Georgia HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS)

Georgia HIV Behavioral Surveillance (GHBS)

GHBS examines the behaviors that put people at risk for HIV infection. Understanding behavior is a key element of a comprehensive, integrated HIV surveillance system. HIV Behavioral Surveillance focuses on highest risk infection groups: men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs, and at-risk heterosexuals. Georgia is one of 26 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) participating in the project. This project's activities include:

Developing an ongoing surveillance system to ascertain the prevalence of HIV risk behaviors among groups at high risk for HIV infection for use in developing national and local prevention services and programs.
Engaging community-based organizations (CBOs) in surveillance and questionnaire development.
Collaborating with HIV prevention programs to assess exposure to and use of local HIV prevention programs.
Presenting data on at-risk populations for use in state/local prevention and treatment services planning/evaluation.