""National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a day set aside to increase HIV awareness and enhance prevention, testing, and treatment among African Americans," Waters said in a statement. "It is a day to commemorate the impact of HIV/AIDS on Black Americans and encourage continued efforts to reduce the incidence of HIV, eliminate health disparities, improve access to care and treatment, and show support for all those who are living with HIV/AIDS.""
"Citing data from non-profit KFF - formerly The Kaiser Family Foundation - Waters' office notes that while Black Americans represent only 12 percent of the U.S. population, they account for 39 percent of new HIV diagnoses, 40 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS, and 43 percent of deaths among people with HIV/AIDS. Black women, meanwhile, account for roughly half of all new HIV diagnoses among women, and Black gay and bisexual men account for 49 percent of all Black people living with HIV and 30 percent of all gay and bisexual men living with HIV."
H.Res. 1039 was introduced to recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and to acknowledge its goals of increasing awareness and enhancing prevention, testing, and treatment among African Americans. The day commemorates the impact of HIV/AIDS on Black Americans and promotes efforts to reduce incidence, eliminate health disparities, improve access to care and treatment, and support people living with HIV/AIDS. KFF data show Black Americans make up 12% of the U.S. population but account for 39% of new HIV diagnoses, 40% of people living with HIV/AIDS, and 43% of deaths among people with HIV/AIDS.
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