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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 166 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS 

Awareness Day, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2007 

Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. CLARKE, 

Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FORTUN ̃O, and Mr. RANGEL) submitted the following 

concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Caribbean 

American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and for other purposes. 

Whereas nearly 3,000,000 Americans self-identified as Caribbean American in the 2000 Census; 

Whereas due to ongoing racial and ethnic health disparities 

Caribbean Americans face poor health, premature death, 

low-quality health care, and an additional community 

stigma regarding HIV/AIDS and its causes; 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) estimates that over 1,000,000 people were living 

with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2006 and that over 

250,000 were unaware that they were infected; 

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Whereas the CDC recognizes continuing racial and ethnic disparities among people with HIV/AIDS and cites working 

to end such disparities as a key initiative in the fight 

against HIV/AIDS; 

Whereas the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 

(UNAIDS) estimates that 250,000 people were living 

with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean at the end of 2006 and 

that an additional 27,000 were newly infected, making 

the region the second-most affected by HIV in the world; 

Whereas UNAIDS estimates that approximately 19,000 people in the Caribbean died of AIDS during 2006, making 

it one of the leading causes of death in the Caribbean 

among adults between the ages of 15 to 44 years old; 

Whereas according to the Bureau of the Census, immigration 

to the United States from the Caribbean has increased 

every decade since 1941, with 978,800 Caribbean emigrants entering the United States from 1991 to 2000; 

Whereas according to the Department of Homeland Security, 

144,480 people coming from the Caribbean obtained legal 

permanent status in the United States in 2006 alone; 

Whereas on June 8, 2006, the first annual National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was organized 

to encourage Caribbean American and Caribbean-born individuals across the United States and its territories, to 

get educated, get tested, get treated, and get involved; 

and 

Whereas June 8th of each year has been established as National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That the Congress— 

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1 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

2 Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and 

3 recognizes the second anniversary of observing such 

4 day; 

5 (2) encourages State and local governments, in6 cluding their public health agencies, to recognize 

7 such day, to publicize its importance among their 

8 communities, and to encourage Caribbean Ameri9 cans, Caribbean-born individuals, and all people in 

10 the United States and its territories to know their 

11 status and undergo testing for HIV; and 

12 (3) encourages national, state, and local media 

13 organizations to carry messages in support of Na14 tional Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness 

15 Day. 

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