#COMMUNNITY AND CARE TAKING AND -

[hoolyelina]

as president are u gonna start taking care of ur kids and family better

😒

im VICE PRESIDENT i dont owe u anything !!!!!!!! anyway we r gonna make a communnity center and stuff, lanterns and toads and and Ray made the amongus tune at the spawn portal

#raz asks

[prettyboykatsuki]

Dont watch it ari

Dont do it

It gets better but it's not worth it in the beginning-

It's only gonna make you cry

IM ALREADY CRYING SOS MUCH

#return to sender #COMMUNNITY AND CARE TAKING AND -

[citrinecoven]

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: https://blog.meetpositives.com/ HIV Among Blacks and African Americans Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS. African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives. First seen on: (http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/usa) The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans. A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities. Men who have sex with men in the USA MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000. Video Credit Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM. Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM. Black/African Americans in the USA   Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population. Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for: 63% of all HIV infections among women 67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old 42% of all HIV infections among males. Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection. Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group. High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV. Image Credit Hispanics/Latinos in the USA Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people. Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men. The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community. People who inject drugs in the USA People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%). In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population. Young people in the USA Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group. It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).   Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do? First seen on: (https://blog.aids.gov/2015/02/progress-on-hiv-among-african-americans-still-a-long-way-to-go.html) Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment. A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include: Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color; Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers; Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment; Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women. It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS. Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.     [Are you dating?|} Meet Positives is a platform for people impacted with a Sexually transmitted infection Never have the talk again Sign up: https://meetpositives.com /

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[the-reactionist]

re: the lose-lose game

i poured my hert out down there, i see that i feel shame about being embodied. this is dangerous. i dont feel comfortable among too much of spiritual talking because i m very in tuen with the 3d, wit being a body, not only cosciousness or spirit, nd i enjoy it, its spiritual for me being ble to hide and have private space from gods' eyes. i think many people are unesay with teal swan ebcause of that quality her energetic field has - she is so demandign of herself to be in tuen with the divine that its apallign to anyone who isnt thinking that way about their own selves, and i feel shame that im not divine - mybe i should yet i feel scared because me mind takes it as a rejection; this has to do with many aspects of reality that are in my past - especially the 'mother' i hve had who i think used to eb one tf these fanatic christinas in the middle ages who was clergy and beat themselves with whips to purify from sins,a dn then killed nd tortured women who were erthly and powerful in their alignment with anture - so-called witches, but i detest that word. we have a good word in bulgarian language that means something ebautiful, it sounds like enchantress in english. and taht IS teh essence of nature - enchanting captivating mysical overpowering, lustful, dagerus. a great experience, in short

the truth is i got so much Earth eleemnt in me, that i resist sudden change with all i have. I feel depressed coming to teal tribe because it seems people care only bout aliens and escaping the earthly reality and i cry ebcause of that. i want to have pagan spirituality with opened hearts . this is why i amde this place . i am not fine with this crazy world of constant movement, plane travelling, cars, ships and everything. i want to rest! i need peace! we can communicate and be together spiritually over the internet, we dont have to be rushing like the crazy world eveyone is complaining about, yet is acting in the self same ways as. i have never been on aplane and it;s hard to travel. i am heavy but my eart is light. i ahve too much to guard as sacred dna codes within em to just fly abotu fucking every and any person i see around . its nto mroals, its practicality that makes up my beliefs and desire. i need to have peace. i am Nature.

im grumpy ebcause i cant relax nor can i find a partner to amte wirh and re-create my love in some sustainable form, nor do i desire to runa round the world like a fool, because i am mature, i am old perhaps even. i like peace and i like to speak slowly, take time, go deep into meditation in the body when im telling fbles and legends. i dont want to rush abpout. nothing fast matters. only the slow win in that race - read about achilles and the turtle? i AM a trurtle. i love grandmothers the most, and the tibetan people, they are slwo, they are wise with little wordiness, they are full of heart and meat. they are not sexy but they are godesses, like mermaids are shining in their eyes. fuck this moder day reality. i am not it, ui can not fit in it but I AM ANCIENT. stop fueling the madness and take care of ME - of your natural selves, your pagan inner children who love to smell soil and play in the dirt, and wash their hair in the river, and fall asleep in the snow for a second, and then drink hot tea with rum in the wooden cabin, and contemplate in the overpowering winter gloominess about sparks of hope with tthe flickering memory of spring that your body might not even get to see, because we neevr know just how long we're gonna live... that is poetry! that is ebauty! it doent matter if people like you or despise you, it matters to full a fleshy life and forgive yourself all yoyur mistakes at the end of it. i am very bitter ebcause i am betrayed again by communnity and leader. i NEED instant change now. you have to ban me from teal tribe because i cant take it staying here any longer. i need to put focus on different things and actually live what i feel and believe in, not help others because they are helping em and so supposed on. i am not helped as mucha s i need. i want a life, not a constant conversation about how life sucks. i am feeling so #bitter

