PRINTER'S NO. 2945
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
663
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, READSHAW, BULLOCK, DAVIDSON, THOMAS,
NEILSON, KIRKLAND, DiGIROLAMO, DEAN, MILLARD, WARD, KINSEY,
DRISCOLL, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE, J. HARRIS, DAVIS, RABB,
SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, D. COSTA, McCLINTON, JOZWIAK, MURT,
M. QUINN, SCHWEYER, MEHAFFIE, WATSON, SIMS, DeLUCA, GOODMAN
AND ROEBUCK, JANUARY 29, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 29, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 7, 2018, as "National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), HIV/AIDS affect African Americans at alarming
rates; and
WHEREAS, Of all the racial and ethnic groups within the
United States, African Americans are the most affected by
HIV/AIDS; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, African Americans comprised only 13% of the
United States population but accounted for 44% of all new HIV
infections; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, African-American males were diagnosed with
AIDS approximately 7.8 times the rate as Caucasian males,
and African-American males are 7 times more likely to die from
HIV/AIDS than Non-Hispanic Caucasian males; and
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