Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (EIS 2018)
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The mission of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, in collaboration with community, state, national, and international partners, is to prevent HIV infection and reduce the prevalence of HIV-related illness and death through research, surveillance, programs, and campaigns.
Goals
- Prevent new HIV infections
- Improve health outcomes for persons living with HIV
- Reduce HIV-related disparities and health inequities
Objectives
- Increase the number and use of high-impact prevention strategies for communities at highest risk of HIV infection
- Increase the proportion of persons who are aware of their HIV status
- Increase the proportion of providers who are aware of, and using, high-impact prevention strategies
- Increase the proportion of persons with diagnosed HIV who are linked to care soon after diagnosis
- Increase the proportion of HIV-infected persons who achieve viral suppression
- Increase the number of interventions that address social and structural barriers for the most-affected populations
- Reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV
DHAP Leadership and EIS Officers
Eugene McCray, MD
Director
(EIS 1983)
Irene Hall, PhD, MPH
Acting Deputy Director
for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Science
John Brooks, MD
Senior Medical Advisor
(EIS 1998)
Linda Valleroy, PhD
Associate Director for Science
(EIS 1991)
Laura Fehrs, MD
Deputy Associate Director for Science
(EIS 1985)
Christine Agnew-Brune, PhD, MPH
(EIS 2016)
Erica Dawson, PhD, MA, MS, MPH
(EIS 2016)
Mary (Molly) Evans, MD, MPH
(EIS 2016)
Anne Marie France, PhD
(EIS 2008)
Angela Hernandez, MD, MPH
Taraz Samandari, MD, PhD
(EIS 2001)
Dawn Smith, MD, MPH
(EIS 1991)
Page last reviewed: April 13, 2018