In 2007, it was estimated that 455,636 people were living with AIDS in America. An estimated 8,491 of those people were living in Louisiana. An additional 7,738 were living with HIV in Louisiana. Of those people, 9,227 were living in the New Orleans area. (Statistics from AVERT.)
AIDS is still a problem--for homosexuals and heterosexuals, for women and men, for children, for everyone. Your gender, race, and sexual orientation won't protect you. Your age, religion, and ethnicity don't make you immune. Know the facts and help fight the spread of this terrible disease.
Listen to what President Obama had to say on HIV Testing Day (June 27, 2009):
Check out these sites for more information on HIV and AIDS:
AIDSinfo (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HIV/AIDS
AVERT (an international AIDS charity)
UNAIDS (United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)
World Health Organization and HIV/AIDS
Check out these sites for more about World AIDS Day:
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Sonnet Erin Brown
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