Resources
These resources are designed to supplement the work of Maryland’s infectious disease and primary care workforce.
Maryland Engagement in HIV Care
This live infographic uses Maryland surveillance data for current residents to describe the number and percentage of persons living with diagnosed HIV who belong to select stages of the HIV continuum.
Provider Perspective
Brittany Yerkes, a Physician Assistant at the Chesapeake Health Care and a member of the Alive! Maryland Inter-professional Advisory Board, aims to improve the quality of life for all of her patients. She does so by first believing that they cannot be defined by an illness or condition. Read the Q&A below to see how this phenomenal provider brings the state of Maryland Alive!
Testing and Services Locator from HIV.gov
Montgomery County: Ending the HIV Epidemic Website
Montgomery County HIV/STI Testing, Treatment & Prevention maintains this website with information and resources on ending the epidemic.
Montgomery County Ending the HIV Epidemic Plan
Montgomery County’s EHE plan aims to reduce new HIV infections by 90% by 2030.
Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Local Perspective from Baltimore
This presentation from the Baltimore City Health Department contains HIV statistics through 2018.
End HIV Baltimore Website
The City of Baltimore Bureau of Clinical Services and HIV/STI Prevention maintains this website with information and resources on ending the epidemic.
City of Baltimore Ending the HIV Epidemic Plan
The Baltimore EHE Plan 2020-2030 outlines Baltimore’s HIV/AIDS efforts in Maryland’s most populous city.
AIDSVu Services Locator
Find HIV testing, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and other HIV services near you.
HIV.gov Testing Services Locator
Find an HIV test site near you by using the HIV.gov HIV services locator.
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Maryland
This summary from the NIH examines Maryland Opioid-Involved Deaths and Related Harms.
Baltimore Harm Reduction Action Network
The Maryland Harm Reduction Action Network (MHRAN) consists of individuals and organizations committed to promoting the health, dignity, and safety of people who use drugs.
Maryland Harm Reduction Training Institute
The Maryland Harm Reduction Training Institute (MaHRTI) aims to develop the Maryland harm reduction workforce and support Maryland programs in providing optimal services to people who use drugs.
Maryland Department of Health Center for Harm Reduction Services
The Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Harm Reduction Services was established in 2019 to centralize harm reduction activities across the Department.
Harm Reduction 2020: Staying Alive in the Age of Fentanyl and COVID
This presentation examines harm reduction and its advocates and critics.