HIV

There are more than 1 million people living with HIV in the United States, and more than 50,000 become newly infected each year. Yet as many as one in five Americans living with HIV are unaware of their infection.

CDC has identified HIV prevention as a winnable battle. With additional effort and support for evidence-based, cost-effective strategies that we can implement now, we will have a significant impact on our nation's health.

This HIV briefing folder provides a snapshot of the context and background for this priority area, as well as descriptions of some of the systems, policy, and programmatic interventions pursued by CDC and our public health partners at the federal, state and local levels. This information will be updated periodically as new data or relevant information becomes available.

For more information or if you have questions about the materials provided here, please contact adprogram@cdc.gov

HIV Briefing Materials:

• Introduction letter from CDC Director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden [PDF - 67KB]
• PowerPoint slides, which can be tailored for your use by adding specific data, case studies, and other useful information [PDF - 6.40MB]
• Vital Signs: New Hope for Stopping HIV

Supplemental materials include:

• A National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States
• Scientific articles
  • Estimated HIV Incidence in the United States, 2006–2009
  • MMWR: HIV Surveillance – United States, 1981-2008
  • MMWR: Results of the Expanded HIV Testing Initiative – 25 Jurisdictions, United States, 2007-2010
  • Epidemiology of HIV Infection in Large Urban Areas in the United States
  • MMWR: Prevalence and Awareness of HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, 2008 [PDF - 1.41MB]
  • On the Epidemiologic and Economic Importance of the National AIDS Strategy for the United States [PDF - 136KB]
• Fact sheets
  • HIV in the United States: An Overview [PDF - 1.77MB]
  • HIV in the United States [PDF - 1.22MB]
  • HIV among African Americans [PDF - 1.23MB]
  • HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos [PDF - 2.81MB]
  • HIV among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) [PDF - 1.91MB]
  • CDC's HIV Prevention Progress in the United States [PDF - 1.38MB]
  • Projecting Possible Future Courses of the HIV Epidemic in the United States [PDF - 182KB]
• Community Guide Recommendations
  • HIV Prevention