Obama's HIV/AIDS effort targets Blacks
George Curry/NNPA Special Correspondent
Issue date: 4/19/09 Section: Cover
Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, said the new federal initiative complements other work done by the CDC to combat AIDS.
"The Act Against AIDS campaign works directly to confront complacency and put the U.S. HIV epidemic back on the front burner, back on the national radar screen," Fenton stated. "The campaign is designed in phases and will feature public service announcements (PSAs) and online communications as well as targeted messages and outreach to the populations most severely affected by HIV."
He explained, "We will begin with African-Americans and future phases extend to Latinos and other groups, including other populations of gay and bisexual men."
The first phase of the campaign was created to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. A new website, NineAndaHalfMinutes.org, has been created to provide basic information about prevention, testing and treatment.
The second phase, set to begin this summer, will focus on African-Americans. To assist many cash-strapped organizations, the CDC is providing many groups $100,000 to hire an AIDS coordinator, thus insuring the issue will gain higher visibility in each organization. In addition to the NNPA, the partner groups are: 100 Black Men of America, American Urban Radio Networks, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, National Council of Negro Women, National Medical Association, National Organization of Black County Officials, National Urban League, Phi Beta Sigma and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
"Reducing the disproportionate toll of HIV in Black communities is one of CDC's top domestic HIV prevention priorities, and African-American leaders have long played an essential role in this fight," Dr. Fenton said. "This new initiative will further harness the collective strength of some of the nation's leading African-American organizations to reach directly into the communities they serve with critical, life-saving information."
"The Act Against AIDS campaign works directly to confront complacency and put the U.S. HIV epidemic back on the front burner, back on the national radar screen," Fenton stated. "The campaign is designed in phases and will feature public service announcements (PSAs) and online communications as well as targeted messages and outreach to the populations most severely affected by HIV."
He explained, "We will begin with African-Americans and future phases extend to Latinos and other groups, including other populations of gay and bisexual men."
The first phase of the campaign was created to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. A new website, NineAndaHalfMinutes.org, has been created to provide basic information about prevention, testing and treatment.
The second phase, set to begin this summer, will focus on African-Americans. To assist many cash-strapped organizations, the CDC is providing many groups $100,000 to hire an AIDS coordinator, thus insuring the issue will gain higher visibility in each organization. In addition to the NNPA, the partner groups are: 100 Black Men of America, American Urban Radio Networks, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, National Council of Negro Women, National Medical Association, National Organization of Black County Officials, National Urban League, Phi Beta Sigma and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
"Reducing the disproportionate toll of HIV in Black communities is one of CDC's top domestic HIV prevention priorities, and African-American leaders have long played an essential role in this fight," Dr. Fenton said. "This new initiative will further harness the collective strength of some of the nation's leading African-American organizations to reach directly into the communities they serve with critical, life-saving information."
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We should focus on education, prevention and treatment. AIDS remains the most serious health threat in the United States
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