HIVPwP.org | Resource Center for Prevention with Persons Living with HIV

HIV Prevention with Positives (PwP) Website!

Photo and quote from Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH, Former Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "For the first time in the 30-year history of AIDS in the United States, scientific breakthroughs in HIV prevention are enabling us to envision the end of this epidemic... New advances provide great hope for the future."

Photo and quote from Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "The highest-priority interventions for care and treatment of people with HIV, such as HIV testing, linkage to care, and use of and adherence to ART, are also high priorities for prevention of HIV transmission."

Photo and quote by Pernessa Seele, PhD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Balm in Gilead, Inc.: “Spread the good news, treatment is prevention. There’s reason to hope for a better world. Together, we are continuing our proclamation of faith that the end of AIDS is in sight through prayer, education, testing, and treatment.”

Photo and quote from Frank Oldham, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of People with AIDS: "People living with HIV/AIDS are leading the fight to end AIDS in America in our lifetime. Together, we can increase HIV testing and connection to care, reduce community viral load, and stop the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS once and for all."

Photo and quote by Cynthia Gomez, PhD, Director, Health Equities Institute: “HIV has always weighed heaviest upon the most disenfranchised, stigmatized, and discriminated among us. Providing access to respectful, competent, and comprehensive care and treatment to everyone with HIV would be a major step toward easing health disparities.”

PwP COMPONENTS

Linkage to Care

Immediate referral to and delivery of HIV medical care

Retention in Care

Retention in care for patients’ long-term health, suppression of viral load, and reduced risk of HIV transmission

Risk Screening and Reduction

Risk screening and referring patients to appropriate risk reduction interventions and services

Partner Services

Voluntary assistance with advising patients’ partners of possible exposure and referring them to appropriate services

ART for HIV Prevention

Improves patients’ health, lengthens lifespan, and significantly reduces risk of transmission to uninfected partners

Adherence to ART

Required for patients living with HIV to achieve sustained viral suppression and related health and prevention benefits

STD Services

Screen patients regularly for the presence of sexually transmitted disease and treat as appropriate

Referral to Other Services

Assess concurrent social and medical challenges, and make appropriate referrals

Reproductive Health Care

Access to comprehensive reproductive health care counseling and services

Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention

Preventing perinatal HIV transmission

Roll over each component to see a brief description here. Click to go to the component page.

PREVENTION BENEFIT OF ART

The Prevention Benefit of ART for HIV-infected Patients. This 60 minute web-based training is designed to help physicians think about ART as both effective treatment and prevention.

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