Summary
HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS - THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES (DSHS) SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF HIV PREVENTION, SURVEILLANCE, AND ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC (EHE) ACTIVITIES IN TEXAS. AWARDED FUNDS WILL SUPPORT RESOURCE ALLOCATION BASED ON SURVEILLANCE DATA FOR EXPANDED AND ENHANCED OPT-OUT HIV TESTING; INCREASED HIV TESTING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIV STATUS; INCREASED INTEGRATION OF HIV WITH OTHER STIS, TB, VIRAL HEPATITIS, AND MPOX; RAPID LINKAGE TO, MAINTENANCE IN, AND RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH, MEDICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH) TO ACHIEVE VIRAL SUPPRESSION; SUPPORT SERVICES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PLWH; COMPREHENSIVE HIV-RELATED PREVENTION SERVICES FOR HIV-NEGATIVE PERSONS AT RISK FOR HIV INFECTION, INCLUDING SCREENING AND SUPPORT FOR PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP); PERINATAL HIV PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES; IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION AND INVESTIGAT
