In 2007, the DC Department of Health HIV/AIDS Administration released the first annual report on HIV/AIDS in over five years, with the first ever statistics on HIV. The report documented the District of Columbia as having a modern HIV/AIDS epidemic – modern because of its sheer size and complexity. This year’s 2008 Report Update reaffirms the depth and diversity of the epidemic showing in an updated snapshot of how severe an impact it has on District residents. The Update provides the “What” of the epidemic. Along side this report, the HIV/AIDS Administration will release a first ever report on the behavior of heterosexual District residents delving into the “Why” of this challenging epidemic.

• District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Update for 2008