News 2012
Blacks in AIDS 2012 Leadership: Tiffany Chester-Gilliard
One in a series about Black Americans engaged in leadership roles for the 2012 International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)
Prior to coming on board with the International AIDS Conference, Tiffany Chester-Gilliard was the director of sales for Destination DC, Washington's official convention and visitors’ bureau.
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High-Risk Sexual Activity Among Black Teens Drops Dramatically Since 1991
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released new findings that show a “dramatic decline” in risky sexual behavior among Black youth since 1991. The data, which cover 1991 to 2011, was presented by Laura Kann, Ph.D., and Kevin Fenton, M.D. at the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. Despite the sobering reality that Blacks currently experience the highest rate of new HIV infections among any racial group in the U.S., the CDC findings are a heartening sign that, among Black high school students at least, efforts at promoting safer sex have borne fruit.
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Danny Glover Speaks at International AIDS Conference Global Village
Since the early years of the epidemic, prolific actor Danny Glover has worked in a profession that has been devastated by AIDS. “I had a friend who died from the complications of AIDS in 1987," he said. "Even then when I didn’t know a whole lot about the disease, I would bring him food and do what I could to help him."
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Newsmaker Profile: Gregorio Millett
The number of new HIV infections in the United States has remained relatively stable at approximately 50,000 per year between 2006 and 2009, according to 2011 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But seroconversions have been soaring among Black men who have sex with men, particularly among those ages 13 to 19, the CDC reports.
The End of AIDS Predicted If….
A triumvirate of leading anti-HIV campaigners agreed Monday that the AIDS epidemic can be wiped out in this generation if there is an adequate investment of funds and other resources.