Empowering HR Leaders: A Checklist for HIV in the Workplace

Empowering HR Leaders: A Checklist for HIV in the Workplace

Key considerations to help benefits leaders strengthen HIV education, policies, and support at work.

Thanks to today's powerful prevention and treatment tools, ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. is finally within reach. However, fear and misinformation still keep many people from getting tested and accessing the care they need.

Given that nine in 10 people with HIV are of working age, employers have a key role to play in combating stigma and improving access to prevention and treatment.

This checklist for HR and benefits leaders offers practical steps across three areas:

  • Education: Build awareness, reduce stigma, and provide accurate, up-to-date information.
  • Policies: Ensure your policies protect your people and comply with federal and state laws.
  • Benefits: Make it easier for employees to access HIV testing, prevention, and care through your health plans and programs.

This guide is part of a suite of employer tools developed by the U.S. Business Action to End HIV. Visit healthaction.org/endhiv to explore more resources and articles to help you better support employees living with HIV.

We’d love to hear how you're using this free resource! Reach out to us at hello@healthaction.org.

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U.S. Business Action to End HIV was founded in 2022 by the Health Action Alliance, with support from ViiV Healthcare, to mobilize a growing coalition of private sector partners committed to filling gaps and accelerating progress to help end HIV in the U.S. by 2030.

The Health Action Alliance is the country’s largest employer network operating at the intersection of business and public health. With a network of more than 11,000 employers nationwide, we’re on a mission to make employees healthier and our communities stronger. We know good health is good business.