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| | SR0048 | | LRB098 08047 GRL 38138 r |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The date of February 7, 2013 marks the 12th annual |
| 3 | | commemoration and observance of
National African-American |
| 4 | | HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, This observance is a nationwide effort to mobilize |
| 6 | | African-American
communities to get educated, get tested, get |
| 7 | | involved, and get treated for HIV/AIDS, as it
continues to |
| 8 | | devastate African-American communities; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, National African-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
| 10 | | is directed, planned,
and strategically implemented by |
| 11 | | HIV/AIDS organizations to mobilize community-based
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| 12 | | organizations and stakeholders involved in HIV/AIDS |
| 13 | | prevention, care, and treatment; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 46,000 residents of Illinois are living |
| 15 | | with HIV; 55% of people
diagnosed with HIV are |
| 16 | | African-American; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, African-American gay men under the age of 30 in |
| 18 | | Chicago have an infection
rate 3 times greater than their white |
| 19 | | counterparts; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Over two-thirds of women diagnosed with HIV in the |
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| 1 | | United States are
African-American; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Among African-Americans ages 25-44, HIV was the |
| 3 | | 4th leading cause of
death for men and 3rd leading cause of |
| 4 | | death for women, higher than any other racial group; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Numerous organizations, faith-based institutions, |
| 6 | | public health entities, and
impacted citizens are hosting |
| 7 | | community events to recognize this day and its importance to
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| 8 | | African-Americans and all concerned citizens; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting that we join with these local, |
| 10 | | national, and international groups to
express our strong |
| 11 | | support for National African-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day |
| 12 | | and the
initiatives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in |
| 13 | | African-American communities and provide
access to and |
| 14 | | utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and support |
| 15 | | services to those
affected by HIV/AIDS; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date |
| 18 | | of February 7, 2013 as
National African-American HIV/AIDS |
| 19 | | Awareness Day in the State of Illinois and encourage the |
| 20 | | citizens of this State to strongly
support this day and |
| 21 | | participate in events planned to commemorate the occasion.
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