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AIDS Cases Increase in Rural America
By Indiana University, Bloomington
Apr 1, 2005, 16:44

People diagnosed with AIDS who live in rural areas now account for 8 percent of all cases nationwide, up from 5 percent in 1996. Despite these growing numbers, most AIDS control strategies have focused on urban communities.

"AIDS in rural America is often isolated and forgotten. As a consequence, rural prevention efforts are under-funded," said William L. Yarber, senior director of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention and professor of applied health science at Indiana University in Bloomington.

RCAP is the only prevention center in the country to exclusively address HIV/AIDS and STDs in rural communities. "Our center fills a void in AIDS/STD prevention and research," Yarber said. "We serve the heartland."


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