you yhave to ralize you're not right in what you do, and tat is hurting others in parts o the globe you ahve never even ehard of. connection is earth-bound. you cant eb escaping the body and nature, and claim you ahve connections with somebody. i want to be released from this place to connect with people that aer actually here, being the most brutal of brutes or the most vicious of liars; i need experience, not lullabies to avoid existence until i ascent to heaven. sorry. im just human. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1237035083109403/

i think other people may e frustrated about such stff s well. i just need teal to stop believing her traumatic prorammng from the tortures period, and be at pece. and be selfish, be happy, be humana s much as divine

#pagan #nature #3d #spirituality #mythology #vikings #traditional #shamanism #practical #magic #natural #forests #mountains #grsslands #gaia #mother #earth #life #living #existence #joy #peace #love

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The blog post HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is available on: Meet Positives STD Dating Website

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/1PXPoh5)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/2pcdbj9)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

    HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: http://ift.tt/2tHwjdg

from Meet Positives SMFeed 8 http://ift.tt/2wlMKeh via IFTTT

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The blog post HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is available on: Meet Positives STD Dating Website

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/1PXPoh5)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/2pcdbj9)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

    HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: http://ift.tt/2tHwjdg

from Meet Positives SM Feed http://ift.tt/2wlMKeh via IFTTT

#IFTTT #Meet Positives SM Feed

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The blog post HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is available on: Meet Positives STD Dating Website

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/1PXPoh5)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

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Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/2pcdbj9)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

    HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: http://ift.tt/2tHwjdg

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The blog post HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is available on: Meet Positives STD Dating Website

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/1PXPoh5)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

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Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

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Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/2pcdbj9)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

    HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: http://ift.tt/2tHwjdg

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The blog post HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is available on: Meet Positives STD Dating Website

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/1PXPoh5)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (http://ift.tt/2pcdbj9)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

    HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: http://ift.tt/2tHwjdg

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begging

for some reason [US's crazy fear-based policy to not trust easter European states with their internet privacy stuff] i can't write emails so i am posting personal stuff here; sorry MESSAGE: i have to post more often here as writing about issues helps me resolve them and understand them deeply; i never find the time ad strength/energy to; i need to make it my priority, though, because i can; i have the power too, so i’m obliged to do so;the pain whe delving in the wounds by teal swan’s methods, is too large to handle, though; she mst have bee treated real horribly to have that incapacity to relax within herself; because healig hppens with time; nd time ca heal anything; yet she is so restless in her death-cult-leader-scapegoat programming, that she has no time to deal with her issues and overcome them fully from within, to embrace her trauma and demonstarte to us her teachings emodied - what it looks liek to have overcomeyour trauma, physically; nd that is what we need; because ppl like myself, we follow, by example; so teal, your followers who have pened up not merely their minds but their hearts to your presence, need you to heal your inner child and go to other levels of expressing the truths you are embodying, because you don’t have time, ad we don’t have time, physically, to wait our entire lives; i have seen a decline in your activity and i saw a short fb video two or three years ago inw hich you explained you need to work more closely to the people so you are changing your course of teaching/actions; but i think that being i the flashlights IS what you have the power to be doing; beign amidst all the controversy;and i think that you still have lingering uresolved childhood torture and unimaginable abuse trauma; but i eed you to overcome it; i’m dying,i can’t hndle my issues and i need you because you are strg, you have before, and you can; PLEASE, be there for me, and please, teach me; i love you and i trust you, and moreover i do believe in you; please teach me in your ways btu the things i need for my expansion and development, which i feel is not simply mie but is the communnity’s; you are capable of leading us to the next levels; which is owning pour realities and being masters to the extent we all individually can; please do that for me/and others whi are erady for your hardcore strength ~thank you i feel like ale, a lot - when he pursued you, teal, and you didn't look at him at first, because of disbelief, i suppose; i am ready for you and i want you both for my and your sake; it is actual bonding, and i am not even joking - i mean it; iu know you are always asking your audience for questions to make videos on; and i am trying to write from years, but i can't; so instead i created blogs and fb groups, and pages, all related to your teachigns and how i interpret them for my life, ad how they help me grow; i need to work more completely with your mind, because when combining other spiritual philosophers' calmness with your catalystic power and depth, and structure/ logic of understanding, i become completely different - empowered to unbelieveable extent https://the-reactionist.tumblr.com/post/187233997680/benevolence-unconditional-love-the-innate i am sorry i have not enough money to buy your things - meditations, courses, workshop passes, retreats; i know they cost very little, but i can't hndle my life and i am not financially independent; but i love you, i want you to experience i 3d your fullest potential and capacity ebcause you rock, you help me every time, so i beg, please somehow connect to me in the spiritual plane so i can give you the srengths i am carrrying to hep you resolve, in time, your leftover past trauma - and it's a lot, i see it still, so that you can rock on life as you want to, and not keep stuck in these patterns of self-mistrust and victimhood, and powerlessness; you are gREAT, but unlike many of us - literally; and i am very very excited by you, on every single level,so you truly catalyze change i me, on a molecular, subconscious, sexual, physical, and though levels - hi5 for dat! because i'm hardcore too, eyt you manage to get through to me; i need you more, though, because i am workig with a lot of trauma myself; i have bee put in psychiatries by my parents because i started speakig about things they don't want to hear and maybe it wasn't tiem for them to; but sorry to be so hones - i see in you a sort of restlessness that is not helping the peoplewho depend on you to be helped and uided on our ow journeys/paths through reality; and you can help us; many more than you are targeting presently, in fact; your inner child feels unheard ad unexpressed, though, so in my view you still act a little irresponssibly, exerting your powerfulness in ways which are uhealthy and not deep enough/mature/rooted; maybe i'm too needy, as i have been to my mother, to my loved one, to my spiritual teacher/sect leader/first sexual partner,and i am to you now too, but i am needy, i am human, i am breaking - in body, and i spirit sometimes; im sorry; i am truly breaking/soft. and i think this is the genuine human condition; and i liek your power but i NEED to be protected by it to be fully myself and give MY gift to the wrld -w hich is mthering, care, heartful compassion and being there and holding space, but from the heart-space, not physically, and not so mcuh mentally, because i am not very educated in philosphies, and i have poor strength in that faculty; i am more basic, primitive, and i dont really feel ashamed by that; i am the powerful people's job, as the tao te chig goes; so i beg you - i can't do with teachings i the way your power/energy demands; there are thse whi are that physically strgn, but i aint; and i can't be; peopel have tried to train me but i'm too connected with teh feminiity and teh earth aspects of human beings to be able to overcome those - i am NOT a shaoulin monk, although i love both you an dthem all; i feel respect ad am honored to be residing on earth among peope like you, but i am sexually drawn to your types of strength and endurance - i wanna bear childern to the kids of you; i am NOT liek you 

i’m an old person/elder type fo being; i need to nourisha nd provide for your vigor and power to be manifested in reality more safely and completely i feel towards you the same way i feel towards the man i am fully in love with but i can’t get to him because footh of our unresolved issues ad i beg for help because i want to resolve those - our issues aren;tours alone; we care about/for others’ problems, that si why we can’t hande our lives; so i that way we are much like you; and i am like you in many ways; i wish i could communnicate to you - and i will ebcause i should - i blog posts, if i can find energy to, which i can’t... i’m so sorry but stress is killing me literally - i develped diabetes since my stepfather dies eight years ago and now there is noone to take acre of my basic needs  financially and emotionally,a s supprt; so i breakdown; but i knw you can help me becaus ethsoe stuff don’t touch you; and i can help youw itrh stuff that dont touch me; or i have been a hero through, makig my way out of them;

sexual trauma ad abuse of femininity, is my specuialty, i believe; i am a one who in their love for humanity, their femininity and themselves, has raped themselves to try d develop compassion for those things humns do to each other - rape, abuse of feedom; i am thtat string in my plan for this incarnation; but i have been messed with, energetically and sexually - by a cult/sect; so i have lost my strengths and many of my point of stremgth - my stepfather being one of them; he is someone from my sould-family/group,and my grandmotehr has managed to manifest him into my reality to help me through life;

but he die physically, and his loss is unbearable, i have nothign to stand on and i cn’t handle my frmer tasts without taht kid fo support; that is why i am reahcig out t you; and i ave erached out to suzanne lie, sadhguru, and many thers for support; my lover/peron taht i am lin love with, AND his father, too -i have written to them and asked for suport dicetly, because i can and i need it; i am that in love withmyself that i have the capacity to ask for what i want when i eed my  eeds met; i want you to have that fr yourself, tio; let me etahc you soemhow, lover

