Today is World AIDS Day. Too many people still pretend that it is a subject best not broached. Too many people think they are immune to it, that it doesn't apply to them, or they are too afraid to find out whether or not it does. HIV knows no color or economic lines. It doesn't care how you party or with whom. Untreated, it will kill you. In the U.S., an estimated 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV ─ and one out of five does not know it. Worldwide, there are an estimated 33 million individuals with HIV. Please get test and be careful... all of the time. Encourage those you know and love to take an HIV Test.
For years, I have included a "Do Something!" column in my newsletter, The Crystal News, which encourages readers to do what they can to improve the world. This new blog is a mini journal of my social action deeds and a spotlight of some of the individuals and groups I see doing positive work. I hope you are as moved to act as I am...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
World AIDS Day
Today is World AIDS Day. Too many people still pretend that it is a subject best not broached. Too many people think they are immune to it, that it doesn't apply to them, or they are too afraid to find out whether or not it does. HIV knows no color or economic lines. It doesn't care how you party or with whom. Untreated, it will kill you. In the U.S., an estimated 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV ─ and one out of five does not know it. Worldwide, there are an estimated 33 million individuals with HIV. Please get test and be careful... all of the time. Encourage those you know and love to take an HIV Test.
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