In addition to the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, the following CDC offices also provide HIV prevention activities:
- The Global AIDS Program (GAP) helps resource-constrained countries prevent HIV infection; improve treatment, care, and support for people living with HIV; and build capacity and infrastructure to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
- The National Center for Infectious Diseases' (NCID's) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) provides leadership in the detection, prevention, and control of HIV infection transmission in healthcare settings, supporting efforts of the US Public Health Service, state and local health departments, hospitals, and professional organizations (worldwide).
- The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s (NCCDPHP’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health supports state, territorial and local education agencies and national non governmental organizations to build the capacity of schools and youth-serving community-based organizations to provide effective HIV prevention education programs. The Division of Reproductive Health conducts epidemiologic, applied behavioral, and operations research on the prevention of HIV in women at risk for both HIV and unintended pregnancy.
- The National Center for Environmental Health’s (NCEH's) Division of Laboratory Sciences, through its Newborn Screening Branch, operates a multicomponent quality assurance program for laboratories testing dried blood spots for HIV antibodies, provides method development and analytical services for the measurement of Zidovudine and other antiretroviral drugs in epidemiological studies, and provides consultative services for emerging concerns in laboratory quality assurance.
- The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects a variety of HIV/AIDS-related information in many of its data systems, including data on HIV-related deaths, the use of health services, and HIV knowledge and testing behaviors.
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