{"id":2096,"date":"2021-09-24T18:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/working-to-end-the-hiv-epidemic-talking-about-mens-health\/"},"modified":"2021-09-24T18:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:51:09","slug":"working-to-end-the-hiv-epidemic-talking-about-mens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/working-to-end-the-hiv-epidemic-talking-about-mens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Working to End the HIV Epidemic \u2013 Talking About Men’s Health\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/p>\n
This June marked 40 years since the first cases of what is now known as HIV, then AIDS, were reported by CDC. We have made great progress in HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in the last four decades. Reductions in the number of people that get HIV likely reflect more access to HIV prevention tools including testing, antiretroviral therapy, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)[1].<\/p>\n
In 2019, the US government announced a bold initiative called Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. <\/em>(EHE). <\/em>This initiative requires reaching the populations most at risk for HIV and ensuring equal access to health care services. Meeting these goals will require hard work. It will mean challenging and changing systems that divide people based on their identity or HIV status. It also will require looking closely at differences in socioeconomic status, education, neighborhoods, employment, access to health care services, race, and sex.<\/p>\n Disparities in HIV impact all people, but men continue to bear the burden of HIV. In 2018, men accounted for 81% of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States[2]. Among men, HIV is diagnosed at higher rates in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), with 86% of all new HIV diagnoses attributed to this group2<\/sup>. Furthermore, Black men are most likely to be diagnosed with HIV, followed by Hispanic\/Latino men.<\/p>\n There are many factors that play a role in these stark disparities. It is critical that we work together to address these HIV disparities in the United States.<\/p>\n Here are four things you can do today that can make a big impact for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n Stay connected with CDC\u2019s Let\u2019s Stop HIV Together<\/em> campaign on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter<\/a> to learn more and receive the most current information on HIV.<\/p>\n [1] Source: CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States, 2015-2019. HIV Surveillance <\/em>Supplemental<\/em> Report<\/em> 2021;26(1).<\/p>\n [2] Source: CDC. Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2018. HIV Surveillance Report, 2018 (Updated)<\/em>; vol.31.<\/p>\n Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
\n
\n