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HIV in the Elderly Community


Happy Wellness to Everyone,



This campaign is used to make the public aware of a particular issue that is slowly becoming an epidemic in the elderly community.  HIV in the elderly community may seem shocking to most due to the age but it does happen more than what the public may think. 

Here are some interesting facts that I believe may surprise you.  These statistics are taken from the Dallas County Disease Reporting Profile (2013-2016), in the profile, it lists several factors in which the patient contracted HIV.  In 2013, there were 44 new cases, 2014 58 cases, 2015 45 cases, and in 2016 61 new cases in that fall in the 55 and older population.  The facts also highlighted that men who sleep with men (MSM) are still the highest subgroup that is at risk for HIV/AIDS infection.  In 2013, 582, 2014, 652, 2015, 585, and in 2016 618 (Dallas County Disease Reporting, 2013-2016).

My goal is to raise the capital to perform resource networking activities within the elderly community by educating other HIV service providers about the growing trend, extending social/human service worker services, and providing support services to those elderly patients who are newly diagnosed with counseling services.


References



Dallas County Disease Reporting Profile. (2013-2016). New HIV diagnoses and persons living with HIV. Retrieved from Dallas County Health Department : http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/documents/HIV2016DiseaseProfile.pdf



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