The
theme for World AIDS Day 2015 is "Think Positive: Rethink HIV." #rethinkhiv The First Unitarian Society of Plainfield is hosting a World AIDS Day event today (December 1) from 12:00 - 5:00 at 724 Park Avenue in partnership with the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation and Iris House, with free HIV testing (see below).
The link below will take you to the official government site, which lists activities and events:
The statistics for American youth (especially African Americans) remain alarming--here is a link to the CDC site with statistics (the left navigation bar on the site will take you to other HIV stats for other populations):
The statistics clearly show the likelihood for youth to contract HIV/AIDS--70% don't even know that they are infected.
As in the past, I have posted the IMPACT (Intensive Mobilization to Promote AIDS Awareness through Community-based Technologies) Initiative Statistics for Plainfield for the year ending 2014.
Plainfield remains on the list of the Top Ten Cities in New Jersey with the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases (we remain at number 9). The
IMPACT Initiative is “… a city-by-city community mobilization
initiative designed to galvanize and support African American leaders to
reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS in cities with the highest prevalence of
HIV/AIDS.” (from the NJDHSS web site).
So, even as we observe World AIDS Day, we can rethink HIV.
Rebecca
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