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PR Newswire - November 28, 1995
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala will cite data that substantiate both the increase in recent AIDS deaths among young adults and the ongoing risk of new HIV infections. In 1993, AIDS became the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. From 1993 to 1994, AIDS deaths among 25- to 44-year-olds increased from 37,000 to 42,000. In this age group, AIDS caused on average, one in every three deaths among young African-American men and one in five deaths among young African-American women. With the long and variable lag time between HIV infection and death, many of these young adults were likely infected in their late teens.
As part of continuing HHS efforts to prevent HIV infection in young adults, leading federal officials will release new public service announcements targeting 18- to 25-year-olds. The "Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself" series of 12 television and 7 radio PSAs, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with young adults, builds on current prevention materials by modeling potentially lifesaving protective behaviors with a continued focus on personal responsibility.
PARTICIPANTS:
* The Honorable Donna E. Shalala, Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
* Patricia S. Fleming, Director, Office of National AIDS Policy
* David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., Director U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
* Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., Director National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC
* Veronica Ayala, Project Coordinator for HIV/AIDS and School Health Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
DATE/TIME: November 30, 1995 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PLACE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. The Auditorium in the Hubert Humphrey Building Washington, D.C.
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