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Many businesses in the Washington,
D.C. community are supporting the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
(NBHAAD), which will take place on February 7.
The estimated rate of new HIV
infections among blacks/African Americans continues to be greater than the rate
among whites. In 2010, according to CDC, blacks/African Americans comprised 44
percent of new HIV infections. NBHAAD’s cornerstone is testing, but it aims for
much more.
Nycal Anthony-Townsend, president of
the Alliances for Quality Education and the chairperson of NBHAAD’s Strategic
Leadership Council, declares NBHAAD is about “empowering and mobilizing
communities across the nation to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS among the black
population through education, testing, advocacy and treatment.” Townsend
emphasizes the huge impact that efforts like NBHAAD can provide the community,
noting that supporting efforts like NBHAAD are beneficial to the business
community, beyond the reward of doing the right thing. He states “a healthy
workforce is an asset to any industry.”
For more information about NBHAAD
and how to get involved, visit: http://www.nationalblackaidsday.org.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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