STD/HIV Awareness Program
Uplifting Boys to Men with the help of past employees from Minority Health bring informative workshops to help members of the community understand the serious effects of unprotected sex.
We have seek out platforms in the community in order to aid in the quest of positives ways to teach abstinence.
We understand the difficulties that come from being a single mother who support the household with limited funds. We also understand the pressures that come with raising a male child alone. We are here to help aid in this much needed area in order to decrease the HIV dilemma which plaques the African-American male seed.
HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death among African American women age 25-34, and is one of the ten leading causes of death of all women ages 21-65. We are seeing dramatic increases in the number of women needing case management and medical services. In 2001, 17% of our clients were women, compared to over 22% in 2003. Many are single parents struggling to make ends meet. The physical and financial toll of HIV on these families is heart wrenching. A recent study revealing an increasing number of HIV infections among African American male college students has shocked researchers and has educators concerned about the future of some of the “best and brightest” young African Americans. Equally frightening, the AIDS pandemic is increasingly becoming an epidemic of the next generation; more than 50% of all new infections are among people younger than 25. According to a CDC’s National
Survey of adolescents and young adults, approximately 68% of those between 15 and 24 reported having had sexual intercourse and it is estimated that only 58% of those in this age group that are sexually active have used a condom.
We have seek out platforms in the community in order to aid in the quest of positives ways to teach abstinence.
We understand the difficulties that come from being a single mother who support the household with limited funds. We also understand the pressures that come with raising a male child alone. We are here to help aid in this much needed area in order to decrease the HIV dilemma which plaques the African-American male seed.
HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death among African American women age 25-34, and is one of the ten leading causes of death of all women ages 21-65. We are seeing dramatic increases in the number of women needing case management and medical services. In 2001, 17% of our clients were women, compared to over 22% in 2003. Many are single parents struggling to make ends meet. The physical and financial toll of HIV on these families is heart wrenching. A recent study revealing an increasing number of HIV infections among African American male college students has shocked researchers and has educators concerned about the future of some of the “best and brightest” young African Americans. Equally frightening, the AIDS pandemic is increasingly becoming an epidemic of the next generation; more than 50% of all new infections are among people younger than 25. According to a CDC’s National
Survey of adolescents and young adults, approximately 68% of those between 15 and 24 reported having had sexual intercourse and it is estimated that only 58% of those in this age group that are sexually active have used a condom.
Of the 25, 273 persons with AIDS reported to DHR through September 2002, 16,190 were African American males. Of these 25, 273 AIDS cases 13,189 are known to be deceased. (Georgia DHR, Division of Public Health)
| AIDS/HIV in Georgia Cumulative number of AIDS cases in Georgia since 1981, as reported to the Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, AIDS Surveillance.
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By The Numbers
Total Cases: 28,548 • Total Deaths: 14,921 • Updated 06/30/04 Cases Adults: 28332 Children: 216 (Sex) Male: 23227 Female: 5321
Cases Reported by Metro Atlanta Health Units Fulton: 12329 DeKalb: 3972 Cobb: 1061 Gwinnett: 847 Clayton: 591 Dublin: 193
Risk Behaviors 13178 infected are Men who have sex with men; 4650 Injecting Drug Use; 4450 Other and Unknown, Adult/Adolescent * 4058 Heterosexual contact; 1469 Men who have sex with men and inject drugs 412 Receipt of blood, components or tissue 205 Children born to mother with or at risk of HIV infection 123 Hemophilia / Coagulation Disorder 3 Other and Unknown
-Georgia Department of Human Resources
