Black HIV/AIDS Awareness in Rochester,
NY
February 2011
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February 7 marks National
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - an annual observance
to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS research, prevention,
care and treatment and the benefits of HIV testing.
Black Americans comprise almost half of all people living
with HIV in the United States and account for almost
half of all new infections. The impact of HIV among
blacks is severe, according to the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Recent discoveries in
prevention and HIV vaccine research give us hope that
someday we will find a way to control the epidemic.
But, more work is needed, and black communities are
important in this effort.
Stephaun Wallace of the MOCHA
Center explains.
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HIV/AIDS IS THE THIRD LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG BLACK MEN AND WOMEN AGES 35 TO
44. OUR BEST HOPE TO STOP AIDS IS TO FIND AN HIV VACCINE
THAT PREVENTS INFECTION AMONG ALL RACES AND ETHNICITIES.
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To learn more about HIV vaccine
research in your community, visit BetheGeneration.nih.gov.
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