The Affordable Care Act: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention and Public Health Fund Activities

Program activities under this funding will allow for CDC partnership with state and local health departments and other agencies to substantially reduce HIV risk and incidence. Specifically, the program activities may include but are not limited to: 1. Expanded and improved surveillance activities, including a laboratory reporting supplement to the current surveillance program to enable state and local health departments to improve the reporting of HIV laboratory data with special emphasis on CD4 and VL test results. 2. Increased HIV testing and linkage to care services. 3. Comprehensive HIV prevention activities, including the implementation of a structured, evidence-based collection of HIV prevention interventions in a limited number of jurisdictions with the most cases of AIDS. Interventions will include HIV testing, linkage and retention in care, Prevention with Positives including antiretroviral therapy and behavioral interventions, prioritized behavioral interventions for people at highest risk of HIV infection, condom distribution, and enhanced policy, systems, and environmental approaches. 4. Activities to support the above efforts, including program monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, and technical assistance.

Types of Assistance: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS