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green square bullet Strategic and Operational Plan for HIV Prevention in King County (PDF)
The HIV/AIDS Program for Public Health – Seattle & King County has been a leader in working to reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS in our community through prevention and treatment services. Far too many have suffered from HIV/AIDS epidemic across the world and in our community, but with the help of many community partners we have been effective in reducing its local impact.

green square bullet Now That You Know Guide
Now That You Know is a new booklet for people who have recently learned that they have HIV. It contains basic information and tools including community and web based resources to assist people in assessing their immediate needs for living with HIV. To order print copies, please contact the HIV/STD Hotline at: 206-205-7837.

green square bullet A compendium guide to crystal meth among gay and bisexual men (PDF)

green square bullet Proyecto Conociendonos ("Getting To Know Us")
Assessing the HIV Prevention and Counseling/Testing Needs of the Latino Population in King County
green square bullet 2005 Care Services Prioritization and Allocation Plan
green square bullet African Immigrant Project (PDF)
Many people have been worried about the HIV/AIDS prevention and care needs among the growing African immigrant population, potentially numbering over 20,000 in our urban region of Washington State.

green square bullet Seattle RARE Project: Rapid Assessment, Response and Evaluation
In Seattle-King County, as in the U.S. as a whole, epidemiological data indicate that HIV and AIDS are disproportionately affecting African Americans and foreign-born Black immigrants.

green square bullet 2005 HIV Care Services Comprehensive Needs Assessment
The comprehensive needs assessment provides a “snapshot” of community services, priorities, and gaps as identified by consumers and providers in 2005.

green square bullet 2003 Seattle-King County HIV/CARE Services Comprehensive Needs Assessment

From March through December of 2003, Public Health - Seattle & King County's HIV/AIDS Program and the HIV/AIDS Planning Council for the Seattle Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) conducted a comprehensive needs assessment of HIV/AIDS care services in King County. Quantitative epidemiological data, including current infection and case trends, had already been collected and analyzed by Public Health's HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Program and were used in this comprehensive process.

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Community Summit: Addressing HIV and STD in Gay and Bisexual Men

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Dr. Bob's Alert
A series of articles written by Dr. Bob Wood, Director of HIV/AIDS Control for Public Health - Seattle & King County.

green square bullet Efficacy of condoms in preventing STDs
green square bullet Epidemiology Reports
green square bullet HIV Background Booklet for Educators (PDF)
green square bullet New articles list - bibliographies of current HIV/AIDS literature
green square bullet Positive Living -- A Practical Guide for People with HIV (PDF)
green square bullet Questions and answers about HIV and AIDS
green square bullet Trail to Treatment (PDF)

Information updates


green square bullet RNA Testing for HIV
green square bullet Update on Poppers (May 2007)
green square bullet Serosorting among Gay and Bisexual Men (Sept. 2006)
green square bullet Update on the HIV Antibody Test Window Period (August 2003)
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Update on Nonoxynol-9 (April 2003)
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Update on HIV Transmission and Viral Load (October 2002)
green square bullet Sexual Transmission of HIV (March 2002)
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HIV/AIDS and Nonoxynol-9 (August 2000)
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HIV Testing (June 2000)
green square bullet Condom Update (1999)
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STDs Enhance Transmission of HIV (November 1998)
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Use of Bleach to Prevent Transmission of HIV and Hepatitis among Injection Drug Users (September 1999)
green square bullet Syringe Disinfection for Injection Drug Users:

Information in web format | Information in PDF format

green square bullet HIV Treatment (November 1998)
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HIV Treatment (March 1997)
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Oral Sex (January 1997)

Publicaciones en español


green square bullet Proyecto Conociendonos ("Getting To Know Us")
Assessing the HIV Prevention and Counseling/Testing Needs of the Latino Population in King County
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Los condones: todo lo que usted quiere saber
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Vivir Positivamente: Una guía práctica para personas viviendo con VIH
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Safer Sex and Condoms

condom packetSafer sex means always using a latex barrier. This includes using a condom on a man or barrier protection such as plastic wrap, a dental dam, or cut condom for a woman.

Trail to TreatmentTrail to Treatment (Adobe PDF format)*

Trail to Treatment is a guidebook for outreach workers, case managers, counselors and other frontline staff who refer adults to drug and alcohol treatment. It contains information that will help you and your clients access treatment.

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology ReportsHIV/AIDS Quarterly Statistical Reports. Reports about HIV prevention or HIV care services and articles from the Seattle-based adult and pediatric HIV/AIDS clinical trials units and the HIV Vaccine Evaluation Unit.

Drug trends reportsDrug Abuse Trends in King County. Detailing local area drug trends based on treatment admissions, emergency department mentions and drug-caused deaths.

Updated: Monday, December 10, 2007 at 05:52 PM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call (206) 296-4600 (voice) or TTY Relay: 711. Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 401 5th Ave., Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us.

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