No Time to Lose

The United States has spent two productive decades implementing a variety of prevention programs. While these efforts have slowed the rate of infection, challenges remain. The United States must refocus its efforts to contain the spread of HIV and AIDS in a way that would prevent as many new HIV infections as possible. No Time to Lose presents the Institute of Medicine's framework for a national prevention strategy.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive SummaryIntroduction: Rethinking HIV PreventionTracking the EpidemicAllocating ResourcesUsing the Clinical SettingTranslating Research into ActionSearching for New ToolsOvercoming Social BarriersAppendix A: The Changing EpidemicAppendix B: The Prevention Portfolio: Interventions to Prevent HIVInfectionAppendix C: Federal Spending on HIV / AIDSAppendix D: Description and Mathematical Statement of the HIVPrevention Resource Allocation ModelAppendix E: Data Gathering ActivitiesAppendix F: Agendas for Public Committee MeetingsAppendix G: BiographiesIndex