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HIV/AIDS Continues to Affect the 50+ Population
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(OPEN):
THIS YEAR'S "INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE" IS BEING HELD IN
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THIS WEEK [THE WEEK OF JULY 22ND].
AND, LOUIS DAVIS, JUNIOR--THE STATE-DIRECTOR OF
A-A-R-P'S D-C STATE-OFFICE--IS REMINDING PEOPLE ABOUT HOW H-I-V
AND AIDS ARE AFFECTING THE 50-PLUS POPULATION...
(DAVIS):
"BECAUSE OF
MORE-EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS, PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH H-I-V AND AIDS ARE
ENJOYING LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES; MORE AND MORE ARE EXPERIENCING LIFE
AFTER AGE-50. IN FACT, BY 20-17, HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN THE U-S WHO
ARE LIVING WITH AIDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 50 OR OLDER. SHORT- OR
LONG-TERM CARE CAN HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE FOR PEOPLE
[WHO ARE] LIVING WITH MANY DISEASES--SUCH AS H-I-V AND AIDS. SO,
A-A-R-P HAS A HOST OF ONLINE TIPS AND TOOLS FOR CAREGIVERS, AT
'A-A-R-P'-DOT-ORG; JUST SEARCH FOR 'CAREGIVING RESOURCES'."
(CLOSE):
DAVIS ADDS THAT H-I-V- AND AIDS-PREVENTION IS THE GOAL OF THE DISTRICT'S
UNIQUE PEER-TO-PEER COUNSELING-PROGRAM--WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED SOON.
HE SAYS THAT THE "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"-PROGRAM IS
EXPECTED TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF H-I-V AND AIDS. MORE DETAILS ARE
AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE DISTRICT'S H-I-V-PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS, AT
202/671-4900.
