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Launched in October 2008, the Southern AIDS Living Quilt is a website dedicated to promoting awareness of the growing impact of HIV/AIDS on women in the southern United States, particularly women of color.〔Burch, Audra D.S. “The living quilt: South Florida women fight the stigma of HIV/AIDS.” The Miami Herald, Nov. 4, 2008 The site is a project of the Southern AIDS Coalition, a non-profit membership organization of government representatives, corporations, and community advocates.〔Southern AIDS Coalition Several notable Living Quilt participants include CNN Hero 〔2008 CNN Heroes Archive On May 13, 2009, the Living Quilt posted its 100th "patch," featuring Frances Ashe-Goins, Deputy Director of the Office on Women’s Health 〔Frances Ashe-Goins, Deputy Director of the Office on Women’s Health The Southern AIDS Living Quilt is a separate initiative from the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. The South has the highest number of adults and adolescents living with AIDS in the U.S.〔Southern AIDS Manifesto HIV/AIDS has a disproportionate impact on African Americans compared with members of other races and ethnicities in the U.S.〔CDC HIV/AIDS Factsheet ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southern AIDS Living Quilt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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