If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 73 would be men

27 would be women
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 15 would be under 30 years of age

74 would be between 30 and 50 years old 11
would be over 50
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS
62 would be people of color.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 49 would be injecting drug users.

In 2002, Needle exchange programs were cut by 21.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• Infection among Latinos, women and injecting drug
  users is nearly twice the
  national rates.

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 30 people would not know
• they were HIV positive.

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 7 people would be resistant to all HIV drug
  therapies.

14 would be resistant to one or more HIV
medications.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 55 would rely on Medicaid for health insurance.

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• In 2002, the following medical benefits were
  eliminated for the very poor
• Eye care,
• Home health care,
• Medical transportation,
• Psychological services ( non-state funded )

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS
42 would not be receiving regular HIV care.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• Since 1995, the number of people living with AIDS
  in CT has grown by over 5,500.

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• During the same time period, no new state dollars
  have been added to the states prevention or care
  budgets.

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• The estimated lifetime cost of care and treatment
  for one HIV person 195,000.

The average cost to prevent one HIV infection
22,000.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 18/day per person
• provides AIDS housing and support

It costs up to 1,500/day for Hospitalization.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• 30 would be homeless at some
• point during their illness.

Over 1,200 men, women and children received
housing and support in 2002.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• AIDS is not a death sentence
• unless you are homeless.

Housing is health care.
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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• More state funding is needed.
• Prevention education
• Clean needles
• Care, and
• Housing.

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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS

• For more information contact
• Shawn Lang, Assistant Director
• CT AIDS Residence Coalition
• 860.761.6699
• shawnlang_at_ctaidshousing.org