HIV/AIDS News
MMWR: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis, by Race and Ethnicity - United States, 2014-2016
In 2016, among 78,360 persons who filled prescriptions for PrEP in the United States, women accounted for only 4.7%. Among PrEP users with available race/ethnicity data, 68.7%, 11.2%, 13.1%, and 4.5% were white, black, Hispanic, and Asian, respectively.
Surveillance Report: Social Determinants of Health Among Adults with Diagnosed HIV Infection, 2016
This report includes part A and B. Part A examines census tract-level social determinants of health (SDH) among adults with diagnosed HIV infection in 2016 in 13 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Part B examines county-level SDH among adults with diagnosed HIV infection through 2016 in 39 states and District of Columbia. Part B also includes linkage to HIV medical care, retention in HIV medical care, and HIV viral suppression. Both parts present data on numbers and percentages of diagnoses of HIV infection through 2016 among persons aged 18 years and older by six SDH indicators and selected characteristics that include sex, age, race/ethnicity, and transmission category.
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Upcoming Meetings
2018
Thank you for another successful meeting! The presentations from the PHACS Fall 2018 Network Meeting are posted to the Network Meetings folder.
2019
The PHACS Spring Leadership Retreat will take place on April 8-9, 2019 at the Bolger Hotel and Conference Center in Potomac, Maryland.
The PHACS Fall 2019 Network Meeting will take place on September 19-20, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland.
Collaborative HIV program improves long-term care for youths in the United States
A pilot program to help adolescents and young adults with HIV navigate the health care system raised the percentage of youths who remained in care compared to national estimates, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY (Site 13)
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