MAP Advocate
April 18, 2007
Vol. 13. No. 14
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In This Issue:
- Minnesota Update: 2006 HIV Data Released
- Minnesota Update: Comprehensive Sex Education Legislation Moving Forward
- Minnesota Update: HIV Prevention Funding for African-Born Communities and AIDSLine Funding Moving Forward
- Federal Update: Research Shows That Abstinence-Only Education Is Not Effective
- Announcement: Minnesota AIDS Walk
Minnesota Update: 2006 HIV Data Released
The Minnesota Department of Health released the data about the number of HIV cases diagnosed in Minnesota in 2006 on Monday, April 16. In 2006, 318 new cases of HIV were reported in Minnesota, a five percent increase from the previous year. Representing less than four percent of the state’s population, the Latino community showed an alarming increase from 8 percent in 2005, to 14 percent of the total in 2006. Minnesota AIDS Project is committed to addressing HIV prevention education and services directly to affected populations.
Click here to read the 2006 profile of HIV in Minnesota.
Star Tribune
New HIV cases in state hit 10-year high
Pioneer Press
Hispanics, young men drive rise in AIDS cases
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Minnesota Update: Responsible Sex Education Legislation Moves Forward in the House—TAKE ACTION
 The Responsible Family Life and Sexuality Education legislation continues to move through the House of Representatives. Last week this legislation, which has been included in the House Education Omnibus bill, made its 7th and final committee stop. An “opt-in” amendment is still included in this legislation; however, other harmful amendments have been defeated. Responsible Sex Education will now move to the House Floor for a vote today, Wednesday.
TAKE ACTION: Call your State Representative and ask them to support responsible sex education!
Click here to find out who represents you.
The Sex Ed for Life Coalition, which MAP co-convenes with the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting (MOAPPP), is advancing this legislation.
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Minnesota Update: HIV Prevention Funding for African-Born Communities and AIDSLine Funding Move Forward
The HIV prevention legislation targeting African-born communities is included in the House Health Omnibus bill. This Omnibus bill will be heard on the House floor later this week. This legislation would provide one-time funding of $300,000 to do HIV prevention and education.
The AIDSLine legislation is also moving through the House committee process as a part of the large House Health Omnibus bill. This Omnibus bill will be heard on the House floor later this week.
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Federal Update: Research Shows That Abstinence-Only Education Is Not Effective
On Friday, April 13, Mathematica Policy Research Inc. released their report on the impact of abstinence-only programs. The report, conducted for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and authorized by Congress in 1997, found that abstinence-only programs are ineffective. Specifically, the study found that youth in abstinence-only programs were no more likely than control groups to have abstained from sex in the four to six years after the study began. Youth in both abstinence-only and control groups who reported having had sex also had similar numbers of sexual partners and had initiated sex at the same average age.
Mathematica press release
Full Matematica report
Star Tribune
Abstinence programs fall short, study says
Pioneer Press
Abstinence education does little, study says
KARE 11
Study: Participants in abstinence programs had sex at same rate as non-participants
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Announcement: Minnesota AIDS Walk
Join the Fight to Stop HIV!
We are excited to invite you to join us for the 20th Minnesota AIDS Walk, presented by ING. Go online now to to register.
On May 20, thousands of people will come together at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis, raising vital funds to stop HIV in Minnesota. Every dollar collected stays here to support community education, public advocacy, and basic services to support people living with HIV. Begin your experience as an individual walker, team member, junior walker or volunteer by registering now!
MINNESOTA AIDS WALK TEAM UPDATE
The Wildflowers are back! Mike Jarvinen's posse of friends, family and colleagues are once again on the trail of the Minnesota AIDS Walk. This is the 15th year for the Walk Team that numbers as many as 12, collecting contributions from upwards of 250 individuals. The Wildflowers have ranked 14th, 12th, 9th and 6th in collected donations over the years and a big key to their success is a series of public fundraisers they hold months before the Walk. This year is no different. The Wildflowers are hosting pre-Walk fundraisers for their Walk team on April 20 at Stella's Fish Café on Lake and Hennepin from 5-8:30; The Brass Rail on April 22 from 8pm to 1am; and on May 4th at Applebees in Calhoun Village from 5 to 9pm. This particular Applebees has supported the Team's annual pancake breakfast and fundraiser but this year Applebees and the Team have decided to make it a dinner.
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