6 <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> and <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Integration Plan Epidemiology <strong>of</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> As <strong>of</strong> March 31, 2007, there were 4,777 people reported living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> in the state <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oregon</strong>, including 1,291 in the balance <strong>of</strong> state, or 27 percent <strong>of</strong> the state total. 9 By comparison, with an overall population nearly twice as large, neighboring Washington reported 9,774 people living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> as <strong>of</strong> June 2000. In Washington, 30 percent <strong>of</strong> the people living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> were diagnosed in the balance <strong>of</strong> state, a distribution similar to that between Portland and the balance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oregon</strong>. 10 These totals are based on data collected through <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> surveillance data, and do not include people who do not know that they have <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> nor people who are aware but have not been reported yet. <strong>Oregon</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Human <strong>Services</strong> (DHS) estimates that the actual prevalence <strong>of</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> is approximately 48 percent higher, 11 or about 7,077 people statewide and 1,911 in the balance <strong>of</strong> state. The <strong>AIDS</strong> case rate in <strong>Oregon</strong> was 34 th among states (excluding the District <strong>of</strong> Columbia) in 2005, at 6.0 per 100,000. The state <strong>of</strong> Washington, by comparison, ranked 28 th . 12 People living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> in <strong>Oregon</strong> are dispersed throughout the balance <strong>of</strong> state. Nearly every county reported at least one person living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> in 2007, with 21 counties reporting at least eight people, and 11 counties reporting at least 30 people. Marion, Lane, and Jackson Counties, the three largest in population in the balance <strong>of</strong> state, have the largest concentrations <strong>of</strong> people living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong>. 13 More than 90 percent <strong>of</strong> people living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> reside within 25 miles <strong>of</strong> I-5. 14 Table 2 on the following page shows the population and number <strong>of</strong> people living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> by county in the balance <strong>of</strong> state. 9 <strong>Oregon</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Human <strong>Services</strong>, <strong>HIV</strong> Data and Analysis. Available online: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hiv/data/index.shtml (Accessed: November 26, 2007). 10 Washington <strong>State</strong>/Seattle-King County <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Epidemiology Report, First Half 2007. Available online: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/apu/epi/1st-half-2007.pdf (Accessed: January 10, 2008). 11 <strong>Oregon</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Human <strong>Services</strong>, <strong>HIV</strong> Care and Treatment Program, 2007 HOPWA NOFA Proposal for the <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> and Behavioral Health Initiative (OHBHI). 12 The <strong>AIDS</strong> case rate is calculated by dividing the number <strong>of</strong> <strong>AIDS</strong> cases reported during the 12 months <strong>of</strong> the most recent year for which data are available by the population in that same year, multiplied by 100,000. “<strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Surveillance Report: Cases <strong>of</strong> <strong>HIV</strong> Infection and <strong>AIDS</strong> in the United <strong>State</strong>s, 2005,” National Center for <strong>HIV</strong>, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human <strong>Services</strong>, 2006. As cited on the Kaiser Family Foundation <strong>State</strong> Health Facts website. Available online: http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=513&cat=11&yr=1&typ=1&sort=n&o=d (Accessed: January 15, 2008). 13 <strong>Oregon</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Human <strong>Services</strong>, <strong>HIV</strong> Data and Analysis. Available online: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hiv/data/index.shtml (Accessed: November 26, 2007). 14 <strong>Oregon</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Human <strong>Services</strong>, <strong>HIV</strong> Care and Treatment Program, 2007 HOPWA NOFA Proposal for the <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> and Behavioral Health Initiative (OHBHI).
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> and <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Integration Plan 7 Table 2: Total Population (2006) and Number <strong>of</strong> People Living with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> (2007) for Counties in the <strong>Balance</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>State</strong> County Population Number <strong>of</strong> PLWHA Percentage <strong>of</strong> BoS Total Baker County 16,243 *
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