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For Your Health
by
D r . W yndolyn C. B ell
'Portland (Observer
July 27. 2011
HIV/AIDS is a Family Issue
P r e s c rip tio n d ru g s , lo n g -te rm
A ID S d ie e a c h y e a r in th e U .S .
H IV /A ID S is n o t s o le ly an
c a re p la n s , h e a lth y -life s ty le in ­
B y r a c e / e t h n i c i t y , A f r ic a n
in d iv id u a l c o n c e rn . It is a fa m ily
te rv e n tio n s a n d in n o v a tiv e tre a t­
is s u e th a t w e c a n 't a f f o r d to
A c c o rd in g to th e C D C , m a n y
A fric a n
o f H IV . S h a m e k e e p s p e o p le
A m e r i c a n s f a c e th e
fro m s e e k in g in fo rm a tio n , s p e a k ­
A m e ric a n s a re s e v e re ly a n d d is ­
s a m e c h a lle n g e s a s o th e r e th n ic
in g o p e n ly , u s in g p ro te c tio n , g e t­
m e n ts a re im p ro v in g . A m e ric a n s
p ro p o r tio n a te ly a ffe c te d b y H IV
g ro u p s th a t c o n tr ib u te to h ig h e r
ig n o re . It a ffe c ts n o t o n ly th e
tin g te s te d a n d tre a te d , a n d o th ­
w ith H IV a n d A ID S a re liv in g
a n d A ID S in th e U n ite d S ta te s ,
ra te s o f H IV in fe c tio n , in c lu d in g
p e rs o n liv in g w ith th e v iru s , b u t
e rw is e a c tin g to p ro te c t th e m ­
lo n g e r, h e a lth ie r a n d m o re p r o ­
a c c o rd in g to th e C D C . A fric a n
s o c io e c o n o m ic is s u e s a s s o c ia te d
th e e n tire fa m ily a n d , u ltim a te ly ,
s e lv e s a n d th o s e th e y lo v e .
d u c tiv e liv e s . B u t w e still h a v e a
A m e ric a n s re p re s e n t ro u g h ly 13
w ith p o v e rty , u n p r o te c te d se x ,
o u r e n tire c o m m u n ity .
lo n g w a y to g o .
p e rc e n t o f th e U .S . p o p u la tio n ;
in je c tio n d ru g u se , la c k o f a w a r e ­
w id e ly a v a ila b le a n d c a n b e d o n e
H IV
te s t i n g
is f a s t, e a s y ,
It h a s b e e n 3 0 y e a rs s in c e th e
A c c o rd in g to th e C D C , m o re
h o w e v e r, th e y a c c o u n t f o r a l­
n e s s o f H IV s ta tu s , a n d h ig h e r
C e n te rs fo r D is e a s e C o n tro l a n d
c o n fid e n tia lly . W ith o u t n e e d le s ,
th a n 1 m illio n p e o p le a re liv in g
m o s t h a lf o f p e o p le liv in g w ith
ra te s o f s e x u a lly tr a n s m itte d d is ­
P r e v e n tio n (C D C ) re p o rte d th e
ra p id H IV te s ts p ro v id e re s u lts
w ith H IV in th e U n ite d S ta te s ,
H IV a s w e ll a s n e a r ly h a lf o f
e a s e s (S T D s ). T h e p r e s e n c e o f
firs t c a s e o f a d e a d ly n e w s y n ­
in le s s th a n h a lf a n h o u r. L o c a l
a n d m o re th a n 2 0 p e rc e n t o f
n e w in fe c tio n s e a c h y e a r , fa r
c e r ta in S T D s c a n s ig n ific a n tly
d ro m e th a t w o u ld c o m e to b e
h e a lth d e p a r tm e n ts c a n p ro v id e
th e m a re liv in g w ith H IV b u t a re
s u rp a s s in g a n y o th e r ra c ia l o r
in c re a s e th e c h a n c e o f c o n tr a c t­
k n o w n a s H IV /A ID S . O v e r th e
in fo r m a tio n o n h o w to g e t te s te d
u n a w a re o f th e ir in fe c tio n . T h e
e th n ic g ro u p .
in g H IV in fe c tio n .
y e a rs, w e h a v e m ad e g re a t
C D C e s tim a te s th a t m o re th a n
a t n o c o s t.
T h e re is n o s c ie n tific e v id e n c e
H IV /A ID S is b o th p re v e n ta b le
s trid e s in p re v e n tin g H IV tr a n s ­
I f y o u fe e l y o u m a y b e a t ris k ,
5 6 ,0 0 0 A m e ric a n s b e c o m e in ­
th a t d e m o n s tra te s th a t A fric a n
a n d tre a ta b le . E a rly d ia g n o sis a n d
m is s io n a n d tre a tin g p e o p le w ith
g iv e y o u r s e lf th e g ift o f k n o w in g
fe c te d w ith H IV e a c h y e a r, a n d
A m e ric a n s a re m o re s u s c e p tib le
p ro p e r c a re h e lp p e o p le w ith H IV /
H IV a n d A ID S .
y o u r H IV s ta tu s - a n d e n c o u r ­
m o re th a n 1 8 ,0 0 0 p e o p le w ith
to H IV in fe c tio n , a n d e ffo rts to
A ID S liv e lo n g e r a n d h e a lth ie r
a g e th o s e y o u lo v e to d o th e
p re v e n t H IV tra n s m is s io n a re
liv e s a n d p r e v e n t th e m fro m
sam e.
e q u a lly e ffe c tiv e in th e A fric a n -
sp re a d in g th e d is e a s e to o th e rs.
Dr. Wyndolyn C. Bell is vice
president o f Health Care Strat­
egies fo r United Healthcare.
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