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WORLD AIDS DAY 2009

World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization (WHO) established World AIDS Day in 1988 to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.

"Universal Access and Human Rights" is this year's theme. World AIDS Day is a reminder that AIDS has not gone away. To achieve the goal everyone must do his/her part in the fight. Governments must get involved and keep the promises they made. Community leaders must encourage its members to take leadership roles in sharing information. Individuals must get tested, know their rights to prevention and treatment, and take action against stigma and discrimination, because HIV/AIDS does not discriminate.

According to AIDS.gov, the estimated number of people living with HIV worldwide is over 33 million, over one million Americans are living with HIV. There are 2.1 million children with the disease. During 2008, 2.7 million people became infected with the virus and an estimated 2 million people died from AIDS. Around half of all people who become infected do so before the age of 25 and die from AIDS before they are 35.

It is important to get tested. Early detection save lives. Effective HIV care - including antiretroviral therapies and regular access to primary health care-can help people manage their HIV disease and live longer. So if you don't know your status, get tested.

Since 1988, the face and response to HIV/AIDS has greatly changed. Throughout the year, I will post information about these changes and how they have impacted communities.

Imporant Information

AIDS.gov

Avert.org

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National Testing Resources

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

World AIDS Day

World Health Organization

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Happy 40th Birthday, Internet!!!!

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Internet. Click here to read the story.


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"A Sobering Reminder"

The true cost of war is not measured in money spent, but the loss of a soldier’s life. President Obama saw firsthand the cost of the war.

In the early hours of the morning, President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base to witness the arrival and transfer of 18 American killed in Afghanistan earlier this week.

"Obviously it was a sobering reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices that our young men and women in uniform are engaging in every single day. Not only our troops, but their families as well," he said.

"Michelle and I are constantly mindful of those sacrifices. And obviously, the burden that both our troops and their families bear in any wartime situation is gonna bear on how I see these conflicts," he continued. "And it is something that I think abut each and every day."

President Obama’s decision whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan weighs heavy on his heart, it a decision that shouldn’t be rushed.

President Obama Addresses the UN General Assembly

In this morning's speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama covered a range of topics—all under the umbrella of his desire for leaders to recognize the "common future" of a world in which "the interests of peoples and nations are shared."

Counting Life's Many Blessings

I read this message on a church sign near my office. It is a reminder that no matter what is happening in life, we can always count our many blessings.

"Can't Sleep?" Try counting your blessings