The National Association of People With AIDS created the National HIV Testing Day campaign not only to allow treatment access for those people who are HIV-positive, but also to prevent new HIV infections by increasing education and awareness. This campaign has particular urgency in the African-American community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that, in 2003, African Americans comprised 49 percent (or 21,304) of the 43,171 estimated AIDS cases diagnosed in the United States. The results of one study of HIV-infected persons cited by the CDC showed that 34 percent of African-American men who had sex with men reported also having had sex with women, while only 6 percent of African-American women reported having had sex with bisexual men.
Dr. Rachael's candid, dynamic style will be featured on media appearances and her website, www.DrRachael.com. Visitors to DrRachael.com can promote National HIV Testing Day by sending friends and loved ones a Lets Get Tested invitation from the site. Dr. Rachael now is booking appearances in connection with National HIV Testing Day and the advocacy of positive
sexual health practices. On June 25, Dr. Rachael will be making a personal appearance in Tarboro, North Carolina to support National HIV Testing Day.
DrRachael.com is where safe and healthy sexuality comes alive in cyberspace. The website offers innovative tools to facilitate decision-making and responsible choices. Abstinence alerts send tips to media devices to encourage teens to wait to become sexually active. Website guests also can view a range of timely topics, including bisexuality in the black community, and can get guidance on sensitive subjects, such as how to discuss embarrassing sexual preferences and desires with one's partner.
Dr. Rachael mixes fun and frank information about sexuality to reach her young urban audience and to promote progressive attitudes about sexual health. Her entertainment meets sexual health format is a vehicle to achieve her mission to globally decrease the spread of HIV. While maintaining her family practice in Indiana, Dr. Rachael genuinely communicates with her audience, whether through articles in popular magazines or on DrRachael.com, or interviews with celebrities on the red carpet at events such as the BET or Source Awards.
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