Documentation → Case Study: Federal HIV & Public Health Resources
✅ Critical Counter-Evidence - August 1, 2025
Key Finding: CDC HIV surveillance infrastructure remains fully operational, directly contradicting claims that federal health removals constitute a deliberate crisis targeting vulnerable populations.
Evidence: Complete HIV data portal at cdc.gov/hiv-data includes National HIV Surveillance System, behavioral monitoring, and prevention resources - exactly the infrastructure needed to protect at-risk communities.
Implication: While some individual pages may have been reorganized or removed, core public health surveillance systems remain intact and accessible.
🔍 Verification Methodology
Direct Site Access: Current CDC HIV data page content captured and analyzed
Content Verification: Cross-referenced available resources against claimed removals
Next Steps: Individual page verification for specific claims (PrEP basics, youth resources)
Federal HIV & Public Health Resources
🛡️ Counter-Evidence to Health Crisis Claims
Our verification contradicts allegations that federal health removals constitute a deliberate crisis targeting minority and disenfranchised communities:
- Core Infrastructure Intact: HIV surveillance systems remain fully operational for population monitoring
- Prevention Resources Available: PrEP information confirmed active with comprehensive coverage details
- Universal Framing: Current health information uses inclusive language applicable to all populations
- Alternative Sources: NIH HIV resources for youth populations remain available
This evidence suggests content reorganization rather than systematic targeting of vulnerable communities.
1. National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) - VERIFIED ACTIVE
Current URL: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv-data/
- Status: ✅ ACTIVE & ACCESSIBLE
- Available Resources: NHSS data releases, AtlasPlus tool, HIV surveillance monitoring
- Verification Date: July 28, 2025 (via current site content)
- Key Data Available: HIV diagnoses, deaths, prevalence, incidence, behavioral surveillance
📋 Current CDC HIV Data Portal Contents
- National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) - data releases and resources
- AtlasPlus - customized tables, maps, and charts for HIV, Hepatitis, STIs, and Tuberculosis
- National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS)
- Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) with 4 new indicators added
- HIV Data Resources including confidentiality statements and slide sets
- 2023 HIV diagnoses data (38,793 cases) updated through December 2024
✅ Additional Verified Systems:
- AtlasPlus Interactive Tool:
cdc.gov/nchhstp/about/atlasplus.html ✅
- Charts, Maps, Tables Functions: Fully operational ✅
- Historical Data Access: CSV downloads available for pre-2025 data ✅
⚠️ Important Staffing Disclosure:
CDC AtlasPlus documentation reveals that "DHP branches responsible for producing HIV incidence and prevalence estimates... were eliminated" due to reduction in force. PrEP coverage reporting paused indefinitely due to staffing cuts.
2. CDC PrEP Prevention Resources - VERIFIED ACTIVE
Current URL: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/prep.html
- Status: ✅ ACTIVE & COMPREHENSIVE
- Available Content: Complete PrEP information including paying for PrEP, effectiveness, side effects, and provider guidance
- Verification Date: August 1, 2025 (direct site access confirmed)
- Coverage: Prevention strategies, treatment guidelines, cost information, and healthcare provider resources
📋 Current CDC PrEP Page Contents
- What is PrEP and how effective is it?
- Who should consider taking PrEP?
- Paying for PrEP - insurance, assistance programs, and cost information
- Side effects and safety monitoring
- Healthcare provider guidance and prescribing information
3. CDC HIV and Youth Page - NEEDS VERIFICATION
URL: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/age/youth/
- Status: 🔍 VERIFICATION NEEDED
- Note: Claim requires direct verification against current site status
- Alternative Check: Youth HIV resources may be integrated into main HIV data portal
- Search Terms:
"HIV youth site:cdc.gov", "CDC HIV prevention youth"
4. Covid.gov & CovidTests.gov Shutdown - NEEDS VERIFICATION
URLs: https://www.covid.gov, https://www.covidtests.gov
- Status: 🔍 VERIFICATION NEEDED
- Note: Claims require direct site access verification
- CovidTests.gov Archive: Historical snapshots available
- Search Terms:
"covid test site:covidtests.gov", "free rapid covid tests"
5. ReproductiveRights.gov - NEEDS VERIFICATION
URL: https://www.reproductiverights.gov
- Status: 🔍 VERIFICATION NEEDED
- Note: Domain status requires direct verification
- Archive Reference: Historical snapshots
- Search Terms:
"reproductive rights site:reproductiverights.gov", "abortion access federal resources"
🧭 Tip for Your Research
Use these advanced Google search modifiers to identify what might be missing:
site:cdc.gov/hiv intitle:prep
site:cdc.gov/hiv inurl:group/youth
site:cdc.gov inurl:prep -filetype:pdf
And when searching the Wayback Machine, try partial URLs or patterns:
5. Recent ICE Detention Data Discrepancies (July 2025)
Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
- Status: 🔴 Data inconsistencies identified by TRAC researchers
- Key Finding: ICE reported 56,816 total detainees nationally, but facility-by-facility numbers only add up to 42,221 - a discrepancy of over 14,000 people
- Mathematical Impossibility: 96 facilities reported decreased cumulative bed usage, which TRAC notes is mathematically impossible since ADP represents cumulative totals
- TRAC Analysis: "TRAC has concluded that the numbers are simply incorrect" - refusing to add data to their detention Quick Facts until ICE publishes corrected figures
- Date: July 17, 2025 ICE posting identified by TRAC researchers
Attribution: Analysis and findings are from TRAC's July 17, 2025 report "ICE Can't Add: Recent Data on Detention Facilities Hogwash"
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