i read you as an incarantion of shiva; i love this being’s energy and how sexual and open with sexuality he/it is; i am much more feminine in nature though; which is a weakness; but i need help to overcome it, or try to, as i have promised, in my soul contract; i am running out f time because i am runnign it of energy; my soulmate/’twin flame’ partner/the boy i love and wanna marry and have child with is running out of his shin as well, his essence, his power; we have both depleted our chi through mastrubatig and abuse of our chi; you - no; you have that fire strong within you; please help us with guiding to vercome our foolish weaknesses and purge from our actual sinfulness - devoted to earthly elasure in a society that udnermines a persons needs for that type of pelasure; so tahtwe and many more can heal from thise types of stereotype and thinkig and go on with life; i cant by myself; my loved person has ecaus he’s younger an dhas different energy - he is much liek you; liek curt cobai, like jeff buckley ad others; you rock the world, you are strogn with or without others; i am not; i  need others to grow still; i’m sorry i can’t be strger at this point; i am just t and i lose my mind when they want me to; i am a primadonna, an italian belcanto style opera singer type of person, and my femininity is such; and i have no shame for beign this wqay; i need your type of masculine scolding to refresh my poits fo view and receive revitalizing energy to grow into a best version of myself; better tahn i have been thus far; but you eed to be scolded by the lieks of me and becoem more herty and softer in your capacities, too; because i am a mother to you and th elikes of you - taht is ewhat i can; and i desire your kind sexually which is fun and awesome but it makes me frustrated a lot, too; look, this is nto a lustful invitation - idesire lustfully my neigbour who is a national chamion in hockey for my coutry,and the boy i mentioned ver  a thousand times thus far, ebcause i need actual physcial sex; and i like men; i am to girls a prtector and support; or have been, t put it more accurately - now with my stepfathe rgone, i dot anymore have the strength to tdo taht msot of the time’  idot desire girls sexually; more than one man, yeah, but girls - i cant handle in my heart; s sorry but iam not meanign my words in a direct physical way, but mor e enretically; i really love you - which is a neediness expression in itself; i feel like this when i’m saying these words to you 

Khajurahu, India

Ishtar ~Venus, Messopotamia

i feel my sacred feminine energy explode whenever around you; the spiritual catalyst - imma do a post specifically on how i see your energies linked to Quanyin and the sacred feminine; but as i have heard you speak before, you feel much more connected to your masculine energy so far, thus i’m gonna address you in the way i feel you as Lord Shiva/ the sacred masculine

i wanna #support YOU

.....

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is republished from: Meet Positives

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/usa)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

  Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

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Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (https://blog.aids.gov/2015/02/progress-on-hiv-among-african-americans-still-a-long-way-to-go.html)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

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HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/usa)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

  Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (https://blog.aids.gov/2015/02/progress-on-hiv-among-african-americans-still-a-long-way-to-go.html)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

HIV in Black, Africans and Americans is available on: https://www.blog.meetpositives.com/

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/usa)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

  Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (https://blog.aids.gov/2015/02/progress-on-hiv-among-african-americans-still-a-long-way-to-go.html)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The following post HIV in Black, Africans and Americans was first published to: Meet Positives Dating Blog

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/usa)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

  Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (https://blog.aids.gov/2015/02/progress-on-hiv-among-african-americans-still-a-long-way-to-go.html)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

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HIV in Black, Africans and Americans

The following article HIV in Black, Africans and Americans was originally published to: Meet Positives Blog

HIV Among Blacks and African Americans

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been excessively affected by the infection. Compared with other races and ethnicities, Blacks/African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV. They have a higher proportion of  new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS.

African-Americans have been the fastest growing demographic on our STD Dating website, Meet Positives.

First seen on: (http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/western-central-europe-north-america/usa)

The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more seriously among some groups than others. These key affected populations can be grouped by transmission category i.e. men who have sex with men (MSM), but also by race, with people of colour having significantly higher rates of HIV infection over white Americans.

A complex set of economic and socioeconomic factors drive risk to these populations, including a lack of access to care, discrimination, homophobia, stigma and poverty. Sexual networks is also a major determining factor for HIV risk in the USA, with populations at a high risk to HIV tending to have sexual relations with people in their own communities.

Men who have sex with men in the USA

MSM are the group most affected by HIV in the USA, accounting for 68% of all new HIV infections in 2013.The group has seen a rise in new HIV infections between 2009 and 2013 from 28,000 to 31,000.

Video Credit

Only 66% of MSM living with HIV in 2011 were aware of their infection, and young MSM aged 18-24 were even less likely to know (49%). There are significant disparities by race as well. 86% of white MSM were aware of their status, compared to only 63% of Hispanic/Latino MSM and 54% of black/African American MSM.

