Catherine Wyatt-Morley and representatives of Women On Maintaining Education and Nutrition (W.O.M.E.N.) are encouraging community members and leaders to get involved with the fight to help stamp out HIV/AIDS on Saturday, February 7, 2004, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
This year, in partnership with Pastor George Adebanjo, at The Living Word International Church, W.O.M.E.N. will conduct HIV counseling/testing. Activates this year includes: Candlelight ceremony, Sermon, Prayer, several church choirs, and public speakers. Nashville's National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will be held at The Living Word International Church located at 2080 12th Avenue South from 12:00- 2:00 p.m.
 12:00pm-2:00pm
2:00pm-4:00pm
- Free HIV Testing/Counseling (OraSure testing) on the lower level of The Living Word International Church. Refreshments will be served
In Nashville, and throughout the United States, HIV and AIDS have influenced the African-American community and communities of color disproportionately. Locally, African Americans have the highest incidence and prevalence rates; African Americans comprise nearly 55 percent of all HIV cases in the Nashville area. As of December 2001, nationally, there were 313,180 African American cumulative HIV/AIDS cases.
For more information, and/or education, please call Angela E. Reynolds at the number listed below and do not hesitate to attend the commemorative events.
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