https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8008957&GUID=A83EF4A5-5D76-4C9A-8976-8C1834034F16Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8008957&GUID=A83EF4A5-5D76-4C9A-8976-8C1834034F16A83EF4A5-5D76-4C9A-8976-8C1834034F16-2026-05-08-12-26-02Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION OBSERVING APRIL 10 AS NATIONAL YOUTH HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY WHEREAS, “National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” is a nationwide observance that calls on people to take action to invest in the health, education, and leadership of young people; and WHEREAS, more than 40 years into the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the United States, more than 1.2 million people are living with HIV, and 31,800 people were diagnosed with HIV in the United States in 2022; and WHEREAS, in 2022, youth aged 13 to 24 years composed 20 percent of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States; and WHEREAS, young people living with HIV are the least likely of any age group to be retained in care and have a suppressed viral load; and WHEREAS, the majority of young people living with HIV ages 13 to 24 are unaware of their HIV status; and WHEREAS, African-American youth are most impacted by the epidemic, representing a majority of new transmissions in young people ages 13 to 24; and WHEREAS, young African-American gayFri, 08 May 2026 12:26:02 GMT