Nevada Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan 2017-2021

Nevada Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan 2017-2021

Goal 1: Reducing new HIV infections

Objective

1a. By 2021, 90% of people living with HIV will know their serostatus. O

1a. Strategy 1: Increase number of high risk people tested in Nevada, based on data

1a. Strategy 2: Increase community awareness of the importance of HIV testing, including awareness of testing sites

1a. Strategy 3: Increase the number of rapid HIV testing locations available in Nevada Objective

1b. By 2021, reduce by 25% the number of new HIV diagnoses.

1b. Strategy 1: Increase education and access to PrEP and PEP

1b. Strategy 2: Increase community education of HIV/AIDS through comprehensive sexual health education

1b. Strategy 3: Provide community-wide harm reduction strategies, including condoms and other harm reduction materials availability and utilization

Goal 3: Reducing HIV related disparities and health inequities

Objective 3a. By 2021, reduce disparities in the rate of new diagnoses by at least 15 percent among Nevada’s priority populations. O3a. Strategy 1: Engage the community in order to find out how to best reach priority populations O3a. Strategy 2: Implement HIV prevention public education through media campaigns and social network strategies to target populations O3a. Strategy 3: Increase provider and organization capacity to test at sites in their communities Objective 3b. By 2021, increase to 85% the percentage of newly diagnosed with HIV among Nevada’s priority populations who have been linked to a provider within the first 30 days. O3b. Strategy 1: Improve first contact and point of access to care for PLWH who experience multiple “layers” of stigma (e.g., HIV infected, gay, minority, female, transgender, IV drug user, etc.) O3b. Strategy 2: Improve the ability of PLWH in underserved or high risk groups to navigate the HIV system of care O3b. Strategy 3: Improve the accessibility of information for PLWH in underserved or high risk groups The HIV Prevention and Care Integrated Plan includes strategies for ongoing monitoring