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7. Effective Prevention Messages There
is no cure for HIV infection, yet it is 100 percent preventable.
Adhering to effective prevention strategies is the only way to
avoid HIV infection. Factual, culturally relevant, and comprehensive
health information is essential to the development of effective
HIV prevention strategies. HIV prevention messages are most useful
when integrated into broader health promotion efforts such as
those found in educational institutions, correctional facilities,
or as a part of substance abuse and mental health treatment. The
U.S. government does not mandate a systematic, population-wide
education program to teach children and adults about HIV transmission
and how to avoid risks for infection. This lack of information
has had serious consequences, even for our youngest citizens.
At least 50 percent of new infections in the U.S. occur among
young people under the age of 25. AIDS Action will work with its
members, Congress, the Administration, and coalition partners
to advocate for factual, comprehensive, culturally relevant, and
scientifically evaluated prevention models to be developed and
implemented across the United States. [back
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