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Health literacy is defined as “the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.” Despite the gravity of these essential skills, the health literacy competency rate in the United States is only 12%. It is no secret that rural America disproportionately suffers from low health literacy, as evidenced by its high rates of poor health and chronic disease.
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Healthy Living With HIV
According to the Mayo Clinic (2025) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an ongoing, also called chronic, condition. It's caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, also called HIV.
HIV damages the immune system so that the body is less able to fight infection and disease. If HIV isn't treated, it can take years before it weakens the immune system enough to become AIDS. Thanks to treatment, most people in the U.S. don't get AIDS.
Your HIV healthcare team is there to help you achieve the best possible health-related quality of life, but you also play a big part in making that happen. That’s why the relationships you build with the team responsible for your HIV care are so important.
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​​In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable, or U=U, concept as scientifically sound. U=U means that people with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load—the amount of HIV in the blood—by taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) daily as prescribed cannot sexually transmit the virus to others.
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If you’ve stopped seeing your health care provider regularly for HIV care or have stopped taking your medication, it’s important to return to care, even if you have to start seeing a new provider.
HIV is a serious health condition. If you stop taking your HIV medication or haven’t seen a health care provider recently for a test to know if your medication is working, you are giving HIV the chance to multiply quickly. This could damage your immune system and you could become very sick and develop opportunistic infections.
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Good nutrition is about finding and maintaining a healthy eating style. Good nutrition supports overall health and helps maintain the immune system. It also helps people with HIV maintain a healthy weight and absorb HIV medicines.
HIV attacks and destroys the immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight off infections. People with HIV take a combination of HIV medicines (called an HIV treatment regimen) every day. The medicines prevent HIV from destroying the immune system. A healthy diet also helps strengthen the immune system and keep people with HIV healthy.
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Improve Your Emotional Well-Being
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You can improve your overall emotional well-being for a greater sense of purpose, more supportive relationships, and better health.
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Start with these eight steps.
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Nutrition, the assimilation by living organisms of food materials that enable them to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce.
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