Objectives:

• Identify the different “faces” of the HIV epidemic both internationally and domestically.
• Familiarize oneself with the epidemiology of HIV infection in adolescents and young adults.
• Cite the numerous factors that make adolescents a “difficult to reach” population from a linkage-to-care and engagement-in-care perspective.
• Develop a better understanding of how Care2Prevent at UC is impacting South Chicago’s HIV+ and highly vulnerable youth.