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Rachael Abbey posts about The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland and a project she's working on. Click the title to read it:

"Did you know that in Cleveland 80% of those testing positive never pick up their results? 80% So either they don't know and aren't taking precautions; they have a pretty good idea and are in denial and aren't taking precautions; or they are ignorant and aren't taking precautions. Or maybe they are paranoid and taking precautions and are too scared to find out their results. Did you know that between January and April of 2003, the number of positive results in those tested through the Taskforce doubled DOUBLED the positive results from 2002. It's now August, think about it. The age range that's being infected most rapidly? 15 - 25 year olds."

I've found a book that puts it out there about AIDS and how it hits the community where it hurts, Private Choices and Public Health: The AIDS Epidemic in an Economic Perspective. The loss of human life is tragic, and is motivation enough to do something, but the powers that be need to understand the economics to get them involved.