Documents

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

• By race/ethnicity, African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV in the United States (US). At the end of 2007, blacks accounted for almost half (46%) of people living with a diagnosis of HIV infection in the 37 states and 5 US dependent areas with long-term, confdential, name-based HIV reporting. In 2006, blacks accounted for nearly half (45%) of new infections in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Even though new HIV infections among blacks overall have been roughly stable since the early 1990s, compared with members of other races and ethnicities they continue to account for a higher proportion of cases at all stages of HIV—from new infections to deaths… source updated September 9, 2010 HIV / AIDS and African Americans

   

• The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. Hispanics/Latinos* comprise 15% of the U.S. population but accounted for 17% of all new HIV infections occurring in the United States in 2006 [1, 2]. During the same year, the rate of new HIV infections among Hispanics/Latinos was 2.5 times that of whites. In 2006, HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women aged 35–44 … source updated October 8, 2009 HIV / AIDS among Hipanics/Latinos

   

• HIV and AIDS were originally thought to affect mostly gay men. However, women have always been affected too. And even though more men than women have HIV, women are catching up. In fact, if new HIV infections continue at their current rate worldwide, women with HIV may soon outnumber men with HIV… source updated September 21. 2009 HIV/AIDS among Women

• Anyone can get HIV. The most important thing to know is how you can get the virus… source updated July 2007 HIV and AIDS: Are You at Risk?

• Exposures to blood and other body fluids occur across a wide variety of occupations. Health care workers, emergency response and public safety personnel, and other workers can be exposed to blood through needlestick and other sharps injuries, mucous membrane, and skin exposures. The pathogens of primary concern are the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Workers and employers are urged to take advantage of available engineering controls and work practices to prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids… source updated April 27, 2010 Bloodborne Infectious Diseases HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus

• These fact sheets are intended for use by people recently diagnosed with HIV infection or those who are considering starting HIV treatment. The fact sheets are designed as a series, but can also be used as stand-alone documents. Information in these fact sheets is based on Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, which is convened by the HHS in conjunction with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation… source updated December 2009 HIV and its treatment

Archidiocese of Atlanta

• During these concluding days of the liturgical year, the Word of God offers ample references regarding visions for us to consider. John the Evangelist shares his apocalyptic visions about the end times – visions and occurrences that are both intriguing and frightening at the same time. In this evening’s Gospel, Jesus urges his disciples to be attentive to the things that they see around them – in other words to read the signs of the times. We too because we are today’s disciples must be alert to the signs of the times in which we live… source updated December 1 2006 Archibishop Gregory's World AIDS Day Homily - Archidiocese of Atlanta

• City: Atlanta. County: Fulton. The Gift of Grace House is a home for indigent women suffering from AIDS and is run by the Missionaries of Charity. … source updated 2002 Missionaries of Charity Gift of Grace House

• The HIV/AIDS Ministry office assists parishes in establishing their own HIV/AIDS parish ministries by providing support and resources... … source updated Oct 7, 2009 Ministries and Offices Subsidized by the 2010 Archbishop's Annual Appeal

Miscellaneous items

• The Southern AIDS Coalition promotes accessible and high quality systems of HIV and STD prevention, care, treatment, and housing throughout the South utilizing a unique partnership of government, community, people living with HIV disease and business organizations.SOUTHERN AIDS COALITION 2009 – 2010 HIV/AIDS Health Care Policy Brief and Recommendations

• The March 2002 release of the original Southern States Manifesto described the disproportionate impact of the rapidly growing interrelated epidemics of HIV/AIDS and STDs on communities in the southern United States and the shared challenges those of us living in the South faced in working to address them. These shared challenges led to the creation of the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC), a unique partnership of state AIDS directors and staff, community advocates, national nonprofit entities, people living with HIV, and private industry, to better meet the needs of those at risk and those living with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.SOUTHERN STATES MANIFESTO: UPDATE 2008

 updated 11/12/2010