Friday, November 22, 2024
11/22/2024
BACKGROUND: Of all racial and ethnic groups in the US, HIV/AIDS has hit the African-American community the hardest. African-Americans make up approximately 13% of the US population, but account for 49% of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses (CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 2005). This rate is nearly 10 times that of whites and nearly 3 times that of Hispanics (Ibid.). Hispanics account for approximately 20% of AIDS cases despite also comprising only about 13% of the population (CDC, 2000 US Census). Chicago statistics follow these national trends. Most individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois live in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, which, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), totals over 20,000 persons (CDPH, 2005-2006). People of color, who comprise 69% of Chicago?s population and number slightly more than 1 million persons, account for 81% of Chicago?s new AIDS diagnoses and 77% of its new HIV diagnoses (Ibid.). In 2005, the AIDS incidence rate for blacks in Chicago was
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
