Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Race/Ethnicity
- Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), an opportunity to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among African Americans -- the group that bears the greatest burden of the epidemic in the U.S. The theme for the 14th annual observance is "I Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper."
"All African Americans deserve lifesaving HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment services," said Jonathan Mermin, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: HIV Populations
- Published on Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day(NLAAD), recognized annually on October 15, is opportunity to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino and Hispanic people in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while Latinos/Hispanics make up approximately 16% of the total U.S. population, they accounted for 20% of all new HIV infections in 2009.
May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Race/Ethnicity
- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
This Sunday, May 19, marks the 9th annual observation of National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an occasion to increase awareness of HIV within these communities and stress the importance of testing and treatment.
GRACE Survey Sheds Light on Treatment Benefits and Barriers for HIV+ Women
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- Category: Approved HIV Drugs
- Published on Thursday, 06 June 2013 00:00
- Written by Janssen
Caring for children, unemployment, and transportation difficulties were among the factors most likely to lead to poor adherence, early dropout, and suboptimal response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among participants in the GRACE trial, which tested darunavir (Prezista) in a study population consisting largely of women of color. Overall, they said participation was a positive experience and they would encourage others to join a clinical trial.
CROI 2013: Gay Men More Aware of HIV Status, Black Men Remain 'Over-burdened' [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Friday, 15 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
A growing number of men who have sex with men in the U.S. are aware that they have HIV, but prevalence appears to be stable, according to an analysis of National HIV Behavioral Surveillance data presented by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) last week in Atlanta.
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