"AIDS: A Community Commitment" is the theme selected by the
World
Health Organization (WHO) for the fifth annual World AIDS Day,
December 1,
1992. This year's theme focuses attention on the men, women, and
children
throughout the world who are infected with human immunodeficiency
virus
(HIV), the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Activities
will highlight the role communities play in controlling the
epidemic of HIV
infection and AIDS. On December 1, WHO, governments, and
nongovernmental
and community organizations throughout the world will hold special
events
designed to increase knowledge and understanding about AIDS and to
encourage compassion for persons infected with HIV.
In conjunction with this event, the Public Health Service has
designated December 1 as National AIDS Awareness Day. Information
about HIV
infection, AIDS, and World AIDS Day is available from the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
National AIDS
Hotline (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø NAH) and the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø National AIDS Clearinghouse (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
NAC). The
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø NAH provides callers with information about HIV/AIDS, refers
callers
to services in their community, and places orders for HIV/AIDS
publications; the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø NAC distributes materials and maintains data
bases
on AIDS service organizations, educational materials, funding
sources, and
drug trials. The telephone numbers for ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø NAH are (800) 342-2437
([800]
342-AIDS); Spanish, (800) 344-7432 ([800] 344-SIDA); or deaf
service, (800)
243-7889 ([800] AIDS-TTY). For ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø NAC, the number is (800)
458-5231.*
Single copies of this issue of MMWR will be available free until
November
20, 1993, from the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø NAC, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD
20849-6003.
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