“The 12 Cities Project” is a part of the Health and Human Services National HIV/AIDS Strategy Operational Plan to support and accelerate “comprehensive HIV/AIDS planning and cross-agency response in the 12 U.S. jurisdictions that bear the highest AIDS burden in the country.”

Collectively the entire list accounts for 44% of the nation’s AIDS cases.

The The 12 Cities Project will include efforts like “Intensifying prevention for individuals at greatest risk – especially gay and bisexual men, transgender persons, Black Americans, Latino Americans, and substance users – along with testing those individuals to reduce undiagnosed HIV infection;” and “Prioritizing prevention and linkage to care for people living with HIV”.

AIDS.gov spoke with Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to learn more about the 12 Cities Project and its connection to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

Take a look at the Federal Implementation Plan for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States and its goals and actions at aids.gov