PRINTER'S NO. 2072
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
410
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KIM, HENNESSEY, BAKER, MILLARD, BIZZARRO,
DONATUCCI, SIMS, DEAN, READSHAW, THOMAS, VITALI, HEFFLEY,
KINSEY, FREEMAN, VAZQUEZ, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, V. BROWN,
DRISCOLL, DAVIS, MEHAFFIE, SCHLOSSBERG, D. COSTA, SOLOMON,
BULLOCK, WARREN, NEILSON, WATSON, HILL-EVANS, ROZZI,
McCLINTON AND ROEBUCK, JUNE 20, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 20, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing June 27, 2017, as "National HIV Testing Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The term HIV stands for human immunodeficiency
virus, a devastating epidemic that continues to spread in
communities throughout the United States; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, more than 1,200,000 people in the United States are
living with HIV; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, approximately 40,000 people were diagnosed
with HIV, which represents an approximate 19% decline in the
annual number of new diagnoses from 2005 to 2014; and
WHEREAS, Although much progress has been made in the way of
HIV prevention, HIV diagnoses have increased among several
groups; and
WHEREAS, National statistics highlight that gay and bisexual
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