Module 3: Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among Native Communities

Epidemiology is the study of the ways in which a disease progresses through a population. In order to plan and carry out an effective intervention, you must understand how and why people in your community become infected with and spread HIV.

In this module, you will find:

  • an article on epidemiology as it relates to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
  • Fast Facts that offer useful statistics and information
  • Fact Sheets that offer statistics for specific Native populations
  • resources for further research on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS
  • exercises that provide steps toward learning about epidemiology in your community

Goal of Module 3:
To help you identify how and why HIV/AIDS spreads in your Native community in order to strengthen your intervention.
Contents Resources
1.

Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among AI/AN/NHs:


2. Fast Facts about the Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS for AI/AN/NHs:
3. Fact Sheets
 

HIV/AIDS among AI/ANs in Alaska
 

HIV/AIDS among AI/ANs in Arizona
 

HIV/AIDS among Native Americans in California
 

HIV/AIDS among Native Americans in Minnesota
 

HIV/AIDS among AI/ANs in New Mexico
 

HIV/AIDS among Native Americans in New York
 

HIV/AIDS among Native Americans in North Carolina
 

HIV/AIDS among AI/ANs in Oklahoma
 

HIV/AIDS among Native Americans in Washington
4. Finding Data
4a. Resources
4b. Module 3 Exercises

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/index.htm

Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among AI/ANs
http://hab.hrsa.gov/history/fact2005/american_indians_alaska_natives_and_hivaids.htm

HIV Fact Sheet for AI/ANs
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/pubs/FS/nativeamerican.php

Epidemiologic Profile of HIV/AIDS in Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/healthy-lifestyles/std-aids/aboutus/prg-aids/aids_rep/1h2005-1.pdf

Hawaii HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/healthy-lifestyles/std-aids/aboutus/prg-aids/aids_rep/index.html

Morbidity/Mortality Weekly Reports
 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Indian Health Service - Native Health Databases http://www.ihs.gov/generalweb/webapps/sitelink/site.asp?link=http://hscapp.unm.edu/nhd/nhrd_search.cfm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats.htm

State Health Statistics Kaiser Family Foundation website (includes new and cumulative AIDS cases, persons living with AIDS, AIDS deaths, Ryan White funding, and state AIDS policies, such as syringe access and HIV testing) http://www.statehealthfacts.org/

Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/stateinfo.htm

Youth Risk Factory Surveillance System (includes state-level data and core item content)
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/index.aspx

US Census Bureau site (permits searches on specific information for block, city, county, & state levels)
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (provides local data for a variety of health, social, & economic indicators, for growing number of medium to large cities. Some datasets have capacities for simple analyses) http://www.urban.org/nnip/partners.html