What is HIV Prevention Justice?

HIV Prevention Justice is the lens through which we view the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It is the foundation upon which we build our coalitions and campaigns. This lens is shaped by an evolving understanding of the role social drivers play in perpetuating new HIV infections and propelling disparity in the toll the epidemic takes among our diverse communities.

Social drivers are factors outside of an individual person that directly or indirectly influence:

1) an individual’s risk of being exposed to HIV and/or

2) the health outcomes of those people already living with HIV/AIDS.

These forces are often applied at a community level and propelled by structural factors (such as funding, zoning, regulation, infrastructure, etc), meaning that interventions must occur at the community and structural levels to impact individuals in the population.

To achieve HIV Prevention Justice we must:

  • Address poverty and lack of stable housing through economic justice, jobs and access to affordable housing & health care. Learn More
  • Respond to the marginalization of LGBTQ individuals by demanding human rights and a culture liberated from homo and transphobia. Learn More
  • End the failed war on drugs and eliminate policies of mass imprisonment by reforming our criminal justice system and emphasizing a harm reduction approach in our public health and prevention interventions. Learn More
  • Ensure HIV prevention policy is based on scientific evidence and that resources are targeted based on need and impact, not on politics. Learn More