HIV strategy
Positively Hennepin is the county's strategy to end our HIV epidemic.
The strategy envisions a Hennepin County where:
- All people living with HIV/AIDS have healthy, vibrant lives
- There are no new HIV infections
- All people have equitable access to HIV prevention and health care services
To achieve our vision of ending our HIV epidemic, Positively Hennepin has three goals:
- Decrease new HIV infections
- Ensure equitable access to HIV prevention, care, and treatment
- Engage and facilitate the empowerment of communities that are disproportionately impacted
How the strategy works
Positively Hennepin works to connect our residents with HIV prevention and treatment programs, whenever and wherever services are needed. This is a collective effort that requires partnerships between all levels of government and the public and private sectors. Everyone in our community — from private clinics, universities, faith communities, and beyond — plays a part in stopping HIV.
To achieve the strategy’s three goals and to build community partnerships, Positively Hennepin has priority tactics and milestones that are used to measure progress toward ending HIV in Hennepin County.
Annual World AIDS Day event
Every year, Positively Hennepin hosts a World AIDS Day event to review the current state of HIV in the community, discuss HIV prevention and care strategy, and encourage collaboration among service providers.
View a recording of World AIDS Day 2024.
Join us in ending the epidemic
For questions and/or to collaborate, contact Brenda Senyana, the Positively Hennepin Implementation Coordinator, at positively@hennepin.us.