Maryland High-Impact HIV Prevention and Surveillance Programs - The Maryland Department of Health is requesting funds from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under RFA-PS-24-0047 to implement a comprehensive HIV prevention and surveillance program to prevent new HIV infections and improve the health of people with HIV. Maryland is requesting HIV prevention and HIV surveillance funding to implement cores statewide activities under the following required strategies: DIAGNOSE – Ensure all people with HIV receive a diagnosis as early as possible TREAT – Implement a comprehensive approach to treat people with diagnosed HIV infection rapidly and reach viral suppression PREVENT – Reduce new HIV transmission by increasing PrEP and PEP services and supporting HIV prevention, including, condom distribution, perinatal transmission prevention and harm reduction services RESPOND – Identify and quickly respond to HIV clusters and outbreaks to address gaps and inequities in services for communities who need them SURVEILLANCE – Conduct HIV surveillance activities as described in the Technical Guidance (TG) for HIV surveillance programs to ensure accurate, timely, complete, and actionable data COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION – Support community engagement and HIV Planning All activities implemented under PS-24-0047 will be guided by the Maryland Integrated Plan. The Maryland Integrated plan includes specific recommendations related to the PS-24-0047 strategies along with cross-cutting activities to address health equity and social determinants of health and implement syndemic, whole-person approaches to HIV prevention. These recommendations and priorities have been incorporated into Maryland’s response to the PS-24-0047 goals and required activities. In addition to the core HIV prevention and surveillance activities described above, the Maryland Department of health is requesting Ending the HIV Epidemic funding to implement enhanced and expanded activities statewide and in Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, the two Maryland counties identified as phase one priority jurisdictions in the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) federal initiative. County implementation activities are guided by each county’s jurisdictional EHE plan, which were developed through a robust community engagement and strategic planning process in 2019 and 2020, and updated periodically to respond to community input and emergent needs. The Maryland Department supports local EHE implementation through epidemiologic analyses, data visualization and program evaluation support, and builds statewide infrastructure through system improvements, strategic partnerships, and public health leadership.
