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Despite over thirty years of HIV prevention and education programs, HIV remains a major public health issue in the US and globally. CDC has changed the previous HIV testing recommendations and now supports making HIV testing a routine part of health maintenance for people between the ages of thirteen and 64. Additional funding has been earmarked for this initiative and states have taken various steps to increase testing. With the rise of other national health problems and as the result of new effective treatments for HIV, the public’s focus has shifted to topics such as influenza prevention, obesity and MRSA. The current economic crisis has forced cuts in health education programs nationally as well as to services provided for those infected. To date, no cure has been found for HIV infection and vaccines have not been effective to prevent infection. To ensure continued improvement, HIV must again be promoted to the attention of the public and effective novel prevention strategies identified. Government agencies can’t be held exclusively accountable for these efforts making it necessary for each of us to play a part in HIV prevention and education.
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