AHEAD: America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard
Summary
- America’s HIV Epidemic Analysis Dashboard (AHEAD) is an interactive tool that helps users evaluate progress toward the goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.
- AHEAD tracks the latest data on six EHE indicators as well as other HIV-related data for 57 priority jurisdictions, all U.S. states, and the nation.
- Explore HIV trends with AHEAD to filter data, analyze trends, and create custom data visualizations.
AHEAD is a tool supporting implementation of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative, tracking progress toward its goals. The interactive dashboard tracks the six EHE indicators in the 57 prioritized jurisdictions as well as for all states and for the nation.
What Are the EHE Indicators?
The indicators are:
- HIV incidence
- Knowledge of HIV status
- HIV diagnoses
- Linkage to HIV medical care
- Viral suppression
- PrEP coverage
View the images below for samples of the new EHE indicators data filters and results displays on AHEAD:
What Other Data Is Available on AHEAD?
The indicator data for the EHE jurisdictions and all states can be filtered by demographic characteristics such as age, race/ethnicity, sex at birth, and transmission category. AHEAD also provides links to definitions of the indicators and their data sources as well as links to other data tools from CDC and HRSA that users can explore.
The dashboard also presents data on eight social determinants of health indicators for the same jurisdictions, providing additional context on these factors that influence HIV risk and health outcomes among people living with HIV:
- Poverty
- Unemployment
- Uninsured
- Education
- Median Income
- Housing Burden
- Housing Instability or Homelessness in People Living with HIV
- HIV Stigma in People Living with HIV
View the image below for a sample of the SDOH information display available on AHEAD:
How Can You Use AHEAD?
AHEAD can help stakeholders evaluate the nation's progress toward reaching the goals of the EHE initiative and to use the state- and county-level data to inform and tailor local EHE- and HIV-related community planning efforts.