1o Lhe Clobal CommunlLy:

Striving to Achieve Literacy Via Education, Research and Engagement

lssue 2. volume 2. !une 2014
nIV transm|ss|on networks mapped to reduce
|nfect|on rate
8esearchers have developed Plv Lransmlsslon
neLworks Lo map Plv lnfecLlons. 1hls allows
researchers Lo predlcL wlLh slgnlflcanL accuracy
new Plv Lransmlsslons and Lo deLermlne people
who had a greaLer llkellhood of LransmlLLlng Lhe
lnfecLlon. keoJ mote oboot tbls ot
bttp.//www.scleoceJolly.com/teleoses/2014/06/
14060609180J.btm

L|ke|y Iema|e-to-Iema|e Sexua| 1ransm|ss|on of
nIV1exas, 2012
A female-Lo-female sexual Lransmlsslon of Plv
has occurred ln PousLon. 1he CuC conducLed an
lnvesLlgaLlon looklng aL Lhe rare Lransmlsslon of
human lmmunodeflclency vlrus (Plv) by sexual
conLacL beLween Lwo women. 1he flndlngs were
conflrmed by LesLlng. keoJ mote oboot tbls ot
bttp.//www.cJc.qov/mmwt/ptevlew/mmwtbtml/
mm6J10o1.btm?s_clJ=mm6J10o1_w

A|coho| Iue|s L|ver D|sease |n 1hose W|th nIV
and nepat|t|s C
A new sLudy shows LhaL people lnfecLed wlLh Plv
and hepaLlLls C have a greaLer llkellhood Lo
develop advanced llver dlsease lf Lhey drlnk any
alcohol aL all. keoJ mote oboot tbls ot
bttp.//www.lotellbeoltb.com/oews/olcobol-foels-
llvet-Jlseose-lo-tbose-wltb-blv-ooJ-bepotltls-
c?level=0
In This Issue...
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1o Lhe Clobal CommunlLy
Maklng Peadllnes
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naLlonal Plv 1esLlng uay-1esLlng
SlLes
1alklng olnL
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uld ?ou know...
1esL ?our knowledge

Maklng Peadllnes
Salud!

!une marks Lhe beglnnlng of summer. Warmer weaLher,
longer days, and bloomlng flowers are [usL parL of Lhe beauLy
and re[uvenaLlon of summer. !une also serves as Lhe hosL
monLh for !une 27Lhs annual observance of naLlonal Plv
1esLlng uay, a naLlonal remlnder Lo 8LCCML ln 1PL knCW
Anu CL1 1LS1Lu.

CeLLlng LesLed ls a nervous experlence for some people. 1he
elemenL of Lhe unknown comes lnLo play. eople sLarL asklng
Lhemselves whaL Lhey wlll do lf Lhe LesL comes back poslLlve,
Lhey worry abouL whaL Lhelr famlly and frlends wlll say and
Lhlnk, and Lhey become lnundaLed wlLh many more
quesLlons.

1he reallLy ls Plv ls a prevenLable lnfecLlon, buL for Lhose
who conLracL lL, lL ls noL a deaLh senLence. lL ls a llfe senLence
LhaL ls manageable and can sLlll yleld a poslLlve and frulLful
llfe. 1he lmporLanL Lhlng Lhough ls Lo know wheLher or noL
you have Plv so you can begln recelvlng Lhe care and
LreaLmenLs you need.

Plv ls an lmporLanL and prevalenL lssue and remalns a
wlnnable baLLle. lor LhaL reason Lhls lssue wlll be dedlcaLed
Lo naLlonal Plv 1esLlng uay and encourages everyone 1AkL
1PL 1LS1, 1AkL CCn18CL.



