5th International AIDS Conference


Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Jun 4-9, 1989

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Federal support of state and local HIV prevention programs in the United States.

Int Conf AIDS 1989 Jun 4-9; 5:166 (abstract no. A.533)
Bowen GS, West GR, Kirby J, Cates W, Hinman AR; Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA

OBJECTIVE: To provide financial and technical assistance to State and local health departments for the prevention of HIV transmission in the U.S.

METHODS: CDC is the lead federal agency in the U.S. Government for development, implementation, and evaluation of national efforts to prevent transmission of HIV and to control sexually transmitted diseases (STD). These programs are administered by State and local health departments. CDC has established multi-year cooperative agreements for HIV prevention with all 50 states, Puerto Rico, five large cities, and more than 75 community-based organizations (CBO) in 27 large metropolitan statistical areas. A wide range of mutually reinforcing prevention activities are supported including local/State public information campaigns; studies of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors; counseling, testing, and partner notification; STD treatment; funding of minority and other CBOs to educate and change target community behavior norms; and, outreach and referral of drug users for treatment.

RESULTS: Funds and technical assistance from CDC to health departments and CBOs have greatly increased - from approximately $26 million in 1986 to $143 million in 1989. In 1989, it is estimated that more than 5 million persons will receive risk reduction counseling, 860,000 will elect to be tested, and approximately 43,000 will be seropositive. Since 1987, more than 400 CBOs have been funded.

CONCLUSION: The foundation for a comprehensive national HIV prevention program in the U.S. has been established. A model for a core HIV prevention program has been defined and partially funded by the federal government.

Keywords: AEGIS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Counseling, Contact Tracing, United States, HIV Antibodies, Risk-Taking, Ethnic Groups, Risk, Puerto Rico, prevention & control, transmission, ICA5KWDaegis,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,centersfordiseasecontrolandprevention(uKWDsKWD),sexuallytransmitteddiseases,counseling,contacttracing,unitedstates,hivantibodies,risk-taking,ethnicgroups,risk,puertorico,prevention&control,transmission,ica5

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