HIV/AIDS: The Forgotten Epidemic

By Colleen Brady, Prevention Education Health Educator

World AIDS Day is December 1.  Are you between the ages of 13 and 29?  Are you the parent of a teen or young adult?  Are you a woman over age 50?  Do you or have you had unprotected sex?  Have you had a piercing or a tattoo?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are, or someone close to you is, at risk for contracting HIV/AIDS.  Most of us may not think we are vulnerable, but HIV/AIDS is still a major health threat.  Scientists are closer to a cure, but they’re not there yet.  Read more