and Conference:

“Reclaiming our Youth through Community Connections III”

Over the past ten years Educating Teens about HIV/AIDS Incorporated (ETAH) has worked tirelessly to convey the message that “HIV/AIDS is 100% Preventable.” The need for this message is greater today than it was over ten years ago when ETAH begun. The statistics below make it perfectly clear that we are in a crisis:

· Every nine and a half minutes, a person in the U.S. is infected with HIV.

· 50% of all new HIV infections occur in people under the age of 25.

· One in four American girls has a sexually transmitted disease.

· Girls represent 51% of the 15-19 year olds infected with HIV, and 65% of these girls are African American.

· AIDS is the leading cause of death among black women ages 25-34, and the second leading cause of death among black men ages 35-44.

· Pennsylvania ranks 6^th in the nation in cumulative AIDS cases

As ETAH celebrates its Tenth Anniversary please join in its effort to prevent HIV and STIs. We can and we must! This Conference, Reclaiming our Youth through Community Connections, is designed to highlight the need for the entire community to assume a greater responsibility in prevention education for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The goal of this conference is to stimulate a community dialogue which incorporates a comprehensive, multi-discipline approached for prevention that addresses the social and cultural underpinnings of risky behavior, such as low self esteem, peer pressure, violence, drugs & alcohol, abuse, and economic hardship.

Audience

The targeted audience for the expanded program includes: educators, parents, faith-based organizations, community organizations, service providers, health departments, health providers, government officials, and college/school officials.

Registration Fee: $55.00 includes Reception and Luncheon.

March is Educating Teens About HIV/AIDS Month