5 Facts About HIV Transmission in the U.S.
Continued from yesterday’s blog by Executive Director, Michele McClave:
The facts about HIV transmission in the United States are staggering.
6. Every 9 ½ minutes, someone in the Unites States is infected with HIV.
7. More than 1,000,000 people are living with HIV in the United States.
8. 1 in 5 people living with HIV in the United States do not know they are infected.
9. More than 56,000 new HIV infections occur each year in the United States.
10. A third of all new cases of HIV in the United States are contracted through high-risk heterosexual contact.
Tomorrow, I’ll share more facts about HIV in the United States. Stay tuned.
Michele McClave, Executive Director of the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, has more than twenty-five years of progressively responsible experience in human services delivery and management, organizational leadership, program development, grant writing, advocacy and direct service with diverse client populations. She has 20 years experience in the field of HIV/AIDS. She created the Ryan White HIV Care Network for Northeastern New York, a consortium of HIV service providers and was the first Director of Client Services at the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York. She was the AIDS Council’s Deputy Executive Director from 1994 to 1999 and appointed Executive Director in June 2000. Under her leadership at the AIDS Council, the agency has more than doubled in size and scope of services. The agency is a leader in the field of HIV/AIDS, particularly in providing cutting edge HIV prevention to high-risk individuals, including HIV and STD testing in community based settings. Ms. McClave is responsible for a $4.5 million annual budget and a staff of 82 in five offices throughout a 15 county area. She is committed to excellence in management and service delivery, holistic provision of services to clients and positive community relations. Ms. McClave is Vice-chair of the Tech Valley Non-Profit Business Council of the Albany-Colonie and Schenectady Chambers of Commerce. Ms. McClave has a Bachelor’s Degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters of Social Work from SUNY Albany’s School of Social Welfare.