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If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
73 would be men
27 would be women
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
15 would be under
30 years of age
74 would be between
30 and 50 years old
11 would be over 50
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
62 would be people of color.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
49 would be injecting drug users.
In 2002, Needle
exchange
programs were
cut by 21%.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
Infection among Latinos,
women and injecting drug
users is nearly twice
the national rates.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
30 people would not know
they were HIV positive.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
7 people would be resistant to
all HIV drug therapies.
14 would be resistant to one or
more HIV medications.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
55 would rely on
Medicaid for health
insurance.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
In 2002, the following medical benefits
were eliminated for the very poor:
• Eye care,
• Home health care,
• Medical transportation,
• Psychological services ( non-state funded )
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
42 would not be
receiving regular
HIV care.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
Since 1995, the number of
people living with AIDS in CT
has grown by over 5,500.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
During the same time period,
no new state dollars have been
added to the state’s prevention
or care budgets.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
The estimated lifetime cost of care and
treatment for one HIV+ person:
$195,000.
The average cost to prevent
one HIV infection:
$22,000.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
$18/day per person
provides AIDS housing and support
It costs up to
$1,500/day for
Hospitalization.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
30 would be homeless at some
point during their illness.
Over 1,200 men,
women and children
received housing and
support in 2002.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
AIDS is not a death sentence…
unless you are homeless.
Housing is health care.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
More state funding is needed.
 Prevention education
 Clean needles
 Care, and
 Housing.
The Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition, Inc.
If only 100 people in CT had HIV/AIDS…
For more information contact:
Shawn Lang, Assistant Director
CT AIDS Residence Coalition
860.761.6699
[email protected]