Full Text of SR0098 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue that | 3 | | affects almost 280,000 women in the United States; while men | 4 | | account for most HIV/AIDS cases, the impact on women is | 5 | | growing; women also face gaps in access to health care when | 6 | | compared to men; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, According to the American Foundation for Aids | 8 | | Research, women account for more than one in four new HIV/AIDS | 9 | | diagnoses and deaths caused by AIDS, and the proportion of AIDS | 10 | | diagnoses reported among women has more than tripled since | 11 | | 1985; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, HIV/AIDS has a disproportionate affect on women in | 13 | | ethnic minorities; African-Americans and Hispanics represent a | 14 | | quarter of all women in the United States, but they account for | 15 | | over 80 percent of AIDS cases among women; African-Americans | 16 | | constituted 61 percent of women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in | 17 | | 2005; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Girls represented 43 percent of AIDS cases | 19 | | reported among people aged 13 to 19; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Education is one of the most effective tools in | 21 | | preventing HIV infections, and is especially important for |
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| 1 | | girls so that they are able to make informed decisions about | 2 | | their sexual lives; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Eradicating the stigma of HIV/AIDS through | 4 | | education can decrease the vulnerability of a group that may be | 5 | | at high risk for HIV infection; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the month of March, organizations | 7 | | across the country will come together to offer support, promote | 8 | | discussion, and teach women and girls about prevention of HIV, | 9 | | the importance of getting tested for HIV, and how to live with | 10 | | and manage AIDS; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' | 12 | | Office on Women's Health has designated March 10, 2011 as | 13 | | "National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day", a nationwide | 14 | | observance that encourages people to take action in the fight | 15 | | against HIV/AIDS and raise awareness of its impact on women and | 16 | | girls; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate March 10, | 19 | | 2011 as "Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the State of | 20 | | Illinois"; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage State and local organizations |
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| 1 | | in their efforts to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and education to | 2 | | women of all ages; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' | 5 | | Office on Women's Health in appreciation of their ongoing | 6 | | effort to promote awareness of women's health issues.
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