Preface

How This Plan Will Be Used

Guiding Principles

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Current Status of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America

• How People Are Becoming Infected
• An Ever-Changing Epidemic
• Men Who Have Sex With Men
• People with Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Women
• Young People
• Injection Drug Users

HIV Prevention in the United States

• HIV Prevention Works
• Successful Prevention Works On a Continuum
• Elements of Successful HIV Prevention Programs
• Overarching HIV Prevention Issues
• Stigma Hampers Prevention
• Vulnerable Populations Have Multiple Needs
• Training, Technical Assistance, Capacity Building Are Required
• HIV and STD Prevention Must Be Integrated
• Infrastructure Supports Are Required

National Goals

Overarching National Goal

Goal 1: Decrease New Infections
By 2005, decrease by at least 50% the number of persons in the United States at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV by delivering targeted, sustained and evidence-based HIV prevention interventions.

Objectives

Goal 2: Increase Knowledge of Serostatus
By 2005, through voluntary counseling and testing, increase from the current estimated 70% to 95% the proportion of HIV-infected people in the United States who know they are infected.

Objectives

Goal 3: Increase linkage to prevention, care and treatment
By 2005, increase from the current estimated 50% to 80% the proportion of HIV-infected people in the United States who are linked to appropriate prevention, care and treatment services.

Objectives

Goal 4: Strengthen monitoring, capacity and evaluation
By 2005, strengthen the capacity nationwide to monitor the epidemic, develop and implement effective HIV prevention interventions and evaluate prevention programs.

Objectives

• Objective 1
• Objective 2
• Objective 3

CDC’s International Activities
Since the beginning of the worldwide AIDS pandemic, CDC has been involved in international research and prevention activities. Recently, to better address HIV/AIDS globally, the U.S. government...

• Worldwide HIV/AIDS Goals
• Host Country Ownership
• Other CDC International Activities

International Goal

Goal 5: Assist in reducing HIV transmission
Assist in reducing HIV transmission and improving HIV/AIDS care and support in partnership with resource-constrained countries.

Objectives

Appendix

Appendix A: Explanation of Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations

• Terms Used in This Plan
• Acronyms

Appendix B:

• Background Information on the Strategic Planning Process

Appendix C: Budget Information

• HIV Prevention Pays
• HIV-Related Responsibilities at CDC
• The Department of Health and Human Services HIV/AIDS Spending
• CDC’s HIV Prevention Appropriations: 1990-2000

Appendix D: Strategic Plan Workgroup Members and Advisory Committee for HIV and STD Prevention Members

• Workgroup 1: Decrease New Infections
• Workgroup 2: Increase Knowledge of Serostatus
• Workgroup 3: Increase Access to Prevention Services and Linkages to Care
• Workgroup 4: International Prevention
• CDC Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention