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Regional Campus Laredo hosts AIDS awareness activities

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Regional Campus Laredo hosts AIDS awareness activities


The Area Health Education Center, a part of UT Health San Antonio Regional Campus Laredo, on March 11 marked the start of a week-long initiative in support of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2019.

Numerous community agencies joined forces at the Regional Campus to create awareness through educational activities and free HIV/AIDS testing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that women make up 24% of all HIV diagnosed cases among adults in the United States and Hispanic women are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS; the rate of new HIV infections among Hispanic women is more than four times the rate of white, non-Hispanic women.

The Area Health Education Center is an outreach program under the UT Health San Antonio and is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the quality of life in the communities by increasing the number of well-trained health care workers; enhancing academic resources; and fostering a healthy life style through community education programs.  For additional information about AHEC and the menu of programs, visit www.facebook.com/AreaHealthEducationCenter or www.mrgbahec.org or call (956) 712-0037.

 

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