Approximately 20 community agencies in Rochester will offer health-related information, blood pressure checks, body fat analysis and free rapid HIV testing as part of National Black AIDS Awareness Day activities at the Damon City Campus (4th floor atrium), 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11.
The free event is sponsored by the Health and Physical Education Department at DCC, Campus Center, Student Events and Governance Association, Wellness Center and Rays of Hope. For more information, contact Melany J. Silas at x1547 or Tracey Britton at x1741.
HIV/AIDS Facts:
In the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is a health crisis for African Americans. At all stages of HIV/AIDS—from infection with HIV to death with AIDS—Blacks are disproportionately affected compared with members of other races and ethnicities. CDC. "https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2005report/default.htm"HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2005. Vol. 17. Rev ed. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC: 2007:1–46. Accessed June 28, 2007.
Of the estimated 18,849 people under the age of 25 whose diagnosis of HIV/AIDS was made during 2001–2004 in the 33 states with HIV reporting, 11,554 (61%) were Black. CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5505a1.htm?s_cid=mm5505a1_e"Racial/ethnic disparities in diagnoses of HIV/AIDS—33 states, 2001–2004. MMWR 2006;55:121–125.
Of all Black women living with HIV/AIDS, the primary transmission category was high-risk heterosexual contact, followed by injection drug use. CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2005report/default.htm"HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2005. Vol. 17. Rev ed. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC: 2007:1–46. Accessed June 28, 2007.
Melany J. Silas
Health and Physical Education
02/04/2009 |