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There are
more than 1,000,000 people are
currently living with HIV in the United States
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention estimate that 56,300 individuals were newly infected with HIV in 2006
Approximately
25 percent of individuals with HIV are unaware that they are infected
African-Americans account for
approximately 13 percent of the population of the United States, but in 2006
African-Americans accounted for 45 percent of new HIV infections
An
estimated 18,849 people under
the age of 25 who were diagnosed with HIV between 2001 and 2005, more than 60
percent were African-American
The
rate of AIDS diagnoses for African-American adults and adolescents is 10 times
higher than that of their White counterparts and the rate of diagnoses for Black
women is nearly 23 times the rate for White women
In
2006, Black women accounted for 61 percent of new HIV infections among women and
had an infection rate that was almost 15 times higher than that of White women
AIDS is the leading cause of
death for Black women between the ages of 25 and 34
In 2006, Hispanics accounted
for 18 percent of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses, but account for approximately 15
percent of the overall population, according to the Bureau of the Census
In
2005, HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among Hispanic men and
women between the ages of 35 and 44
In
2006, Hispanic women were 5 times more likely to have AIDS than non-Hispanic
White women;
The United States needs to involve individuals living with HIV and AIDS in
the development of policies and programs regarding prevention and treatment
The
United States needs to develop a comprehensive national AIDS strategy that will
unite efforts to prevent new HIV infections, treat HIV and AIDS, reduce stigma,
and increase education about HIV and associated conditions
Source: Rep. Lee January 21, 2009 |
