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HIV/AIDS Among African Americans (August 2008)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Diagnoses Among Men in New Orleans Growing, Large Increases Reported Among Blacks (June 29, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Black Women In Washington, D.C., Have Higher Rate of AIDS Than Other Women, Study Finds (June 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Pennslyvania: STDs Hit Blacks Hard; Health Department Officials Look for a New Strategy to Fight the Problem (May 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity (April 10, 2009)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Key Trends "Lost Amid Alarm" Over District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Report, Washington Post Reports (March 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Report on HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C., Raising Concerns Among Health Officials in South Carolina (March 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Editorial, Opinion Piece Respond to HIV/AIDS Prevalence in District of Columbia (March 18, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Disease Progresses More Slowly Among People of African Descent, Study Finds (March 9, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
Black AIDS Institute Releases New Report on the State of AIDS In Black America (February 7, 2009)
From Black AIDS Institute
District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Update 2008 (PDF) (February 2009)
From District of Columbia Department of Health
Rate of New HIV Infections Among Blacks in South Carolina Six Times Higher Than Among Other Races, Health Department Estimates Find (September 15, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subpopulation Estimates From the HIV Incidence Surveillance System -- United States, 2006 (September 12, 2008)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
African-Born People May Account for Many HIV Cases in U.S., Report Says (August 28, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
HIV/AIDS and African Americans (January 22, 2008)
From Office of Minority Health
Black-White HIV Mortality Ratio in U.S. Has Widened in HAART Era, Study Finds (January 3, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hispanic, Black Men More Likely to Contract HIV From Drug Use, Related Risky Behavior (August 1, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Racial Disparities in HIV Diagnosis, Access to Care and Treatment Effects (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
HIV Prevalence Increases in the U.S., 48% Are Black (August 14, 2006)
In XVI International AIDS Conference
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV/AIDS -- 33 States, 2001-2004 (February 10, 2006)
The number and rate of diagnoses during this period were higher among African Americans than all other racial or ethnic groups combined.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Many U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men, Especially Younger Men and African-Americans, Are Unaware They Have HIV (June 24, 2005)
Results from a five-city U.S. study.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Prevalence Among U.S. Blacks Was 2.14% in 2001, CDC Says (February 28, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV Transmission Among Black Women -- North Carolina, 2004 (February 4, 2005)
This study finds that HIV education is still low among most black women in North Carolina, whether or not they have HIV.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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