CA ACR196

Proclaims June 27, 2018, as HIV Testing Day in California to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and early diagnosis.

Encourages all Californians to learn their HIV status, with the Centers for Disease Control recommending testing for everyone ages 13-64 at least once.

Notes that less than 41 percent of Californians have had an HIV test, and approximately one in 10 people in California living with HIV are unaware of their status.

Highlights that in 2015, California had 4,948 new HIV diagnoses, with disproportionately higher rates among African Americans (four times higher than whites) and Latinos (1.5 times higher than whites).

States that over 90 percent of new HIV infections in the United States could be prevented through testing, diagnosis, and prompt treatment.