FY 2021 ending the HIV epidemic - primary care HIV prevention - new york, the once epicenter of HIV and covid-19 pandemics, continues to record high case rates of HIV compared to most states

In 2019 and 2020, however, new york city experienced 1,7772 and 1,396 new HIV diagnoses, a decline of 21 percent. In 2020, for the first time in several years, brooklyn accounted for the most cases of new HIV diagnoses in NYC at 29.4%. Compared to 2001, brooklyn is decreasing at a slower rate than bronx, making brooklyn a priority borough for increased focused interventions and funding. According to NYC 2019 surveillance data, among people newly diagnosed with HIV in brooklyn, those living in low poverty areas had the smallest proportion linked to care within 30 days of diagnoses. Accessing care for HIV testing and HIV care when diagnosed is increasingly challenging in poorer neighborhoods, of which bedford stuyvesant is an example. The purpose of the bed-stuy pchp program is to provide expanded HIV prevention services for people with HIV and people at risk of acquiring HIV in bedford stuyvesant/crown heights and east new york communities. To address this health crisis in brooklyn, the bed-stuy pchp program intends to engage 5211 patients through routine HIV testing and increase rapid HIV tests by 66% in outreach settings. Initiate and RE-engage 15 patients in HIV treatment and reduce new HIV infections by starting 36 patients on prep medication, a 66% increase. Through the bed-stuy pchp program, integrated and collaborative partnerships will elevate the level of access to services provided to people at high risk of acquiring HIV, while reducing the significant health disparities experienced by this population.