HIV/AIDS in KENTUCKY

The following data represent the cumulative totals of reported AIDS cases in Kentucky. Included are the total number of reported AIDS cases, and the number of reported AIDS cases by demographic category in Kentucky.

Total Reported AIDS Cases

• In Kentucky, the cumulative number of reported AIDS cases from the beginning of the epidemic in 1981 through 1996, is 2,224.
• 401 cases were reported in Kentucky in the past year.

• In Kentucky, the cumulative total number of reported AIDS cases among the following populations is:

Reported AIDS Cases By Gender

• In Kentucky, 11.65% of the total number of reported AIDS cases are among Women.

Reported AIDS Cases By Age

• In Kentucky, the percentage of the cumulative total number of reported AIDS cases among the following age groups is:

* Data in this summary was compiled by AIDS Action Council. Epidemiological data was provided by the Centers for Disease Control. Funding amounts were provided by the appropriate federal agency, and are from the most current fiscal year that state-by- state data is available.

FUNDING

The Commonwealth of Kentucky received a total of $6,329,242 in federal funding for AIDS programs in FY 1996.

Prevention

• In FY 1996, $1,865,226 was provided to Kentucky by the CDC for prevention programs. These funds were allocated to state and local health departments and community-based organizations to finance counseling and testing programs, public information and health education/risk reduction activities, and for monitoring the epidemic (AIDS case surveillance programs).

  Care

  1. Ryan White CARE Act

  In FY 1996, $1,344,978 was provided to Kentucky by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for health care and supportive services for people living with AIDS (PLWAs) under the Ryan White CARE Act.

  Title II -- $1,344,978
  -- Funds to state health depts. for medical and support services for PLWAs- $1,148,862
  -- AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), funding for the purchase of HIV/AIDS prescription drugs- $196,116

  2. Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA)

  • In FY 1996, $413,000 was provided to Kentucky by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under a Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant. HOPWA provides HIV-specific housing programs, 90% through formula grants, and the remaining 10% on a competitive basis to projects of national significance.

  Research

  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • In FY 1996, the NIH allocated $2,706,038 to universities and other institutions in Kentucky to conduct AIDS research.

  
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