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Bureau of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention

Mission Statement:

To work in partnership with the community to assess, plan, and implement effective public health strategies to reduce the spread of HIV, viral Hepatitis and other sexually transmitted diseases in the City of Houston.

Vision Statement:

The elimination of HIV, viral Hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases through the adoption of health promoting behaviors among the residents of Houston

World AIDS Day with AIDS Day logoNews and Events:

The World AIDS Day Candlelight Observance will be held on 12/1/2009  from 5:30 – 7:00 PM at Tranquility Park, Downtown Houston.

  • World’s AIDS Day Program -
    Location: Thomas Street Health Center
    Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
    Time: noon – 3 p.m. (free HIV testing)

NEW > Additional World AIDS Day events

The Quarterly HIV/AIDS Update - HIV/AIDS: Houston/Harris County Cases, updated 4 times a year - current version

Texas HIV/STD Surveillance Report 2008 (PDF : 362 kb)
The Texas HIV/STD Surveillance Report is an annual report generated by the Texas Department of State Health Services, HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. This report describes cases reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services Surveillance Program through December 31, 2008.

2009 Texas Integrated Epidemiologic Profile for HIV/AIDS (PDF : 462 kb)
In 2007, there were 62,714 persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Texas. Over the past few years, PLWHA show a net increase of about 3,400 cases per year. The rate of the Black population living with HIV/AIDS in 2007 was four to five times the rate in White and Hispanic persons. A substantial number of new AIDS cases were diagnosed within one year of HIV diagnosis. To learn more, please read the 2009 Texas Integrated Epidemiologic Profile for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Services Planning (PDF : 462 kb), the most relevant, complete and recent information on HIV disease trends in Texas.

Emerging Technologies and Advancements in HIV and AIDS Surveillance and Testing to Enhance Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment of HIV and AIDS Infection (PDF : 175 kb) (A Report to the 81st Texas Legislature)
This DSHS report addresses emerging technologies and advancements in HIV and AIDS disease surveillance and epidemiology, including use of technologies and advancements to improve testing and reporting of AIDS and HIV infection. Recommendations regarding Texas’s use of emerging technologies and advancements to enhance surveillance, treatment and prevention of HIV and AIDS are also included.

 

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