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CHAMPS: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Mecklenburg County.

Advancing Health Equity Through Data and Collaboration

Our Mission

The CHAMPS Mission is to provide information on HIV to our community that empowers members to end the HIV epidemic and advance health equity in Mecklenburg County.

What is CHAMPS

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  • CHAMPS stands for the Mecklenburg County Community HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Prevention System.​

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  • It is a website with an embedded dashboard offering up-to-date data to address barriers to HIV care, identify gaps, and enhance local prevention efforts.

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Our Purpose

The CHAMPS dashboard aims to monitor progress toward the goals of the Getting to Zero (G2Z) Ending the Epidemic Plan by making data accessible and tracking trends in HIV diagnoses and the number of people living with HIV.

key purposes

The Four Pillars of Ending the HIV Epidemic

Diagnose all people living with HIV as early as possible.

Diagnose

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Prevent new HIV transmissions using proven interventions

Prevent

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Treat PLWH rapidly and effectively to reach sustained viral suppression.

Treat

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Respond quickly to potential outbreaks with prevention and treatment services

Respond

Our Partners

  • CHAMPS is a collaboration between Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH), the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), and the Academy for Population Health Innovation (APHI).

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  • We also engage with community members, caregivers, and health service agencies.

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