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Whereas individuals are more likely to act responsibly and 
protect themselves and other persons in the community 
when they know their HIV status; 
Whereas encouraging people to be tested for HIV is a critical 
element in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts; 
Whereas individuals who are HIV-positive must learn of their 
status in order to obtain counseling on managing their 
health, access appropriate medical and social services, 
begin life-prolonging treatment, and take actions to avoid 
spreading the virus to others; 
Whereas physicians, physician’s assistants, nurses, dentists, 
and other clinicians play a vital role in providing access 
to HIV/AIDS awareness, testing, treatment, and referral 
services, and in encouraging patients to get tested for 
HIV; 
Whereas the National Minority AIDS Education and Train-
ing Center (NMAETC), the National Association of Peo-
ple with AIDS (NAPWA) and the Communities Advo-
cating Emergency AIDS Relief (CAEAR) Foundation de-
clared Monday, July 21, 2008, to be the first annual Na-
tional Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day; 
Whereas NMAETC is a national collaborative network of cli-
nicians and experts that provides capacity-building assist-
ance and related support to improve the HIV-related pri-
mary care services available in minority communities; 
Whereas NMAETC is headquartered at Howard University’s 
College of Medicine in the District of Columbia and is 
comprised of 5 sites located at minority-serving institu-
tions across the United States, as well as a premier data 
collection and management site housed at the University 
of Maryland; 
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Whereas NAPWA is a national network of people living with 
HIV/AIDS that advocates on behalf of all people living 
with HIV and AIDS in order to end the epidemic and the 
human suffering caused by HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas the CAEAR Foundation advances effective care and 
support for people living with HIV/AIDS by providing 
training, technical assistance, and research to organiza-
tions and communities; 
Whereas the first annual National Clinicians HIV/AIDS 
Testing and Awareness Day will give all physicians, phy-
sician assistants, nurses, dentists, and other clinicians an 
opportunity to get personally involved in the fight against 
HIV/AIDS by taking an HIV test, personally dem-
onstrating the importance as well as the ease of HIV 
testing; 
Whereas the National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and 
Awareness Day will be a call to action to clinicians na-
tionwide to lead the way in dispelling the myths and stig-
ma associated with HIV testing and become vocal advo-
cates for patients and communities; and 
Whereas the National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and 
Awareness Day will encourage clinicians to become ac-
tively involved in HIV/AIDS awareness, testing, treat-
ment, and referral services: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of the first 
annual National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and 
Awareness Day; 
(2) encourages primary care physicians and 
other clinicians nationwide to become actively in-
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volved in HIV/AIDS awareness, testing, treatment, 
and referral services; 
(3) encourages the media to observe the first 
annual National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and 
Awareness Day by educating clinicians about the im-
portant role they play in providing access to HIV/ 
AIDS awareness, testing, treatment, and referral 
services and by educating clinicians and the public 
about the benefits of HIV testing; and 
(4) encourages individuals to get tested for HIV 
and educate themselves about the prevention and 
treatment of HIV/AIDS. 
Æ 
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