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MapHIV.org Shows 18% of Georgia's Counties are Seriously Impacted by HIV

Published in AIDS Weekly, July 6th, 2009

The National Minority Quality Forum today launched a groundbreaking HIV/AIDS Atlas that highlights the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in communities across the United States. The Atlas makes information on HIV/AIDS prevalence rates available in a single location for the first time, painting a comprehensive picture of the varying intensity of the epidemic across the country.

Georgia has 20 counties with AIDS prevalence rates of 0.248 percent or greater, according to the Atlas, and 25 counties with HIV (non-AIDS) prevalence rates of 0.38 percent or greater. These counties are placed in the red or dark red zones depicted on the Atlas, indicating...

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