Last Updated: December 2019

Author: HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Program, Vermont Department of Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends routine HIV testing for adults so that people with HIV can get treatment. Effective treatment keeps HIV infected people healthy and living longer, and reduces the spread of HIV to others. Vermont has a very low prevalence and incidence of HIV. That is a good thing that we work to maintain. As a result, HIV is not a pressing concern for many Vermonters and therefore reported testing rates will likely remain low.

This indicator is part of Healthy Vermonters 2020 (the State Health Assessment) that documents the health status of Vermonters at the start of the decade and the population health indicators and goals that will guide the work of public health through 2020. Click here for more information.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
• Health Department District Offices
• Community Based Organizations
• AIDS Service Organizations
• FQHCs
• Medical Providers
• Hospitals

The Health Department promotes universal testing and recommends that all people, not only those at high risk for HIV, be tested at least once in their life. In addition, the Health Department offers free, anonymous counseling, testing and referral, and linkage to medical care services through a network of organizations using targeted campaigns, outreach, and social networks to engage individuals at increased risk for HIV.

The Health Department will continue to promote routine testing by adults through their medical providers, and offer free, anonymous testing at our network of testing sites, to reach individuals who are unaware of their HIV status.

Data is updated as it becomes available and timing may vary by data source. 

Due to BRFSS weighting methodology changes beginning in 2011, comparisons between data collected in 2011 and later and that from 2010 and earlier should be made with caution. Differences between data from 2011 forward and earlier years may be due to methodological changes, rather than changes in opinion or behavior.