Data to Care (DTC or D2C) is a public health strategy that uses HIV surveillance data to identify people living with HIV (PLWH) who are not in care and re-engage them in care. DTC also supports PLWH along the HIV care continuum. DTC is promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and implemented by a number of health departments across the US.

Benefits of DTC

DTC potentially benefits PLWH who are not receiving care as well as the public, by:

• Increasing the number of PLWH with access to life-saving treatment
• Reducing ongoing HIV transmission
• Increasing understanding of the health benefits of HIV treatment
  

Goals of DTC

The goals of DTC are to improve health outcomes for PLWH by helping clients:

• ​Be in care (engaged)
  
• Stay in continuous HIV care (retention)
• Achieve and maintain a viral load less than 200 copies/mL (viral suppression)
• Prevent a new HIV infection (prevention)
  

DTC supports the goals of the national HIV/AIDS strategy (NHAS):