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Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) in
partnership with the PHS Community Services Society opened North
America’s first legal supervised injection site (Insite) scientific research
pilot project in September 2003.
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Our Mission
Provide a safe forum for the exchange of information, ideas and strategies
for incorporating harm reduction into direct services, public policy and
individual lives.
Harm reduction
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
is a philosophy of public health, intended to be a progressive
alternative to the prohibition of certain lifestyle choices. The
central idea of harm reduction is the recognition that some
people always have and always will engage in behaviors which
carry risks, such as casual sex, prostitution, and drug use.
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Opinion | 'National Silence' on Sexual Behavior, Race, Poverty
Contributes to High Rates of HIV, Other STIs, Opinion Piece Says
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INVESTIGATES THE 25 YEARS OF MISSTEPS THAT MADE HIV/AIDS ONE OF THE GREATEST
PLAGUES IN HISTORY
 When we look at
HIV/AIDS by race and ethnicity, we see that African Americans have:
- More illness. Even though African Americans account for
about 13% of the
US population, they account for about half (49%) of the people who get HIV
and AIDS.
- Shorter survival times. African Americans with AIDS
often don’t live as long as people of other races and ethnic groups with
AIDS. This is due to the barriers mentioned above.
- More deaths. For African Americans, HIV/AIDS is a
leading cause of death.
In 2005,
about half (49%) of the people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS were African American
(according to information from 33 states). Children are included in these data.
For details on HIV/AIDS in African American communities,
read
the CDC fact sheet HIV/AIDS among African Americans.
Following is the distribution of the estimated number of
diagnoses of HIV/AIDS among adults and adolescents in the 33 states with
confidential name-based HIV infection reporting, by transmission category. A
breakdown by sex is provided where appropriate.
| Transmission Category |
Estimated # of HIV/AIDS Cases, in
2005 |
| Adult and Adolescent Male |
Adult and Adolescent Female |
Total |
| Male-to-male sexual contact |
18,722 |
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18,722 |
| Injection Drug Use |
3,506 |
1,879 |
5,385 |
| Male-to-male sexual contact and
injection drug use |
1,336 |
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1,336 |
| High-risk heterosexual contact* |
4,333 |
7,886 |
12,219 |
| Other** |
141 |
128 |
269 |
*Heterosexual contact with a person known to have, or to be
at high risk for, HIV infection.
** Includes
hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal, and risk not reported or not
identified.
Estimated numbers of diagnoses of HIV/AIDS in the 33 states
with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting, by race or ethnicity:
| Race or
Ethnicity |
Estimated # of
HIV/AIDS Cases in 2005 |
| White, not Hispanic |
11,758 |
| Black, not Hispanic |
18,510 |
| Hispanic |
6,944 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
429 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
198 |
U.S. HIV/AIDS
Statistics
HIV/AIDS among Youth
CDC
Young people in the United States are at persistent risk for HIV infection. This
risk is especially notable for youth of minority races and ethnicities.
Continual prevention outreach and education efforts are required as new
generations replace the generations that benefited from earlier prevention
strategies. Unless otherwise noted, this
fact sheet defines
youth, or young people, as persons who are 13–24 years of age.
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