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CA AR85

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/9/2020

Primary Sponsor

Marie Waldron

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes March 10, 2020, as Women and Girls HIV and AIDS Awareness Day in California
  • Marks the 15th annual observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health
  • Notes that nearly one in four of the approximately one million people in the United States diagnosed with HIV are women, with African American and Hispanic women remaining particularly vulnerable
  • Adopts the 2020 theme "HIV Prevention Starts with Me" and encourages steps including getting tested, practicing safe sex, considering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), maintaining undetectable viral loads if living with HIV, and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) within 72 hours of potential exposure
  • Encourages all Californians to prevent HIV and AIDS spread, support those living with these conditions, and educate those at risk

Legislative Description

Relative to Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Last Action

Read. Adopted. (Page 4276.).

3/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules3/2/2020

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