AIDS and Behavior Publishes Issue of Studies, Articles on HIV/AIDS Housing
Special Issue, AIDS and Behavior: The issue of the journal includes 18 articles and studies on the relationship between housing status and HIV risk and health outcomes, including a policy perspective from former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros. CDC researchers in a study published in the journal found that homelessness and unstable housing "increase the risk of HIV acquisition and transmission and adversely affect the health of people living with HIV" (PhysOrg.com release, 11/19).
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