OBJECTIVES - PROPOSED REVISIONS

1. Among persons living with HIV at behavioral risk of transmission, increase the proportion who receive evidence-based interventions, including mental health, substance abuse, and other appropriate interventions for co-morbid conditions. [Provide key activities for adolescents, including HIV-positive children. Adolescents should be included in a separate objective.]
2. Increase the proportion of persons with HIV who are routinely tested for STDs and appropriately treated and referred for partner notification.
3. Among persons with acute HIV infection, increase the proportion engaged in appropriate HIV behavioral interventions, including partner referral.
4. Increase the proportions of HIV-infected pregnant women who receive anti-retroviral medication to interrupt perinatal transmission of HIV. [Suggest objective be expanded to ensure that “related medically necessary services and appropriate medication” are also available to HIV-infected pregnant women.]
5. Increase the percent of HIV-positive IDUs who reduce sharing of needles and have access to clean needles and drug treatment.
6. Increase the proportion of persons living with HIV who effectively access partner disclosure services.
7. Increase the proportion of HIV care providers who perform risk assessment and provide appropriate intervention and referrals.
8. Reduce legal, regulatory, and policy barriers to implementing effective HIV prevention at federal, State, and local levels. [Issue should be revised as a broad statement or guiding principle across the entire Plan rather than a Goal 1 objective.]

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