Higher numbers of sexual partners, greater numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and having unprotected anal sex are some of the reasons why HIV transmission is more common among MSM.

Black/African Americans in the USA

  Black/African Americans accounted for 46% of all new HIV infections in 2013, and make up 43% of the total number of people living with HIV in the USA, despite only making up 13% of the population.

Between 2009-2013, black/African Americans accounted for:

63% of all HIV infections among women

67% of all HIV infections among children below 13 years old

42% of all HIV infections among males.

Black/African American men and women are most likely to be infected through unprotected sex with a man, or by injecting drugs. Other factors such as heightened levels of poverty, lack of access to adequate healthcare, and stigma surrounding MSM also increase this group's risk of HIV infection.

Young black/African American MSM (aged 13 to 24) are most affected.In 2010, they were more than twice as likely to be infected with HIV as young MSM of any other ethnic group.

High HIV prevalence within this community, and the increased likelihood of black/African Americans to only have sexual relations with others in their community, heightens their risk of HIV.

Image Credit

Hispanics/Latinos in the USA

Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 23% of new HIV infections in the USA in 2013. This is relatively proportionate to their share of 17% of the USA population, but they are still more than three times as likely to be infected with HIV as white people.

Men accounted for 86% of all new infections among the Hispanic/Latino population, the large majority of infections resulting from sex between men.

The Hispanic/Latino communnity face a number of challenges to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services. Language barriers, cultural factors and fear of being deported if asked about their immigration status, are all key barriers to reaching this community.

People who inject drugs in the USA

People who inject drugs (PWID) accounted for 7% of new HIV infections in 2013. Among people living with HIV in the USA, around 18% are people who inject drugs (PWID).The majority of PWID who are living with HIV are African Americans (46%).

In 2014, a shocking 47,055 people died of a drug overdose in the USA. This is a huge increase of 137% since 2000.Harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy and treatment for overdose need to be scaled up to accommodate the needs of this fast growing population.

Young people in the USA

Young people aged 13-24 accounted for 21% of new HIV infections in 2011, despite only making up 17% of the USA population. 81% of these infections occurred in the 20 to 24 age group.

It is thought that 50% of young people living with HIV are not aware of their infection. A sense of complacency, or an attitude of 'it doesn't affect me' has prevented young people from testing for HIV and subsequently accessing antiretroviral treatment (ART).

  Since it shows that Blacks/African Americans have the most affected number, CDC is creating prevention strategies that can address Blacks/African Americans. So what do they do?

First seen on: (https://blog.aids.gov/2015/02/progress-on-hiv-among-african-americans-still-a-long-way-to-go.html)

Almost half (44%) of all new infections are among blacks. And even though we are optimistic about a decline of 21 percent from 2008 to 2010 among black women, the rate of new HIV infections for this group remains 20 times as high as that of white women. As well, more than a third (41%) of people with HIV are black, and 51 percent of these are gay and bisexual men, with the epidemic growing at an alarming rate among young black gay and bisexual men. These numbers alone are concerning, but also troubling is that less than 50 percent of blacks with HIV are in care and only 28 percent have their virus under control with treatment.

A top priority for CDC is to help build coordination and the capacity to change these numbers so more blacks/African Americans get tested and receive the care and treatment needed. Some of our activities include:

Funding ($55 million) to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to test an additional 90 thousand young gay, bisexual, and transgender youth of color;

Supporting health departments and CBOs to increase linkage to care by reducing social, structural, clinical, and economic barriers;

Helping to build partnerships between health departments and community health centers to improve access to and retention in treatment;

Strengthening and expanding capacity building assistance for CBOs to implement successful high impact prevention activities for those with and without HIV; and

Using campaigns, such as Testing Makes Us Stronger and Take Charge/Take the Test, to promote HIV testing and treatment among African Americans, especially among young black gay and bisexual men and black women.

It is a complex matrix that is driving the disproportionate impact of HIV in the black/African American community. Our response must match this complexity. I invite all of you to join our efforts to confront the myriad factors that hinder progress and engage in those that move us toward success. To achieve the goals of the U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy to reduce HIV incidence; increase access to care and optimize health outcomes for people living with HIV; and reduce HIV-related health disparities, we must be coordinated and act on every level, national, state, local, and individual. If we do this, we can achieve a future without AIDS.

Most people never tried to get tested because of fear for positive status, some don't know where to go for care and some don't want to disclose risky behaviors and partners to authorities. However getting tested as early as now can save you, your family, friends or partner. The earlier someone knows their status, the sooner that they will be able to get treatment decisions.

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