Every 9½ minutes another person in the United States becomes infected with HIV.
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Actua Contra el Sida
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HIV/AIDS is disproportionately affecting minority populations AND the District of Columbia:
US:
- HIV has a devastating toll on African Americans, who account for almost half of new HIV diagnoses (49% in 2006)
- Latinos account for 20% of new HIV diagnoses (18% in 2006)http://cdc.gov/Features/HIVtesting/
DC:
- At the end of 2007, a total of 15,120 people were living with HIV/AIDS in the District, accounting for about 3% of all District residents.
Remember these numbers are people that have been tested and have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control. The numbers ARE HIGHER.
- District residents age 40-49 are the most significantly impacted by HIV/AIDS with over 7% of residents in this age group living with HIV/AIDS.
- Blacks continue to be the most severely impacted with over 4% of black residents infected with HIV followed by Hispanics (1.9%) and whites (1.4%).
- Black males have the highest burden of disease with 6.5 % of all black males in the District living with HIV/AIDS.
This high rate is due to Men having sex with men (MSM). We [the DC community] need to BEGIN to stop stigmatizing this dire state that too many DC men are dealing with. . . and too many ALONE.
More data can be accessed through the DC Department of Health HIV/AIDS administration 2008 Epidemiology Update here
KNOW your status get tested! If you live in DC come out on Monday and get tested at this event click here for details. If you are outside of DC or can’t make it out on Monday go to hivtest.org to find the closest testing site and more education about HIV/AIDS!