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Some info on
the scope of the disease
In the United States, up to
950,000 Americans are estimated to have HIV, with 40,000 new infections every
year. Among women, minorities - particularly African Americans - are hit
by the vast majority of AIDS cases. These women are suffering from rates
of HIV infection 10 to 20 times those of white women, and AIDS is one of the
leading causes of death among women aged 25-44 years. In the Tri-County
region, as of December 31, 2003, women represented 36% of all people living with
AIDS, but 46% of those diagnosed and reported with HIV (not AIDS).
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Special Thanks to:
The Mayor and the City Council of Yonkers, NY.
St. John's Episcopal Church
The Yonkers Board of Education
The AIDS Theatre Project
The Lincoln High School Choir
The Yonkers HIV/AIDS Providers Task Force
For more information on The Sharing Community
World Aids Day Activities please email
Gladys
Diaz or call 914-963-2626x212.
For more information on HIV/AIDS please click
here.
Go
here to learn more about the AIDS
Memorial Quilt Project. |
