Tag: HIV/AIDS

Ending the HIV Epidemic: King County’s New Heroes Award

July 20, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

King County is entering the fourth year of implementing the End HIV Epidemic Plan (EHE). The EHE team and community partners have made rapid and remarkable progress, implementing over 25 strategies. To elevate the work and success of EHE partners in King County, the EHE Program developed an Ending the HIV Epidemic Heroes Award

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New report released today indicates HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in King County appears to be over, though population’s vulnerability persists

December 16, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

While the decrease in new cases is welcome news, much can still be done to lower risk for HIV transmission and assure that those who are HIV-positive are able to live healthy lives. Early diagnosis is critical to get people on treatment and virally suppressed. In King County, 85% of people with an HIV diagnosis are virally suppressed. People with virally suppressed HIV generally feel well and are unable to spread the virus to others.

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The state of HIV in King County

December 6, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

On the heels of this month’s World AIDS Day, this week we released our annual HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report, a joint effort between Public Health – Seattle & King County and the Washington State Department of Health. The report summarizes HIV epidemiological data and prevention efforts for our region in 2018. Below, we’ve outlined key highlights about […]

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