U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources and Services Administration Initiatives to Address Disparate Rates of HIV Infection in the South

Donna Hubbard McCree; Steven R Young; Kirk D Henny; Laura Cheever; Eugene McCray

doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02596-4

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources and Services Administration Initiatives to Address Disparate Rates of HIV Infection in the South

AIDS Behav. 2019 Oct;23(Suppl 3):313-318. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02596-4.

Authors

Donna Hubbard McCree¹, Steven R Young², Kirk D Henny³, Laura Cheever⁴, Eugene McCray³

Affiliations

¹ Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE MS D-21, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA. [email protected].
² Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fisher Lane, Room 9W12, Rockville, MD, 20857, USA. [email protected].
³ Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE MS D-21, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
⁴ Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fisher Lane, Room 9W12, Rockville, MD, 20857, USA.

PMID: 31321635
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02596-4

Abstract

The US South accounted for 51% of annual new HIV infections, 50% of undiagnosed infections and 45% of persons with HIV infection in 2016 while comprising 38% of the population. Myriad structural and contextual factors are associated with HIV-related disparities. This paper describes initiatives and strategies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Health Resources and Services Administration to identify opportunities and activities addressing the disparity of HIV diagnoses in the South. Targeted HIV prevention and care efforts can change the trajectory of outcomes along the HIV care continuum and reduce HIV-related disparities in the South.

Keywords: CDC; Disparities; HIV infection; HRSA; Southern US.

MeSH terms

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Continuity of Patient Care*
HIV Infections / diagnosis
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
Health Status Disparities*
Healthcare Disparities*
Humans
United States / epidemiology
United States Health Resources and Services Administration