Comments on: If Black America were its own country… http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2008/07/30/if-black-america-were-its-own-country/ There's nothing wrong with being sassy ... Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:28:46 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Eva http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2008/07/30/if-black-america-were-its-own-country/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Eva Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:16:28 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=85#comment-989 hey Manny, yeah i've def heard of it and it's not surprising. the AIDS rate in the bronx is pretty ridiculous. i hope they can get a handle on it. hey Manny, yeah i’ve def heard of it and it’s not surprising. the AIDS rate in the bronx is pretty ridiculous. i hope they can get a handle on it.

]]> By: MannyFresh http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2008/07/30/if-black-america-were-its-own-country/comment-page-1/#comment-988 MannyFresh Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:05:01 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=85#comment-988 Curious if you all had heard about the "Bronx Knows Initiative": http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ah/bronx_test.shtml Just launched last month, this is a city initiative to get every single Bronx resident tested and aware of their HIV status. Say what you will about Bloomberg, but I think the man has put NYC's right foot forward on a lot of issues, and this is one of them [and a great follow up to the NYC Condoms initiative]. This should have been happened long ago. We have to truly know the problem before we work to solve it. Hopefully this effort to make HIV testing a routine part of primary health care will spread beyond the Bronx and into other cities. Curious if you all had heard about the “Bronx Knows Initiative”:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ah/bronx_test.shtml

Just launched last month, this is a city initiative to get every single Bronx resident tested and aware of their HIV status.

Say what you will about Bloomberg, but I think the man has put NYC’s right foot forward on a lot of issues, and this is one of them [and a great follow up to the NYC Condoms initiative].

This should have been happened long ago. We have to truly know the problem before we work to solve it. Hopefully this effort to make HIV testing a routine part of primary health care will spread beyond the Bronx and into other cities.

]]> By: Barbara http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2008/07/30/if-black-america-were-its-own-country/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Barbara Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:44:11 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=85#comment-983 Yeah, there are definitely no scare tactics being used for AIDS prevention these days. The AIDS campaigns need to be just as "in your face" as anti smoking aids and campaigns. Yeah, there are definitely no scare tactics being used for AIDS prevention these days. The AIDS campaigns need to be just as “in your face” as anti smoking aids and campaigns.

]]> By: Eva http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2008/07/30/if-black-america-were-its-own-country/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Eva Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:41:31 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=85#comment-982 it's about time they distributed condoms in prison. that will definitely help, but why are we so reactive. i mean, come on, men have been having sex with men in jail since forever. just b/c you tell me it's against the rules doesn't it mean it's not going happen. whomp whomp. yeah that's the thing. in the 80's you saw people looking like death and that was the face of AIDS. now when i see these billboards for AIDS i'm like "dang he is FINE!" *sigh* i'm down for scare tactics because too many people feel invincible. it’s about time they distributed condoms in prison. that will definitely help, but why are we so reactive. i mean, come on, men have been having sex with men in jail since forever. just b/c you tell me it’s against the rules doesn’t it mean it’s not going happen. whomp whomp.

yeah that’s the thing. in the 80′s you saw people looking like death and that was the face of AIDS. now when i see these billboards for AIDS i’m like “dang he is FINE!” *sigh* i’m down for scare tactics because too many people feel invincible.

]]> By: Barbara http://sassywomenonline.com/blog/2008/07/30/if-black-america-were-its-own-country/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Barbara Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:33:49 +0000 http://www.sassywomenonline.com/blog/?p=85#comment-981 I just heard on the news today that one of the prisons in my area is going to start distributing condoms to the inmates to try to cut down on STIs. We've currently been discussing the glamorization of AIDS in our society in one of my classes. Since folks are living longer with the disease now people tend to not think of AIDS as such an epidemic, which is clearly not wise. That's just one of the theories as to why people continue to be infected. I just heard on the news today that one of the prisons in my area is going to start distributing condoms to the inmates to try to cut down on STIs.

We’ve currently been discussing the glamorization of AIDS in our society in one of my classes. Since folks are living longer with the disease now people tend to not think of AIDS as such an epidemic, which is clearly not wise. That’s just one of the theories as to why people continue to be infected.

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