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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2019 - 2020 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	January 10, 2019 11:36 AM
From:	Senator Vincent J. Hughes
To:	All Senate members
Subject:	Resolution Designating February 7, 2019 as “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” in Pennsylvania

In the near future, I plan on introducing a Resolution designating February 7, 2019 as “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” in Pennsylvania. Representative Wheatley will be offering a House version of the same resolution. “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” began in 2000 to assist efforts to decrease and ultimately eradicate HIV/AIDS in the African-American community, the community most affected by HIV/AIDS. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), African-Americans accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections while comprising 12% of the United States population. African-American males are seven times more likely to die from HIV/AIDS than non-Hispanic males and African-American women are fifteen times more likely to die from HIV/AIDS than non-Hispanic women. I hope you will join me in sponsoring this worthy Resolution to designate February 7, 2019 as “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” in Pennsylvania. Please contact my office if you have any questions.

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