Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

As a part of its overall public health mission, CDC provides national leadership in helping control the HIV epidemic by working with community, state, national, and international partners in surveillance, research, prevention and evaluation activities. These activities are critically important, as CDC estimates that between 800,000 and 900,000 Americans currently are living with HIV. Also, the number of people living with AIDS is increasing, as effective new drug therapies are keeping HIV-infected persons healthy longer and dramatically reducing the death rate.

How Are Prevention Activities Organized?

The National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention is the primary division charged with CDC's HIV mission of preventing HIV infection and reducing the incidence of HIV-related illness and death, in collaboration with community, state, and national partners. Its nine branches oversee a variety of activities in support of this mission.

Global AIDS Program

The Global AIDS Program (GAP) exists to help prevent HIV infection , improve care and support and build capacity to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. GAP provides financial and technical assistance through partnerships with communities, governments, and national and international entities working in resource - constrained countries.

What other CDC offices Conduct HIV Prevention Activities?

Additional HIV prevention, education, and research programs are conducted in other CDC centers, institutes, and offices.