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Office of AIDS Programs and Policy

• Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation
  Project (RARE)
• Gunther Freehill, Director, Public Affairs
• Office of AIDS Programs and Policy
• Community Advisory Group Orientation
• May 27, 2003

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Agenda

• Welcome and Introduction
• Overview of HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County
• Overview of Epidemiology in Los Angeles County
• Federal RARE Project
• Los Angeles County RARE Project
• Project Overview and Timeline
• Question and Answer
• Next Steps

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Los Angeles County

• 4,082 Square Miles
• 9.8 Million Residents
• Proportion of State Population 28
• Proportion of State AIDS Cases
  35
• Living with HIV/AIDS 53,000 (Estimated)
• PopulationLatino/a 44.6 White
  31.1Asian 11.9African-American
  9.8Native American 0.8Pacific Islander
  0.3

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Estimated Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Los
Angeles County
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Living AIDS Cases and DeathsLos Angeles County,
19872002
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Racial/Ethnic Distribution ofAIDS CasesLos
Angeles County, 1989-2002
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AIDS Cases Diagnosed in 2002 and Population by
Race/EthnicityLos Angeles County
Population n9,519,338
AIDS Cases n 1,178
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Living AIDS Cases by Service Planning AreaLos
Angeles County
Rate (per 100,000)
0 to 75 (2)
76 to 125 (2)
126 to 200 (3)
201 or greater (1)
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African-American Living AIDS CasesLos Angeles
County
Rate (per 100,000)
0 to 300 (3)
301 to 400 (2)
401 to 1000 (2)
1001 or greater (1)
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Latino/a Living AIDS CasesLos Angeles County
Antelope Valley
48
Rate (per 100,000)
0 to 75 (2)
76 to 125 (3)
126 to 200 (2)
201 or greater (1)
San Fernando
803
San Gabriel
546
Metro
West
2,327
174
South
East
779
631
786
South Bay
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Recent AIDS Cases by Service Planning AreaLos
Angeles County, 2000-2001
Antelope Valley
31
Rate (per 100,000)
0 to 15 (3)
16 to 30 (2)
31 to 60 (2)
61 or greater (1)
San Fernando
352
San Gabriel
212
Metro
West
800
87
South
East
219
371
South Bay
530
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African-American Recent AIDS CasesLos Angeles
County, 2000-2001
Antelope Valley
31
Rate (per 100,000)
0 to 50 (1)
51 to 75 (5)
76 to 100 (1)
101 or greater (1)
San Fernando
352
San Gabriel
212
Metro
West
800
87
South
East
219
371
South Bay
530
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Latino/a Recent AIDS CasesLos Angeles County,
2000-2001
Antelope Valley
48
Rate (per 100,000)
0 to 15 (2)
16 to 25 (3)
26 to 40 (2)
41 or greater (1)
San Fernando
803
San Gabriel
546
Metro
West
2,327
174
South
East
779
631
786
South Bay
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Proportion of Perinatal HIV Transmission for
Children Identified at Birth and Maternal
Zidovudine (ZDV) Use
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HIV/AIDS EpidemicsLocal, State, National

• Important Similarities
• Substantive Differences

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AIDS Cases by Gender
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AIDS Cases by Race/Ethnicity
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AIDS Cases by ReportedExposure Category