"#$% &
1alklng olnL
Plv/AluS ls noL a new phenomenon.
lL's noL Lhe laLesL breaklng news lLem.
Plv/AluS has been a consLanL slnce lL
was flrsL ldenLlfled ln Lhe early 80's.
1he lmpllcaLlons of belng dlagnosed
wlLh Plv are well documenLed. 1he
modes of Lransmlsslon are well known
and Lhe mechanlsms by whlch Lo
proLecL us from conLracLlng Plv ls well
noLed as well.

ln 2010, adolescenLs and young adulLs
aged 13-24 made up 17 of Lhe uS
populaLlon, buL accounLed for 26 of
all new Plv lnfecLlons ln Lhe unlLed
SLaLes [1]. So, why ls Plv sLlll an lssue?
WlLh all we know, why are
adolescenLs and young adulLs sLlll
conLracLlng Plv? Co Lo
www.facebook.com/pages/SALvL8L
and sound off.

1. CenLers for ulsease ConLrol and
revenLlon.
hLLp://www.cdc.gov/hlv/rlsk/age/youLh/l
ndex.hLml
new rograms

SALVLkL eer Lducat|on rogram ls open Lo lndlvlduals lnLeresLed ln servlng as advocaLes. 1he program wlll uLlllze
Lhe peer-Lo-peer model and wlll address a wlde varleLy of healLh Loplcs vla ouLreach, presenLaLlons and programs.

1he SALVLkL ub||c nea|th rogram ls focused on provldlng pre-healLh sLudenLs (medlcal, denLal, nurslng and publlc
healLh) Lhe chance Lo galn experlence ln Lhe fleld. 1he program goals are 1) Lo creaLe an experlence LhaL aldes ln
preparaLlon for a conLlnued educaLlon and 2) Lo galn an undersLandlng of varlous aspecLs of publlc healLh, healLh
educaLlon and Lhe role healLh professlonals plays ln provldlng publlc healLh educaLlon.




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AnnouncemenLs
! resldenL Cbama's l? 2013 federal budgeL requesL lncludes $30.4
bllllon for comblned domesLlc and global Plv efforLs.
! uomesLlc Plv fundlng ls aL $24.2 bllllon and global Plv fundlng ls
aL $6.2 bllllon.
! 1he l? 2013 requesL represenLs a 2.3 lncrease over l? 2014
levels.

kesootce. bttp.//kff.otq/qlobol-beoltb-pollcy/foct-sbeet/o-s-feJetol-fooJloq-
fot-blvolJs-tbe-pteslJeots-fy-2015-boJqet-tepoest/

! SALvL8L ls looklng for lndlvlduals
lnLeresLed ln parLlclpaLlng ln Lhe
SALvL8L volunLeer rogram or Lhe
SALvL8L eer LducaLlon rogram.
ConLacL us for more lnformaLlon.

! lf you are lnLeresLed ln wrlLlng for
SALvL8L CuarLerly leL us know. lease
send any lnqulrles Lo
salvereglobal[gmall.com.
1. now many peop|e are ||v|ng w|th nIV]AIDS around the wor|d?
a. Less Lhan 10 mllllon
b. 20-30 mllllon
c. 30-40 mllllon
d. More Lhan 30 mllllon

2. Approx|mate|y how many peop|e w|th nIV |n the US are |nfected
but don't know |t?
a. 1 ln 3
b. 2 ln 3
c. 3 ln 3
d. 4 ln 3

3. Accord|ng to recommendat|ons |ssued by the CDC, wh|ch of the
fo||ow|ng groups shou|d get rout|ne|y tested for nIV dur|ng
hea|th care]med|ca| v|s|ts?
a. !usL people beLween Lhe ages of 18 and 44
b. Lveryone beLween Lhe ages of 13 and 64
c. !usL young people, beLween Lhe ages of 13 and 24

4. Wh|ch government prov|des the |argest amount of fund|ng to
address nIV]AIDS around the wor|d?
a. unlLed SLaLes
b. unlLed klngdom
c. Chlna
d. lrance

S. Wor|dw|de, 40 m||||on peop|e are est|mated to be |nfected w|th
nIV. now many don't know they are |nfected?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 90
Oolz poestloos ote moJlfleJ vetsloos of tbe poestloos ftom tbe kolset lomlly
loooJotloo www.kff.otq ooJ l85. Answers: 1c, 2a, 3b, 4a, 3c.
ConnecL WlLh us
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