your partner healthy. CDC recommends that every person get tested at least once in his or her lifetime, and those at higher risk should be tested at least once a year. You can find a free, fast, and a confidential testing site near you at Get Tested.
Protect Yourself and Your Partner. Today we have many options and tools for preventing HIV infection.
Know Your Risk. You can find out how much HIV risk you have in your life by using CDC’s Risk Reduction Tool.
Learn About PrEP. Talk with your healthcare provider about whether PrEP, the pill that can help prevent HIV, is right for you.
Use Condoms. If you are having sex, talk with your partner about using condoms.
Get and Stay on HIV Treatment. If you are living with HIV and not currently in treatment, see your healthcare provider right away and take your medicine exactly as prescribed. You will be healthier and less likely to give HIV to someone else.
By staying healthy, protecting our loved ones, and getting involved in prevention efforts, we become advocates and role models for healthy behaviors. We must all stay the course to continue making progress in reducing HIV/AIDS in our communities
Hazel D. Dean, ScD, DrPH (hon), FACE is Deputy Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.