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Dallas County proclaims HIV/AIDS awareness month as health officials cite rising diagnoses and urge testing
Summary
Dallas County Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing December as HIV/AIDS Awareness Month after health leaders reported 914 new diagnoses in 2024 and outlined testing, treatment and prevention efforts — while warning that federal and state funding constraints threaten progress.
Dallas County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing December as HIV/AIDS Awareness Month and pressing for renewed prevention, testing and care efforts in the region.
Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins and county health officials pointed to 914 new HIV diagnoses in Dallas County in 2024 as evidence that expanded testing is identifying more people who need rapid linkage to care. Dr. Wong, speaking for Dallas County Health and Human Services, said increased case counts “reflect what we expect as we're doing more testing” and emphasized the need to match diagnoses with rapid care and sustained treatment to achieve viral suppression.
Miranda Grant, the county’s Ending the HIV Epidemic program manager,…
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