Public Health Response to HIV Clusters and Outbreaks 301

The key to ending the epidemic in the United States is the employment of techniques that pinpoint where HIV infections are spreading rapidly and mobilizing resources for HIV services. This workshop is the final session in an institute that will help recipients understand and implement strategies to investigate and respond to HIV clusters.

Learning Objectives

1. Provide definitions for HIV cluster and HIV outbreak
2. Identify different methodologies for rapidly detecting increases in HIV incidence
3. Create local examples for responding to HIV clusters and outbreaks