The number of black high school students engaging in sexual risk behaviors for HIV has declined dramatically in 20 years, significantly reducing the disparities in risk between black youth and youth of other racial or ethnic groups, according to a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among students overall, however, behavior change has stalled during the last 10 years.
The data, covering 1991 to 2011, were presented today by Laura Kann, Ph.D., at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. and published as an "Early Release" in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
People under the age of 30 represent approximately 4 of every 10 new HIV infections each year. Reducing sexual risk behaviors among America’s youth is critical to reducing this toll and achieving the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, which calls for educating all young people on HIV, as well as intensified prevention efforts for populations at greatest risk, including youth.
For more information, please see our press release, fact sheet, or newsroom.
International AIDS Conference 2012: CDC Releases
The XIX International AIDS Conference, in Washington D.C., will take place from July 22-July 27. This is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learned, and collectively chart a course forward.
As the first International AIDS Conference to be held in the United States in more than 20 years, this is a prime opportunity to increase the visibility of the U.S. epidemic and what we need to do to end it. Here you will find all of the CDC materials you need for your coverage of the conference, as well as the latest data about HIV from CDC.
Primary Materials
Related Materials
As the first International AIDS Conference to be held in the United States in more than 20 years, this is a prime opportunity to increase the visibility of the U.S. epidemic and what we need to do to end it. Here you will find all of the CDC materials you need for your coverage of the conference, as well as the latest data about HIV from CDC.
Primary Materials
- Press Release: Dramatic Decline In Sexual Risks Among Black Youth Since 1991
- Fact Sheet: HIV-Related Risk among U.S. High School Students: Trends from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey since 1991
Related Materials
- MMWR: Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students – United States, 1991-2011
- Downloadable Graphics for Media Use/Reprint: Key Graphics on Trends in HIV Risk Behavior Among Youth
News Releases and Announcements
Primary Materials
- Press Release: New CDC Campaign Fights Stigma and Apathy Fueling HIV Epidemic
- Backgrounder: Let’s Stop HIV Together Campaign
- Individual Stories: Voices of People Living with HIV
- Downloadable Campaign Images/Multimedia: Giving A Voice to Real Americans Living with HIV and Their Loved Ones
- Fact Sheet: Act Against AIDS
Primary Materials
Related Materials
- Fact Sheet: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention
Press Release
Innovative CDC Effort Expands HIV Testing into Pharmacies
Related Materials
- CDC’s Initiative in Action: One Partner’s Story
- Events: National HIV Testing Day
Press Release
CDC Proposes All Baby Boomers Be Tested For Hepatitis C
Related Materials
- Fact Sheet: Hepatitis C: Proposed Expansion of Testing Recommendations, 2012
- Downloadable Graphics: Hepatitis C in the United States
April is STD Awareness Month, a prime opportunity to bring attention to the burden of STDs among American youth and to promote STD testing across the nation.
Approximately half of the estimated 19 million STDs that occur in the United States each year are among people 25 and younger. For the fourth year, CDC is teaming up with MTV and other partners on the GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign, a national information campaign designed to address the high rates of STDs among people under age 25. CDC is also introducing a web-based portal of resources to help health care providers educate young people about sexual health and STD prevention.
For your stories about STD Awareness Month 2012, please find below a press release outlining this year’s GYT efforts and a link to the resource portal for healthcare providers.
- Press Release: MTV Audience Encouraged to “GYT” – National Campaign Encourages Young People to “Get Yourself Tested” for STDs, including HIV
- Online Resources for Healthcare Providers: STD Awareness - Reaching Young People
Disease Information
- HIV/AIDS CDC's comprehensive Web site on HIV/AIDS
- STDs CDC’s site covering BV, Chlamydia, Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea, PID, Syphilis and Trichomoniasis
- Tuberculosis CDC’s site offering a wide-range of information on TB
- Viral Hepatitis CDC’s site providing information on Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E
NCHHSTP Experts
- Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH: Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
- Gail Bolan, MD: Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
- RADM Kenneth G. Castro, MD: Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service; Director, Tuberculosis Elimination Program
- Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH: Director, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
- John Ward, MD: Director, Viral Hepatitis Program
- Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH: Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health
NCHHSTP
CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV and AIDS, other STDs, viral hepatitis, and TB. NCHHSTP staff work in collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental partners at the community, state, national, and international levels.
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