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From YouTube: Salt Lake City Council Formal Meeting - 11/19/2019

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chair, this is a resolution declaring World AIDS Day in Salt Lake City, whereas, according to estimates from the Joint United Nations program on hiv/aids, there are now more than 36 point nine million people throughout the world living with HIV of these 1.8 million our children, 1.8 million new infections, occurred among adults and children in 2017 alone and whereas in Utah, adolescents and young adults, ages, 13 to 24 had the second largest rate of new HIV diagnosis for the last two years, and whereas in Utah, persons who are non Hispanic, Asian and Hispanic are more likely than any other racial or ethnic groups to have stage three infection at the time of diagnosis and whereas up to 80% of people living with HIV in Utah reside along the Wasatch Front and whereas the Centers for Disease, Control and Prevention has found that HIV, AIDS or HIV related stigma has a significant negative impact on people living with HIV, increasing new infections and delays, people from seeking testing for HIV and whereas stigma, shame and fear, made people less likely to discuss their sexual health with doctors and often leads to delays in seeking testing or treatment for sexually transmitted infections and HIV, which can have serious long-term health consequences and whereas the elimination of stigma in Utah will lead to a better physical and mental health outcome for people living with HIV, increased HIV disclosure, increased HIV testing and decreased HIV infections, and whereas World AIDS Day was established in 1988 and is observed each on December 1st to provide an opportunity for individuals and communities to take action and help educate for hiv/aids prevention, treatment and care, and whereas Salt Lake City has joined other cities around the world.