Bill Text: PA HR46 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 7, 2009, as "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-14)

Status: (Passed) 2009-02-04 - Adopted [HR46 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR46-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 237
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 46 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BROWN, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, EACHUS, D. EVANS, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McILVAINE SMITH, MILLARD, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PAYTON, PRESTON, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, STURLA, SWANGER, R. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATERS AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 4, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 7, 2009, as "National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
reports that the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS has reached an
epidemic level among African Americans; and
WHEREAS, At every stage, from HIV diagnosis through the death
of persons with AIDS, the most affected racial or ethnic group
is, by far, African Americans; and
WHEREAS, Among diseases that disproportionately affect
African Americans, HIV/AIDS has a particularly damaging effect;
and
WHEREAS, Even though African Americans comprise approximately
13% of the United States population, one-half of the estimated
new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States in 2005 were for
African Americans; and
WHEREAS, More African-American children have been afflicted
with HIV/AIDS than children from all other races and ethnicities
combined; and
WHEREAS, AIDS has become a leading cause of death for African
Americans; and
WHEREAS, African Americans with AIDS do not live as long as
people in other racial or ethnic groups who have AIDS; and
WHEREAS, Between 2001 and 2005, HIV/AIDS was the number one
cause of death for African-American women 25 to 34 years of age;
and
WHEREAS, February 7 is "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day"; and
WHEREAS, This annual observance was created to raise
awareness among African Americans about HIV/AIDS and its
devastating impact on African-American communities; and
WHEREAS, The day is part of a national mobilization effort to
encourage African Americans to learn more about the threat posed
by the disease, obtain testing and treatment and make a
commitment to fight HIV/AIDS; and
WHEREAS, Awareness is a vital step in stopping the spread of
this disease; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
February 7, 2009, as "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania to ensure that the residents of this Commonwealth
are aware of the destructive effect of HIV/AIDS on the African-
American community.
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