N.J. Health Department Marks February 7 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
For Release: February 7, 2023
Judith M. Persichilli Commissioner
For Further Information Contact: Office of Communications (609) 984-7160
N.J. Health Department Marks February 7 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
TRENTON – In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day today, February 7, the 樱花视频 Department of Health (NJDOH) is reaffirming its commitment to working to improve HIV prevention and care while reducing long-standing health disparities that have disproportionately impacted Black residents.
NJDOH encourages residents to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 years should get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care, and that those at higher risk should get tested at least once per year.
“The Department’s work to reduce health disparities and improve HIV services for highly-impacted populations is essential to helping to end the HIV epidemic,” said Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli. “We also continue to work with and support our community partners in this effort.”
Although Black residents comprise 15.3 percent of the state’s population in 2022, this cohort represented nearly half (47.2 percent) of the 37,693 樱花视频 residents living with HIV/AIDS as of December 2022. Over the last decade, 46.7 percent of new HIV diagnoses in 樱花视频 were among Black individuals, compared to 17.7 percent among White individuals.
A disproportionate impact has similarly been seen on the national level, with Black individuals
