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Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The goals of this annual day are to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black (including African American) community, promote HIV testing, and encourage treatment for Blacks living with HIV/AIDS.
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- Nationally, AIDS is the leading cause of death among African American women age 25-34 and the second leading cause of death of African American men age 35-44.
- HIV/AIDS cases among African Americans are the highest among all racial/ethnic groups with a total of 1,406 cases reported in 2004 in Illinois, which consists of more than half the total reported cases in the state (2,662). Whites comprised 26 percent of the reported cases, Hispanics 15 percent and Asians 1.4 percent.
- Of the total reported HIV cases among females in Illinois, 70 percent were African-American.
- Among the total male population with HIV in Illinois, 47 percent were African American.
- Nearly 72 percent of African-American women and 64 percent of African-American men with HIV infection reported in 2004 were under 40 years of age.
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Know your Status
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Get Tested
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Get Your Friends Tested
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Illinois Department of Public Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, Illinois 62761
Phone 217-782-4977
Fax 217-782-3987
TTY 800-547-0466
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