A new National HIV/AIDS Atlas reveals that San Francisco County has the highest prevalence of HIV and AIDS in the country, according to the National Minority Quality Forum.
The map, launched Monday, marks the first time rates across the country for the disease have been gathered in one place. The launch anticipates National HIV Testing Day, June 27. The CDC estimates that one out of five people living with HIV in the U.S. are unaware of being infected.
This map arrives as the state is considering closing the Office of AIDS to help close the current budget shortfall, The San Francisco Examiner reported June 11. Assembly member Tom Ammiano said these plans could negatively impact the health of California’s HIV and AIDS population.
