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Chicago HIV Care Continuum, 2007-2011

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With the release of the revised National HIV/AIDS Strategy, increased emphasis is placed on improving health outcomes and reaching viral load suppression. In Chicago, 23,334 persons are estimated to be living with HIV, including those unaware of their status and 40% are virally suppressed2. For those clients who were retained in care and on ARV, the viral load suppression rate increases to 80%2. Through the use of strategies such as geomapping, interventions can be tailored to specific regions and hone in on those individuals not in care. Within the City of Chicago, persons newly diagnosed with HIV from 2007-2011 with an AIDS diagnosis within 3 months of testing occurred more often among Hispanics and those 45-59 years of age. Among those

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residing in Zip Code 60630, 55% were diagnosed with AIDS within 3 months of initial HIV diagnosis. Of the newly diagnosed in this same time frame, Zip Codes 60645 and 60646 had the highest rates of linkage to care within 3 months of diagnosis, 71% and 75%, respectively. Blacks, youth and persons older than 60 years of age had the lowest linkage rates. For persons diagnosed with HIV, data from 12 Zip Codes show viral load suppression rates higher than 50%. Persons residing in Zip Code 60656 show suppression rates of 70% while persons within Zip Code 60612 had rates less than 28%.

Chicago Department of Publ ic Health Ryan White Part A Produced by PHIMC and Training Resources Network, Inc. as a Project of the Chicago Department of Publ ic Health

Reference: 1HIV Continuum available at: http://hivcontinuum.org/city-charts.html?city=Chicago,%20IL&cd=chi

2Chicago Department of Public Health. HIV/STI Surveillance Report, 2014. Chicago, IL: City of Chicago; December 2014.

“CDPH and the Chicago Area HIV Integrated Services Council are committed to increasing access to high quality, culturally competent HIV care for people living with HIV throughout the Chicago EMA.”

In this issue: Ø Chicago HIV Care Continuum Ø HIVContinuum.org Ø CDC Mobile App Ø NMAC Release of Manuals

Suppressed HIV –City of Chicago

% of adults/adolescents newly diagnosed with HIV from 2007-2011 with suppressed HIV VLin 2012 by Zip Code1

The National Minority AIDS Council has released four new manuals targeted to community-based organizations. WHAT DO THEY FOCUS ON? The manuals are part of NMAC’s Organizational Effectiveness Series: Building Healthy Organizations. The manuals address new and innovative approaches to organizational governance and management.

The new manuals include: • Understanding the Dynamics of

Power in Healthy Organizations • Strategic Management • Fundraising & Marketing • HIV Navigational Services Toolkit WHERE DO I ACCESS IT? A full list of NMAC’s free publications can be found at www.nqcsharelab.org.

NMAC Releases New Organizational Effectiveness Series

CDC Mobile App: Medication Adherence

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Created by the CDC, Every Dose Every Day (E2D2) is a free, easy-to-use app for people living with HIV. The mobile app allows the user to set up medication reminders, keep track of appointments, laboratory results and refills. A list of drugs, along with pictures, is provided in a drop-down

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menu. Other drugs can be added and photos uploaded. Tips for health and wellness and personalized support are also available.

Other adherence resources can be found at: https://effectiveinterventions.cdc.gov

Every Dose Every Day (E2D2) mobile app helps improve medication adherence.

Quality Resource: HIVCONTINUUM HIV Continuum.org is a compilation of interactive, online maps that allows users to connect with complex information about the HIV care continuum in several highly impacted cities in the U.S. These include:

• Atlanta, GA • Chicago, IL • New Orleans, LA • Philadelphia, PA • Washington, DC

Powered by AIDSVu, HIVcontinuum.org uses public health surveillance data to increase understanding of the HIV treatment cascade by visualizing the impact of HIV on specific demographic groups, neighborhoods and Zip Codes. Indicators of the HIV care continuum are mapped overall by gender, race/ethnicity and age group:

• New HIV diagnoses • Late HIV diagnoses • Linkage to HIV care • Engagement in HIV

care • HIV viral suppression

http://hivcontinuum.org

QUALITY WORD: Geomap A geomap is a virtual map that assigns colors and values to data. Values are displayed as a color scale. Optional hovertext can be specified for regions within the map.

Learning Collaborative: January 20, 2016 10:00-4:00 pm January 21, 2016 10:00-1:00 pm Registration: http://www.matec.info/index.php?page=program_details&calID=2334