Over Fifty and Fighting HIV/AIDS

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 Senior Citizens: The New Face Of Nearly 27% Of People With The Are Over 50

Please join the Philadelphia Congress of the National Congress of Black Women for this powerful symposium on February 21, 2009 from 9am-1pm.
COST: The symposium is entirely FREE of charge.
LOCATION: To Be Announced

Hear and meet some of the most authoritative experts and medical professionals in the field of HIV/AIDs prevention and education for Senior Citizens.

If you are an expert in the field of HIV/AIDS education or have a story to share, and would like to join our panel of experts, please call 215-276-1090 or contact info@philacongressncbw.org - or - harrisjudy@verizon.net.

There is a widely held belief that as you get older your sex drive diminishes. But that is not necessarily the case in this day and age. Here are some facts.

Facts about Senior Citizens and STD’s and HIV

· Venereal diseases are spreading more than ever among senior citizens.

· The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that people age 50 and older make up more than 10 percent of total AIDS cases in this country, and that HIV cases are increasing among people in their 60’s and 70’s.

· Also, it has been reported that during the last decade HIV cases has risen 500 percent among Senior Citizens, and AIDS cases among people over-50 have risen from 16,000 in 1975 to 90,000 in 2003.

· Now nearly 27 percent of people living with AIDS in America are 50 and older.

If you are an expert in the field of HIV/AIDS education or have a story to share, and would like to join our panel of experts, please call 215-276-1090 or contact info@philacongressncbw.org - or - harrisjudy@verizon.net.