HIV is prevalent in many low-income neighborhoods in U.S. cities . Rutstein , a second-year medical student , is one of 60 outreach volunteers who spent their summer going door-to-door alongside health care workers testing residents within the 19143 ZIP code . These urban centers have HIV rates on par with sub-Saharan African nations . The CDC estimates that there are about 1 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and the number of new infections has been rising steadily since 2000. The program 's founder hopes it will be a model for other cities .
HIV is prevalent in many low-income neighborhoods in U.S. cities . These urban centers have HIV rates on par with sub-Saharan African nations . The CDC estimates that there are about 1 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and the number of new infections has been rising steadily since 2000. The program 's founder hopes it will be a model for other cities .