The Las Vegas Transitional Grant Area (TGA) - formerly an EMA - is the service delivery area made up of three counties. Clark County, Nevada includes the largest city within the service area, Las Vegas. This is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States, with over 7,500 newcomers every month. Las Vegas, long known as "Sin City," and with its more recent tourism slogan "What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas!" is a truly unique and challenging setting for addressing public health issues. Other cities within the Las Vegas valley in Clark County are Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City. Mt. Charleston, Mesquite and Laughlin lie outside the Las Vegas valley but within the borders of Clark County. A Paiute Indian reservation is also located here.
The second county that comprises the Las Vegas TGA is Nye County in Nevada. The small communities of Tonopah and Pahrump are located within Nye County. Hot, barren Death Valley is also located in Nye County.
The third county that makes up the service area known as the Las Vegas TGA is Mohave County in Arizona. Bullhead City, Colorado City, Kingman and Lake Havasu are four small cities located within Mohave County in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona.
Many persons living with HIV/AIDS that reside in these three mostly rural, desert southwest counties travel to the Las Vegas valley for their primary and specialized medical care.
Sources: 1) Las Vegas EMA Ryan White Title I Planning Council membership brochure; and 2) Las Vegas Eligible Metropolitan Area Ryan White CARE Act Title I FY 2006 GRANT APPLICATION.
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