The United States Says It'll End Its HIV Epidemic. We're Watching.
We're telling the stories of the people and places that will be profoundly affected by the "Ending the HIV Epidemic" plan as it unfolds, and seeking to answer the question: Can this plan truly end HIV transmission in the U.S.?
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For Black New Yorkers, HIV Progress Is Challenged by Housing Costs and Trump Anti-Immigrant Policies
Despite the Big Apple’s HIV rates falling for everyone, Black New Yorkers still are the most vulnerable.
South Side Chicago Organization Puts a Family Touch on HIV Treatment and PrEP Adherence Support
With a “for us, by us” approach, Brothers Health Collective reaches a community often missed by larger organizations.
In Tampa Bay, PrEP and U=U Education Are Needed Most for Young Men of Color and Transgender Women
“PrEP is our number-one priority, but it’s not easy. There’s a lot of misconceptions and misinformation out there.”
Affordable Housing and Injection Drug Use Crises Make HIV Success Unequal in San Francisco
While the city has become a global model that ending the HIV epidemic is possible, the impact of the tech boom has created problems for the city’s most marginalized residents.
Tackling HIV Racial Disparities in the City of Angels
Amidst skyrocketing housing costs and historic racial segregation, APLA expands its work to Black and brown neighborhoods.
Dallas’ HIV Services Are Robust. But the County’s Numbers Are Still Stubborn, Say Caregivers
Though services are there, workers in Dallas’ HIV caregiving force say that retaining people in these services is a problem.
South Carolina’s Multi-Faceted HIV Epidemic Must Contend With Harmful State Laws
Though South Carolina is in the middle of an opioid epidemic and is ranked sixth nationally for HIV/AIDS prevalence, needle exchange is illegal in the state.
In Mississippi, Efforts to Fight HIV Epidemic Clash With Health Care Disenfranchisement
Fighting Mississippi’s HIV epidemic is about more than just getting people living with HIV or at risk for HIV on a pill. It means confronting the reality that for many in the state, their primary care doctor is the emergency room.
In Cleveland, Resources to Address Silence and Stigma Matter as Much as Treatment and PrEP
Young black gay and bisexual men in Cleveland wish they had the resources of the state capital, Columbus, to address the HIV epidemic in Northeast Ohio.
In the Boston Metro Area, a Tale of Two HIV Epidemics Emerges
While black and Latinx gay and bisexual men and transgender women make up a larger portion of HIV cases in and around Boston, the opioid crisis has led to spiking HIV rates among injection drug users.