vol. 22. This report presents data for diagnoses of HIV infection and AIDS through December 31, 2010 and reported to CDC through June 2011.
New Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010
CDC’s 2010 HIV Surveillance Report includes estimated numbers and rates of diagnoses of HIV infection based on data from 51 areas (46 states and 5 U.S. dependent areas) that have had confidential, name-based HIV infection reporting since at least January 2007, with reporting to CDC since at least June 2007. The 46 states represent approximately 92% of cumulative AIDS diagnoses in the 50 states and the District of Columbia through 2010. New states included in this year’s report are California, Delaware, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington (state).