HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-351 RESOLUTION N0. 09-351
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING DECEMBER 1, 2009, AS "WORLD
AIDS DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The global spread of HIV infection and AIDS necessitates a worldwide effort to increase
communication, education and action to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
2. The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (U.N.AIDS) observes December 1 of each
year as World AIDS Day, a day to expand and strengthen the worldwide effort to stop the
spread of HIV/AIDS.
3. The American Association for World Health is encouraging a better understanding of the
challenge of HIV/AIDS nationally as it recognizes that the number of people diagnosed
with HIV and AIDS in the United States continues to increase, with over 1,018,428 AIDS
cases reported through 2007.
4. It is estimated that one in 35 black people in Florida have HIV, and St. Lucie County is
sixth in the State of Florida for HIV cases among white women.
5. World AIDS Day provides an opportunity to focus on HIV infection and AIDS, fighting
barriers to services, providing support for people with HIV infection and AIDS, and
educating about HIV/AIDS.
6. The U.N. AIDS' designated 2009 World AIDS Day theme "Universal Access and Human
Rights" delivers a thematic focus on barriers to prevention, care and treatment services.
At the same time, it seeks to improve the rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS by
improving the environment in which they live in. St Lucie County will address the issues
surrounding stigma that affects our community members' access to services including
misconceptions about HIV transmission, stereotypes, and beliefs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim December 1, 2009, as "WORLD AIDS DAY" in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges all citizens of St. Lucie County to take part in activities and
observances designed to fight stigma and other barriers that keep our community members from
accessing services and to join the global effort to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 24T" day of November, 2009.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, LORIDA
BY:
PUTY CLER CHAIRIN,
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