First originated in Africa as two strands (HIV1 and HIV2) Infects cells of the immune system and destroys their function In the early 1980s HIV/AIDS were thought to only affect gay white men

Fastest growing population of AIDS occurs in African American females by 50% of all new AIDS cases more than 450,000 deaths from tuberculosis occurred among people living with HIV

Main way to prevent contracting HIV/AIDS is to not have unprotected sex Do not share or reuse needle

In 2009 an estimated $15.6 billion was spent on HIV/AIDS compared to 300 million the previous year The money funded for HIV/AIDS helps provide new treatments such and long term medication such as pills Due to federal funding the life expectancy for someone who lives with HIV/AIDS has gone up years

Find a mentor Think of a product Sign up to volunteer Volunteer Take pictures Make scrapbook

The challenges I had as a senior was figuring out what to do for my product. The challenges that I had in English III was figuring out what topic I should do for my paper. The successes I had was finding a mentor that helped me with my project and gave me constructive criticism

I learned that I need to work on my time management and I need to work on my public speaking.