Undertow
08-01-2008, 12:15 PM
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While African-Americans nationally make up about 13 percent of the population, more than 50 percent of all new HIV/AIDS cases are among African-Americans, according to a report released Tuesday by the Black AIDS Institute.
In Louisiana, African-Americans accounted for 68 percent of the new HIV infections in 2006, while making up only 33 percent of the state's population, said Beth Scalco, director of the HIV/AIDS program for the Louisiana Office of Public Health.
The civil rights group will partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Let's Talk Let's Test Foundation, an HIV/AIDS organization based in Chicago, to help lobby for federal money for increased testing and prevention among African-Americans
While African-Americans nationally make up about 13 percent of the population, more than 50 percent of all new HIV/AIDS cases are among African-Americans, according to a report released Tuesday by the Black AIDS Institute.
In Louisiana, African-Americans accounted for 68 percent of the new HIV infections in 2006, while making up only 33 percent of the state's population, said Beth Scalco, director of the HIV/AIDS program for the Louisiana Office of Public Health.
The civil rights group will partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Let's Talk Let's Test Foundation, an HIV/AIDS organization based in Chicago, to help lobby for federal money for increased testing and prevention among African-Americans