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World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988 to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic. Over a million Americans are estimated to be living with HIV with people over the age of 50 accounting for 29 percent of persons living with AIDS. To read President Obama's proclamation for World AIDS Day, please visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamation-world-aids-day

For more information about HIV and AIDS, visit the following resources:

Basic Information
Seniors and HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Press_Room/Products_Materials/fact/pdf/Seniors_and_HIV_AIDS.pdf

AIDS.gov: Access to U.S. Government HIV/AIDS information
www.aids.gov

Research
HIV and AIDS in the United States: A Picture of Today’s Epidemic
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/united_states.htm

Research on Older Adults with HIV
http://www.acria.org/files/ROAH_05_05_08_final_0.pdf



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