**7. Conclusion**

In July 2010 the White House Office released a national HIV/AIDS strategy for the United States. The vision for the national HIV/AIDS strategy was stated as follows: "The United States will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socioeconomic circumstances, will have unfettered access to high quality, life extending care, free from stigma and discrimination" (Office of National AIDS Policy, 2010)**.** To this end, the executive branch of government aims to ;(1) reduce the number of people who become infected with HIV, ;( 2) increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people who become infected with HIV; and (3) reduce HIV related disparities. Thirty years after acknowledging the existence of HIV/AIDS, a coordinated government, public health, and community response is needed to achieve a more appropriate response to the HIV epidemic, focusing on interventions and prevention strategies for those most severely impacted by this disease.
