Text Box: TABLE SPREAD FOUNDATION INC. Text Box: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States Is REAL—Get the Facts! Every 9˝ minutes (on average), someone in the United States is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. African Americans comprise about 13% of the U.S. population, yet they account for 50% of new HIV infection diagnoses Among persons 13-24 years old, African Americans account for 55% of all HIV infections. Among women ages 13-24, African American and Hispanic females account for over 75% of reported HIV infections.  Together, they represent only 26% of the U.S. women in this age group One factor contributing to these disproportionate numbers is health care disparities for youth of color, especially reduced access to health services.  Approximately 20% of African Americans are uninsured compared to 11% of whites (2).  Among all Hispanics, about 33% lack health insurance (the highest rate of any group).  People who lack adequate health care are less likely to be tested for HIV and, thus, less likely to know their HIV status.  People who do not know they are HIV-positive may fail to take appropriate precautions against spreading the disease.

“As-Sadaqat are only for the Fuqara (poor), and   Al-Miskin (needy poor), and those who collect it, and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined, and to free the captives, and for those in debt, and for Allah’s Cause, and for the wayfarer; a Duty imposed by Allah. And Allah is         All-Knower, All-Wise.”

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