Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)

At a glance

The Medical Monitoring Project collects data on, and provides information about the behaviors, clinical outcomes, quality of care, and barriers to care and viral suppression among people with diagnosed HIV in the United States.

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About MMP

The Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) arose out of a need for a locally and nationally representative, population-based surveillance system that could provide information about the behaviors, clinical outcomes, quality of care, and barriers to care and viral suppression among people with diagnosed HIV in the United States. The project is led by state, local, and territorial health departments in partnership with CDC. Participants are randomly selected, and data are collected from both an interview and an abstraction of the participant's medical record. MMP data represent all adults with diagnosed HIV, both on a national level and within the 23 areas that take part in the project.

MMP data can be used to guide policy and funding decisions aimed at increasing engagement in care and improving quality of care, and decreasing disparities experienced among people with HIV throughout the United States. The project can answer questions about the care and services that people with HIV receive, including:

  • What services do people need, but not receive?
  • How many people with HIV receive HIV medical care?
  • What are the barriers to accessing care, prevention, and support services?

Project areas

Currently, 23 project areas (16 state health departments, 6 local health departments, and the Puerto Rico Department of Health) conduct MMP. To view a particular health department's contact information, select the state, city, or territory on the interactive map or scroll down to view the list by state/territory.

California
  • California Department of Public Health
    Office of AIDS
    1616 Capitol Avenue, Suite 74-616 (MS 7700)
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    Phone: (916) 322-0771
  • Los Angeles
    Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
    Division of HIV and STD Programs
    600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 1920
    Los Angeles, CA 90005
    Phone: (213) 351-8175
  • San Francisco
    San Francisco Department of Public Health
    HIV Epidemiology Section
    25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 500
    San Francisco, CA 94102
    Phone: (628) 217-6246
Delaware
  • Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
    HIV/AIDS Program
    540 South DuPont Highway, Suite 12
    Dover, DE 19901
    Phone: (302) 744-1016
Florida
  • Florida Department of Health
    4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-09
    Tallahassee, FL 32399-1701
    Phone: (850) 245-4357
Georgia
  • Georgia Department of Public Health
    2 Peachtree Street NW, 14th Floor
    Atlanta, GA 30303
    Phone: (404) 657-2601
    Project Website
Illinois
  • Illinois Department of Public Health
    Division of Infectious Diseases
    122 S. Michigan Avenue, 7th Floor
    Chicago, IL 60603
    Phone: (312) 814-1960
  • Chicago
    Chicago Department of Public Health
    STD/HIV/AIDS Division
    Surveillance, Epidemiology & Research Section
    333 South State Street, Suite 200
    Chicago, IL 60604
    Phone: (312) 747-9867
Indiana
  • Indiana State Department of Health
    Division of HIV/STD
    2 North Meridian Street, Mailstop 6C
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
    Phone: (317) 233-7506
    Project Website
Michigan
  • Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
    South Oakland Health Center
    PO Box 30727
    Lansing, MI 48910
    Phone: (517) 241-0872
    Project Website
Mississippi
  • Mississippi State Department of Health
    STD/HIV Bureau
    570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
    Jackson, MS 39216
    Phone: (601) 576-7723
    Project Website
New Jersey
  • New Jersey Department of Health
    Division of HIV, STD, and TB Services
    Epidemiologic Services Unit
    50 East State Street, 4th Floor
    P.O. Box 363
    Trenton, NJ 08625-0363
    Phone: (609) 913-5862
New York
  • New York State Department of Health
    Division of Epidemiology
    Corning Tower, Room 717
    Empire State Plaza Station
    Albany, NY 12237-0001
    Phone: (518) 473-5786
  • New York City
    NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
    HIV Epidemiology and Field Services
    Gotham Center
    42-09 28th Street, 22nd Floor
    Long Island City, NY 11101-4132
    Phone: (347) 396-7636
North Carolina
  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
    Communicable Disease Branch
    225 N. McDowell St.
    Raleigh NC 27603
    Phone: (919) 546-1620
Oregon
  • Oregon Health Authority
    Public Health Division
    800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1105
    Portland, OR 97232
    Phone: (971) 673-0150
    Project Website
Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Department of Health
    Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
    625 Forster Street, 9th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA 17120
    Phone: (717) 547-3499
    Principal Investigator: Godwin Obri
  • Philadelphia
    Philadelphia Department of Public Health
    AIDS Activities Coordinating Office
    1101 Market Street, 8th Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19107
    Phone: (215) 685-4778
    Principal Investigator: Dr. Kathleen A. Brady
Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Department of Health
    Programa Vigilancia VIH
    Departamento de Salud
    PO BOX 70184
    SJ, PR, 00936-8184
    Phone: (787) 765-2929 ext-5901/5902
    Principal Investigator: Martiza Cruz Cortes
Texas
  • Texas Department of State Health Services
    HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
    Texas Department of State Health Services
    PO BOX 149347
    Austin, TX 78714
    Phone: (737) 255-4323
    Principal Investigator: D’Andra Luna
    Phone: (512) 560-1079
    Project Website
  • Houston
    Houston Health Department
    Bureau of Epidemiology
    8000 N. Stadium Drive, 4th Floor
    Houston, TX 77054
    Phone: (832) 393-4593
Virginia
  • Virginia Department of Health
    Division of HIV/STD
    HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program
    109 Governor Street, 326
    Richmond, VA 23219
    Phone: (804) 864-7986
    Project Website
Washington
  • Washington State Department of Health
    Office of Infectious Disease
    P.O. Box 47838
    Olympia, WA 98504-7838
    Phone: (360) 236-3427

What's collected

MMP collects information on various demographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics including:

  • Medical history
  • Medical and social services
  • Prescribed medications
  • Clinic visits

Technical Assistance‎

For additional information and technical resources, or general questions, call the national MMP information line at (404) 639-6475 or contact your participating health department.

How information is collected

Like many other reportable health conditions, all HIV diagnoses are reported to public health departments. MMP samples adults with diagnosed HIV from this list of reported cases. Only sampled persons can participate. Sampled persons are contacted either directly by a participating health department or through their providers to obtain consent for their participation.

The survey collects basic information, such as birth month and year, gender, and race, as well as questions about a participant's health care. Information from the participant's medical record assists with assessing HIV treatment and quality of care at local and national levels.

Participants receive a token of appreciation (typically a gift card).

MMP staff follow strict protocols to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of information. No individual identifiers, including patient or provider names or addresses, are sent to CDC, nor will they be released or used in any reports.

How MMP data are used

At the national level, MMP data have been used to:

  • increase awareness and guide national HIV policy
  • guide funding decisions aimed to increase engagement in care and improve quality of care
  • inform health care providers of ways to improve care for persons with HIV
  • assess adherence to clinical guidelines
  • inform CDC's anti-stigma campaign
  • decrease disparities experienced among people with HIV

MMP also provides data for the high-priority national HIV prevention social determinants of health indicators for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy that are associated with negative outcomes and affect people's quality of life. These indicators include:

  • HIV stigma
  • unstable housing
  • unmet needs for mental health services
  • unemployment
  • food insecurity

These indicators help monitor national progress towards ending the HIV epidemic.

Locally, MMP data have been used to inform program planning, policy, and funding for services, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.

Findings are routinely published in surveillance reports and medical journals and presented to community planning groups and at national conferences on topics, such as HIV medication prescription, viral suppression, and health care coverage.

Resources

MMP Archived Resources‎

To search for archived MMP resources visit the CDC archive.