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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
RELATED RESOURCES
March 20
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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![]() | American Indians/Alaska Natives and HIV/AIDS HIV is affecting thousands of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). AI/AN have the third highest rate of AIDS diagnosis in the United States, despite having the smallest population. AI/AN people with AIDS are likely to be younger tan non-AI/AN people with AIDS. AI/ANs also have the shortest time between AIDS diagnosis and death.
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![]() | HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives, June 2007 HIV/AIDS is a growing problem among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Even though the numbers of HIV and AIDS diagnoses for American Indians and Alaska Natives represent less than 1% of the total number of HIV/AIDS cases reported to CDC's HIV/AIDS Reporting System, when population size is taken into account, American Indians and Alaska Natives in 2005 ranked 3rd in rates of HIV/AIDS diagnosis, after black (including African Americans) and Hispanics.
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