1. Allie Lyman

2.  Incidence and Prevalence  Risk Factors and Barriers to Prevention  Prevention  Conclusion

3.  More than 1 million living with HIV  21% don’t know  Estimate 56,300 become infected annually

4.  Early Age at Sexual Initiation › 47% high school students › 7.4% before age of 13

5.  Heterosexual Transmission › Disadvantaged women 16-21 › African American women  MSM – Men who have sex with men › Don’t disclose orientation › Sexual contact with women  STIs  Substance Abuse

6.  Lack of Awareness › Low perceived threat › Age appropriate › Encourage abstinence for as long as possible  Poverty and Out-of-School Youth › Poor health care  Coming of age HIV-positive children

7.  Initiatives  Home based education  School based education › Estimated 88% of students don’t get HIV/AID education  Multifaceted approach › Individual, Peer, Family, School, Church, and Community Programs

8.  Youth are largest risk group  Increased education  Abstinence education  Support and Information from many sources  Focus on minority groups