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Surveillance

The HIV & AIDS Surveillance Program conducts ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, evaluation, and publication of data related to the disease. The data we collect is used to plan, implement, and evaluate HIV & AIDS programs and interventions to inform the public of current trends in the disease.

Surveillance in Florida identifies HIV related conditions at various points along the spectrum of the disease from reporting of HIV cases in asymptomatic persons to death certificate review for HIV and AIDS related mortality.

Data is also used to monitor trends in the epidemic. Active case finding, uniform and timely reporting methods have enabled local, state, and federal dissemination of current HIV and AIDS surveillance data for public health monitoring and program planning purposes. AIDS surevillance is the largest population based system for monitoring the epidemic and has become the basis for allocation of federal, state, and local funds for prevention and patient care.

The HIV Surveillance Department publishes a quarterly Surveillance Statistics Report that includes current information about HIV and AIDS cases in Brevard, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole County and limited information on Florida and US Statistics.